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Books Read in 2021
See statistics about the books I read in 2021.
Presented in reverse order. Links go to my review / notes. * indicates re-reads
👍 = liked a lot 👍👍 = loved (not equivalent to a star rating – an enjoyment / value, not quality, assessment)

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Read in December

Claimed by the Cyborgs
by Grace Goodwin
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

My Darling Duke 👍
by Stacy Reid
(romance, historical)
disability rep, Black author

The Threefold Tie
by Aster Glenn Gray
(romance, historical)
bi rep, self-pub, novella

Her Alien Forgemasters
by Susan Hayes
(romance, sci-fi)

Claimed*
by Evangeline Anderson
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Say Yes to the Marquess*
by Tessa Dare
(romance, historical)
neurodiverse rep

Rescued by Her Enemy 👍
by January Bell
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Beautiful Bastard*
by Christina Lauren
(romance, contemporary)

Her Alien Savior
by Presley Hall
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Her Alien Prince
by Presley Hall
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Mercenary Instinct 👍
by Ruby Lionsdrake
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Several People are Typing
by Calvin Kasulke
(spec fic)
queer rep

Stolen Desire
by Robin Lovett
(romance, sci-fi)

Toxic Desire*
by Robin Lovett
(romance, sci-fi)

Tempting Auzed
by Victoria Aveline
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Saving Verakko
by Victoria Aveline
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Freeing Luka
by Victoria Aveline
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Choosing Theo
by Victoria Aveline
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Good Deeds
by Kathryn Moon
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

You Are Here *For Now
by Adam J. Kurtz
(non-fiction, self improvement)
queer author

Night of the Scoundrel
by Kelly Bowen
(romance, historical)
novella

Contaminated
by Amanda Milo
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub, novella
Read in November

Contagion
by Amanda Milo
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub, novella

Witches Get Stitches
by Juliette Cross
(romance, paranormal)
self-pub

All the Feels 👍
by Olivia Dade
(romance, contemporary)
ADHD rep + fat rep

A Lot Like Adios 👍👍
by Alexis Daria
(romance, contemporary)
Puerto Rican + Mexican + bi rep

The Backup Boyfriend*
by River Jaymes
(romance, contemporary)
gay + bi rep, self-pub

Once Upon a Winter’s Eve* 👍
by Tessa Dare
(romance, historical)
novella

The Wallflower Wager* 👍
by Tessa Dare
(romance, historical)
Read in October

Mating the Huntress*
by Talia Hibbert
(romance, paranormal)
novella, Black rep, Black author, self-pub

A Cat’s Story
by Ursula Murray Husted
(graphic novel)

The Memoir Project
by Marion Roach Smith
(non-fiction, writing)

Wondering Sight
by Melissa McShane
(fantasy, romance)

Act Your Age, Eve Brown 👍👍
by Talia Hibbert
(romance, contemporary)
Black author, Black + autistic rep

Don’t Hex and Drive
by Juliette Cross
(romance, paranormal)
Indian character, self-pub

Heartstopper Vol. 3
by Alice Oseman
(graphic novel, coming of age)
gay + bi rep, trans rep

Wayward Kindred 👍
Ed. by Allison O’Toole, A. Fortson + K. Vendetti
(comic, monsters)
diverse authors

The Book on Pie
by Erin McDowell
(cookbook, baking)

The Beast of Beswick
by Amalie Howard
(romance, historical)
Indo-Caribbean author

The Shaadi Set-Up
by Lillie Vale
(romance, contemporary)
Desi rep, Desi author

Paladin’s Hope 👍
by T. Kingfisher
(romance, fantasy)
gay rep, self-pub

How to Live
by Derek Sivers
(self-help)
self-pub

Declaration of Courtship*
by Nalini Singh
(romance, paranormal)
novella, Asian-Kiwi author

Ten Thousand Stitches
👍👍
by Olivia Atwater
(romance, fantasy)
self-pub

The Heart Principle
by Helen Hoang
(romance, contemporary)
Asian + autistic author, Asian + autistic rep
Read in September

Frientimacy 👍👍
by Shasta Nelson
(self-help, friendship)

Witch Please
by Ann Aguirre
(romance, paranormal)

Incredible Doom Vol. 1
by Matthew Bogart + Jesse Holden
(graphic novel, fiction)

Sweet Tooth: The Return
by Jeff Lemire and José Villarrubia
(comic, sci-fi)

Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD 👍👍
by Susan Pinsky
(self-help)

Four Lost Cities
by Analee Newitz
(non-fiction, history)
non-binary author

Deception with an Unlikely Earl
by Victoria Alexander
(romance, historical)

Run: Book One
by John Lewis, A. Aydin, L. Fury + N. Powell
(graphic novel, non-fiction)

This is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar + Max Gladstone
(sci-fi, romance)
queer rep, novella

Heartstopper Vol. 2
by Alice Oseman
(graphic novel, coming of age)
gay + bi rep

Shattered Warrior 👍
by Sharon Shinn + Molly Ostertag
(graphic novel, sci-fi)
queer artist

Stone Fruit
by Lee Lai
(graphic novel, drama)
trans + queer rep, trans author

Heartstopper Vol. 1
by Alice Oseman
(graphic novel, coming of age)
gay + bi rep

ADHD 2.0
by Edward M. Hallowell + John J. Ratey
(non-fiction, self-help)

Burning Bright 👍
by Melissa McShane
(fantasy, romance)

Devil in Disguise
by Lisa Kleypas
(romance, historical)

Never Say You Can’t Survive 👍
by Charlie Jane Anders
(non-fiction, writing)
trans author

Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us
by Ananth Hirsh + Yuko Ota
(comic, slice of life)
Asian authors

Hana Khan Carries On
by Uzma Jalaluddin
(romance, contemporary)
South Asian representation, Asian-Canadian author

Last Guard
by Nalini Singh
(romance, paranormal)
disability + neurodiversity rep, Asian-Kiwi author
Read in August

Dune: the Graphic Novel Book 1
by Frank Herbert
(graphic novel, sci-fi)

Four Thousand Weeks 👍👍
by Oliver Burkeman
(non-fiction, productivity)

Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall
(romance, contemporary)
LGBTQ rep

Gender Queer
by Maia Kobabe
(graphic novel, memoir)
nonbinary + asexual author

The Soulmate Equation 👍
by Christina Lauren
(romance, contemporary)

Bad Luck, Hot Rocks
Ed. by R. Thompson & P. Orr
(non-fiction)

Patterns of India
by Christine Chitnis
(art book, photography)

Dance with the Fae Prince 👍
by Elise Kova
(romance, fantasy)
self-pub

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum
Edited by Schnumn
(comic anthology)
autistic authors, self-pub

The Daughters of Ys
by M.T. Anderson + Jo Rioux
(graphic novel, fairy tale)

Half a Soul 👍
by Olivia Atwater
(romance, fantasy)
self-pub

Beach Read
by Emily Henry
(romance, contemporary)

Several Short Sentences About Writing 👍
by Verlyn Klinkenborg
(non-fiction, writing)

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
by T. Kingfisher
(fantasy)
self-pub
Read in July

Subtle Blood 👍
by KJ Charles
(romance, historical)
gay + bi rep, self-pub

Spinning Silver* 👍👍
by Naomi Novik
(fantasy, fairy tale)
Jewish rep

Duke of Pleasure*
by Elizabeth Hoyt
(romance, historical)

Dearest Rogue*
by Elizabeth Hoyt
(romance, historical)
blind + disabled rep

Her Cyborg Champion 👍
by Susan Hayes
(romance, sci-fi)
novella

The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up
by M. Kondo + Y. Uramoto
(manga, self-help)
Japanese author

Three Nights with a Scoundrel*
by Tessa Dare
(romance, historical)
deaf rep

The Intimacy Experiment
by Rosie Danan
(romance, contemporary)
bi rep, Jewish rep

Year of the Rabbit
by Tian Veasna
(graphic novel, memoir)
Cambodian-French author

The Commanders’ Mate
by Grace Goodwin
(romance, sci-fi)
novella, self-pub

A Year of Picnics
by Ashley English
(cookbook)

Hearts in Darkness*
by Laura Kaye
(romance, contemporary)
self-pub, novella

Wolf Gone Wild
by Juliette Cross
(romance, paranormal)
self-pub

No One is Talking About This 👍👍
by Patricia Lockwood
(fiction, literary)
queer author

Winter’s Orbit 👍👍
by Everina Maxwell
(space opera, romance)
queer author, LGBTQ rep

Dragon Bound*
by Thea Harrison
(romance, urban fantasy)

False Knees 👍
by Joshua Barkman
(comic strips, humor)

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within 👍
by Becky Chambers
(sci-fi, space opera)
non-binary rep, queer author

Read in June

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb
by Cat Sebastian
(romance, historical)
gay + bi rep, disability rep

Dangerous Books for Girls 👍
by Maya Rodale
(non-fiction, analysis)

The Summer Book
by Tove Jansson
(fiction)
lesbian author, novella

Come Again
by Nate Powell
(graphic novel, horror)

A Portrait of Ice
by Caleb Cain Marcus
(art book, photography)

House of Women
by Sophie Goldstein
(graphic novel, sci-fi horror)

The Spymaster’s Lady*
by Joanna Bourne
(romance, historical)

Delivered from Distraction
by Edward M. Hallowell + John J. Ratey
(non-fiction, self-help)

Chasin’ the Bird 👍
by Dave Chisholm
(graphic novel, biography)

Money Shot Vol. 1
by T. Seeley, S. Beattie, R. Isaacs + K. Russell
(graphic novel, sci-fi)
LGBTQ rep

They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, J. Eisenger, S. Scott + H. Becker
(graphic novel, memoir)
Japanese-American + gay author

Neon Gods
by Katee Robert
(romance, urban fantasy)
bi rep

Threshold of Annihilation
by T.A. White
(sci-fi, romance)
self-pub

A Bride’s Story 12
by Kaoru Mori
(comic, historical)
Japanese author, Central Asian rep

Age of Deception
by T.A. White
(sci-fi, romance)
self-pub

Trick of the Light
by Megan Derr
(romance, paranormal)
gay rep, novella, self-pub

Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord*
by Sarah MacLean
(romance, historical)

How to Find a Princess
by Alyssa Cole
(romance, contemporary)
Black author + rep, lesbian + pan rep, neurodiverse rep

Read in May

Your Music and People 👍
by Derek Sivers
(non-fiction, marketing)
self-pub

Queen of the Sea
by Dylan Meconis
(graphic novel, alt history)
queer author

Fireheart Tiger
by Aliette de Bodard
(fantasy, romance)
lesbian rep, French-Vietnamese author, novella

Maurice
by E.M. Forster
(fiction, historical)
gay rep + author

Keep Moving
by Maggie Smith
(memoir / self-help)

Banned Book Club
by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada + Ko Hyung-Ju
(graphic novel, history)
Korean author + illustrator + rep

A Bride’s Story 11
by Kaoru Mori
(graphic novel, history)
Japanese author, Central Asian rep

Fugitive Telemetry 👍
by Martha Wells
(sci-fi, mystery)
novella

Queen of Distraction
by Terry Matlen
(non-fiction, self-help)

Magnate
by Joanna Shupe
(romance, historical)

Rules of Redemption 👍
by T.A. White
(sci-fi, romance)

Suffragette Scandal*
by Courtney Milan
(romance, historical)
self-pub, Asian-American author

Thelkor
by Starr Huntress + Ava York
(romance, sci-fi)
self-pub

Driven to Distraction
by Edward M. Hallowell + John J. Ratey
(non-fiction, self-help)

Patience & Esther
by S.W. Searle
(graphic novel, romance)
lesbian rep, queer author, Desi rep

How Stella Learned to Talk 👍
by Christina Hunger
(non-fiction, linguistics)

A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
Sari Solden + Michelle Frank
(non-fiction, self-help)

Hench 👍👍
by Natalie Zina Walschots
(fantasy, superhero)
bi rep
Read in April

Evernight*
by Kristen Callihan
(romance, steampunk/PNR)

Broken
(in the best possible way)
by Jenny Lawson
(humor, memoir)

Devil Comes Courting 👍
by Courtney Milan
(romance, historical)
self-pub, Chinese-Am author, Asian + Black + neurodiverse rep


Get a Life, Chloe Brown
by Talia Hibbert
(romance, contemporary)
Black rep + author

Thief of Shadows* 👍
by Elizabeth Hoyt
(romance, historical)

ADHD According to Zoe
by Zoe Kessler
(memoir / non-fiction)

Sand, Stone, and Sandstone
by Bruce Barnbaum
(art book, photography)

Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
(fantasy, portal)

Death’s Dancer
by Jasmine Silvera
(romance, paranormal)
self-pub, Black author

First Comes Like
by Alisha Rai
(romance, contemporary)
South Asian author + rep

Edward Weston
by Edward Weston & Steve Crist
(art, photography)

Burnout
by Amelia & Emily Nagoski
(non-fiction, self-help)
Read in March

The Practice
by Seth Godin
(non-fiction, creative work)

Paladin’s Strength
by T. Kingfisher
(fantasy, romance)
self-pub

Silver Silence* 👍👍
by Nalini Singh
(romance, paranormal)
Asian-Kiwi author

Across the Green Grass Fields
by Seanan McGuire
(fantasy, portal)
intersex rep, queer author, novella


The Duke Who Didn’t* 👍
by Courtney Milan
(romance, historical)
Chinese rep, Chinese-Am author

Season for Surrender*
by Theresa Romain
(romance, historical)

Declaration of Courtship*
by Nalini Singh
(romance, paranormal)
Asian-Kiwi author, novella


oh no 👍
by Alex Norris
(comic strips)

Discovering Dahlias 👍
by Erin Benzakein
(non-fiction, gardening)

White Rapids
by Pascal Blanchet
(graphic novel, non-fiction)

Baggywrinkles
by Lucy Bellwood
(graphic novel, non-fiction)
Read in February

The Right Swipe
by Alisha Rai
(romance, contemporary)
Asian author + rep, Black rep

Hello Forever*
by Sarina Bowen
(romance, contemporary)
gay rep, self-pub


Her Fantasy Husband*
by Nina Croft
(romance, contemporary)

Think of England
by KJ Charles
(romance, historical)
self-pub, LGBTQ rep

Be My Guest
by Priya Basil
(non-fiction, essay)
Asian author, atheist author

Sentient
Jeff Lemire + Gabriel Walta
(graphic novel, sci-fi)

In the Darkest Midnight*
by Grace Draven
(romance, fantasy)
self-pub, novella


Moonlighter
by Sarina Bowen
(romance, suspense)