Kristin Hill Taylor

Seeking God as the Author of Every Story

Books of 2021

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I link all the titles to Amazon, where I also keep a big ol’ list of recommended reads, and have links to reviews on social media if you want to know what I thought of the books. Plus, now I tag all my reading-related posts on Instagram and Facebook with #KHTreads, so follow along there too!

Some things to know about my reading habits: I like actual books, but I do sometimes read on my Kindle. I like reading Kindle books even more now on my new, waterproof Kindle Paperwhite. I will quit books if I can’t get into them, although I’ve gotten better about selecting books I anticipate liking. I almost always have a book with me, you know, just in case I happen upon some time to read. (Here are some other tips for making time for books and reading more.)

I can’t choose favorite books, but how about some superlatives before we dive into the whole list of 62 books.

Now, here’s the whole list:

Historical Fiction

  1. “Atomic Love” by Jennie Fields {Instagram Review}
  2. “Summer of ’69” by Elin Hilderbrand {Instagram Review}
  3. “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah {Facebook Review}
  4. “Send for Me” by Lauren Fox {Instagram Review}
  5. “The Secret Stealers” by Jane Healey {Instagram Review}
  6. “The Beantown Girls” by Jane Healey {Related Facebook Post}
  7. “Eternal” by Lisa Scottoline {Instagram Review}
  8. “Sunflower Sisters” by Martha Hall Kelly {Instagram Review}
  9. “The Last Bookshop in London” by Madeline Martin {Facebook Review}
  10. “Sold on a Monday” by Kristina Morris {Instagram Review}
  11. “The Forest of Vanishing Stars” by Kristin Harmel {Facebook Review}

Contemporary Fiction

  1. “Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe” by Heather Webber {Facebook Review}
  2. “The Chicken Sisters” by K.J. Dell’Antonia {Instagram Review}
  3. “Friends and Strangers” by J. Courtney Sullivan {Instagram Review}
  4. “Only the Pretty Lies” by Rebekah Crane {Instagram Review}
  5. “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel {Facebook Review}
  6. “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave {Instagram Review}
  7. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett {Facebook Review}
  8. “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid {Instagram Review}
  9. “The Sixth Wedding” (a short story that follows “28 Summers“) by Elin Hilderbrand {Related Post}
  10. “The Accidental Text” by Becky Monson {Instagram Review}
  11. “The Magic of Found Objects” by Maddie Dawson {Facebook Review}
  12. “Eliza Starts a Rumor” by Jane L. Rosen {Instagram Review}
  13. “Under the Southern Sky” by Kristy Woodson Harvey {Facebook Review}
  14. “Summer Rental” by Mary Kay Andrews {Instagram Review}
  15. “The Secret Keepers of the Old Depot Grocery” by Amanda Cox {Review}
  16. “Golden Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand {Goodreads Review}
  17. “Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty” by Lauren Weisberger {Instagram Review}
  18. “The Newcomer” by Mary Kay Andrews {Instagram Review}
  19. “The First Husband” by Laura Dave {Instagram Review}

Suspense Novels

  1. “The Survivors” by Jane Harper {Instagram Review}
  2. “You Are Not Alone” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Facebook Review}
  3. “The Wife Between Us” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Instagram Review}
  4. “An Anonymous Girl” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Instagram Review}
  5. “The Half Sister” by Sandie Jones {Facebook Review}
  6. “Mother May I” by Joshilyn Jackson {Instagram Review}
  7. “Northern Spy” by Flynn Berry {Instagram Review}
  8. “A Double Life” by Flynn Berry {Facebook Review}
  9. “56 Days” by Catherine Ryan Howard {Instagram Review}
  10. “Not a Happy Family” by Shari Lapena {Instagram Review}
  11. “Everything We Didn’t Say” by Nicole Baart {Facebook Review}
  12. “You Were Always Mine” by Nicole Baart {Instagram Review}

Romance / Romantic Comedies

  1. “The Unhoneymooners” by Christina Lauren {Instagram Review}
  2. “The Dating Plan” by Sara Desai {Facebook Review}
  3. “One to Watch” by Kate Stayman-London {Instagram Review}
  4. “Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating” by Christian Lauren {Instagram Review}
  5. “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry {Facebook Review}
  6. “Field Notes on Love” by Jennifer E. Smith {Instagram Review}
  7. “Tacos for Two” by Betsy St. Amant {Review}
  8. “Just Haven’t Met You Yet” by Sophie Cousens {Instagram Review}
  9. “We Met in December” by Rosie Curtis {Facebook Review}

Memoirs

  1. “That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby” by Annie Downs {Review}
  2. “Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First.: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level” by Laura Tremaine {Review}
  3. “Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl” by Jennifer Dukes Lee {Review}
  4. “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey {Facebook Review}
  5. “Inheritance: A Memior of Geneology, Paternity, and Love” by Dani Shapiro {Instagram Review}

Devotionals & Non-fiction

  1. “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas” edited by Nancy Guthrie
  2. “The Enneagram Type 1: The Moral Perfectionist (The Enneagram Collection)” by Beth McCord {Related Facebook Post}
  3. “Satisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are” by Alyssa Joy Bethke {Review}
  4. “Roar Like A Lion: 90 Devotions to a Courageous Faith” by Levi Lusko {Review}
  5. “When Change Finds You: 31 Assurances to Settle Your Heart When Life Stirs You Up” by Kristen Strong {Review}
  6. “The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotionals About God & Science” by Louie Giglio {Review}

Now it’s your turn. What should I add to my Amazon Wish List (aka my to-be-read list)?

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Need more recommendations? Here are lists from 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

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