Most Surprising Books of 2021

These are the 5 books that I either picked up on a whim or had heard some bad things about and I was surprised I actually ended up really liking them!

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

I knew this was either going to be a hit or a miss and I was pleasantly surprised!

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Had no expectations at all and loved it!

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

I was surprised how gory and strange this book was!

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Didn’t expect this book to affect me the way it did!

Fable by Adrienne Young

Hadn’t heard much feedback about this book but was surprisingly really enjoyable!

Quarterly Reading Recommendation

I honestly didn’t even realise and am a little bit late for my quarterly reading recommendations! This is going to be my third instalment for 2021 and even thought I didn’t read that much I still managed to pick 10 I would recommend. If you want to check out my second quarterly reading recommendations click HERE!

My recommendations for July – August – September are:

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Act Your Age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray & Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss

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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

Fable by Adrienne Young

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Malice by Heather Walter

July Wrap Up

I feel like I’m finally getting back into the swing of things in regards to my reading. I had a really great reading month in July and I am really happy with what I chose to pick up! We have a mixture of new releases, romance, fantasy and a bit of historical fiction which was an interesting time for sure! I can’t wait to hopefully continue on with this bit of momentum I have and pick up some more good books!

In July I read:

Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima – ⭐️5/5 stars

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – ⭐️4/5 stars

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert – ⭐️5/5 stars

Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss – ⭐️4/5 stars

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo – ⭐️3/5 stars

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid – ⭐️5/5 stars

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides – ⭐️4/5 stars

Survive the Night by Riley Sager – ⭐️4/5 stars

Windwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Project by Courtney Summers – ⭐️3/5 stars

The Ravens by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige – ⭐️3/5 stars

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Library Update

It’s time for my monthly Library update!! I feel like I’ve been getting better at reading the books that I borrow instead of letting them sit there until I need to return them. Though I have been more in a E-Book reading phase at the moment so it’s been a little bit difficult to pick something up physically and actually read it. However, I am still going to utilise the library and continue to borrow books that have piqued my interest and hopefully read them. I have actually finished one book already that I have borrowed and that is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir!