Books Read in 2021

 Diane's rating system:

Here is my approximate rating of books I have read or abandoned part way. Whenever I juxtapose items on a list like this I begin to second guess myself and question if the rating is valid on a relative scale. Since my reading tastes are eclectic, I am comparing apples with oranges, fiction with non-fiction, romance with thriller, so relativity on a consistency scale goes out the window.

☆☆☆☆☆        I probably did not even finish it
★☆☆☆☆      Awful but I read most or maybe even all of it
★★☆☆☆      Ok, not great; some redeeming features; I finished it
★★★☆☆      Better than average; not a waste of time
★★★★☆      Really good; maybe only one weak aspect or limited audience
★★★★★      Great! Read it!

I give the star rating soon after I am finished with (i.e., completed or abandoned) the book and blogged about it. The rating is more a reflection of my short term memory and enjoyment level. I have tried very hard not to go back at a later time and change the star rating relative to a different book I have read more recently. Click on the date after the book to see my full review. Comments on a book are allowed and encouraged at the end of the post for that book.

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2021 Books

1. ★☆☆☆☆      Lost Boy Found by Kirsten Alexander ©2020 (1/23/21)
2. ★★★★☆      Bury Your Dead (#6) by Louise Penny ©2010 (2/24/21)
3. ★★★★★      The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano ©2009 (2/28/21)
4. ★★★★★      Trick of the Light by (#7) Louise Penny ©2011 (3/2/21)
5. ★★★★★      The Beautiful Mystery (#8) by Louise Penny ©2012 (3/9/21)
6. ★★★★★      How the Light Gets In (#9) by Louise Penny ©2013 (3/14/21)
7. ★★★★☆      The Long Way Home (#10) by Louise Penny ©2014 (3/26/21) 
8. ★★☆☆☆      The Nature of the Beast (#11) by Louise Penny ©2015 (3/31/21)
9. ★★★★★      The Great Reckoning (#12) by Louise Penny ©2016 (4/20/21)
10. ★★☆☆☆      The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ©2020 (7/6/21)
11. ★☆☆☆☆      Anxious People by Fredrik Bachman ©2019 (7/7/21)
12. ★★★☆☆      The Cottage On Lighthouse Lane by Davis Bunn ©2021 (7/25/21)
13. ★★★★☆      When I Found You by Brenda Novak ©2021 (7/25/21)
14. ★★★★☆      Tranquility Falls by Davis Bunn ©2020 (7/30/21)
15. ★★★★★      The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave ©2021 (8/3/21)
16. ★★☆☆☆      Home for the Holidays by Brenda Novak ©2021(8/14/21)
17. ★★★★☆      Glass Houses (#13) by Louise Penny ©2017 (8/26/21)
18. ★★☆☆☆      Kingdom of the Blind (#14) by Louise Penny ©2018 (8/26/21)
19. ★★★★☆      A Better Man (#15) by Louise Penny ©2019 (8/26/21)
20. ★★★★★      All the Devils Are Here (#16) by Louise Penny ©2020 (8/29/21)
21. ★★★★☆      Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins ©2021 (9/6/21)
22. ★☆☆☆☆      News of the World by Paulette Jiles ©2016 (8/9/12)
23. ★★★★★      The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny ©2021 (9/16/21)
24. ★★★★☆      L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón ©2021(9/22/21)
25. ★★☆☆☆      Witch Please by Ann Aguirre ©2021 (10/7/21)
26. ★★★★★      Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak ©2018(10/26/21)
27.  ★★★☆☆     The Wish by Nicholas Sparks ©2021(10/18/21)
28.  ★★★☆☆     The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams ©2021(11/4/21)
29. ★★★★★      Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab ©2020 (11/14/21)
30. ★★★★☆      Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune ©2021 (12/7/21)
31. ★☆☆☆☆      Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty  ©2021 (12/17/21)
32. ★★★★★      The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune ©2020 (12/27/21)
33. ★★☆☆☆      The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling ©2021 (1/8/22)