Back in January, I decided that the one thing I really wanted to work on in 2021 was reducing my screen time in favor of reading time. So, I set about reading as many of the 600+ books on my Goodreads TBR as I could. 40 books into the list, I realized I needed to be documenting this journey somewhere more official than my bullet journal.
The thing about starting a blog in May, especially a reading blog, is now I feel compelled to do a post covering everything I read this year BEFORE starting to blog about it. So, here it is, for your reading pleasure, Mel's 2021 Reading Adventure: A Summary.
January
The Stats
- 7 books
- 3 short stories
- 2435 pages
- 2 DNFs
The Books (in the order I read them)
- The Duke and I by Julia Quinn. 🌟🌟🌟
- DNF An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.
- "The Cleaners" by Ken Liu. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Hazel & Gray by Nic Stone. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "The Wickeds" by Gayle Forman. 🌟🌟🌟
- Veins of Gold by Charlie N Holmberg. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
February
The Stats
- 4 books
- 8 short stories
- 1692 pages
- 1 DNFs
The Books
- "Kind of Hindu" by Mindy Kaling 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "Please Like Me" by Mindy Kaling 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- DNF The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
- "Big Shot" by Mindy Kaling 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "Help Is On the Way" by Mindy Kaling 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "Searching for Coach Taylor" by Mindy Kaling 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake" by Mindy Kaling 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M.Waggoner 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "Graceful Burdens" by Roxane Gay 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "This Telling" by Cheryl Strayed 🌟🌟🌟
- A Darker Shade of Magic" by V.E. Schwab 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
March
The Stats
- 9 books
- 1 short story
- 3671 pages
- 0 DNFs
The Books
- The Marriage Game by Sara Desai 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn 🌟🌟🌟
- The Forgotten Book by Mechtild Gläser 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Fifth Doll by Charlie N. Holmberg 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- "Sweet Virginia" by Caroline Kepnes 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab 🌟🌟🌟
April
The Stats
- 10 books
- 0 short stories
- 3782 pages
- 1 DNFs
The Books
- The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- DNF Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (pretty sure I will finish this one later)
- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang 🌟🌟🌟
- If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Reflection
Annual Stats:
Best Read (so far) This Year:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. Extremely well-written. The author draws from her own experience losing her mother, studying at UNC-CH, and living in rural NC to create a compelling exploration of racism, grief, and American history tempered by a unique take on Arthurian legend. Recommend to anyone that enjoys an updated Arthur tale and anyone looking for page-turner fantasy that is heavily grounded in a real-world BIPOC narrative.
This book was purchased for my classroom through a grant from Donor's Choose.
What books have you especially enjoyed this year? Let me know in the comments :)
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