Books of 2021

January (9) Lockdown#3 started January 5th

1.  The Home Edit Life by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin
   
2. Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
   
3. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix *****
4. The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers *****
5. Fangirl based on Rainbow Rowell, adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam *****
6. A Closed And Common Orbit by Becky Chambers *****
7. To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
8. Ms. Marvel 6 Civil War II by Wilson, Alphona, Miyazawa and Andolfo
9. Ms. Marvel 7 Damage Per Second by Wilson, Andolfo, Miyazawa and Herring

February (12)

1. The Politics Of Washing; Real Life in Venice by Polly Coles *****
2. Ms. Marvel 8 Mecca by Wilson, Failla, Orortegui and Herring
3. Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon *****
4. Blood From A Stone by Donna Leon *****
5. Through A Glass, Darkly by Donna Leon *****
6. Suffer The Little Children by Donna Leon *****
7. The Language Of Kindness by Christie Watson *****
8. DK What's That Tree?
9. Hidden Planet by Ben Rothery *****
10. 1970's Childhood by Liza Hollinghurst
11. Evacuees Of The Second World War by Mike Brown
12. The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund

March (10) 

1.  The Usborne History Of Britain Kings & Queens 
2. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3. Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane *****
4. Mythopedia by Good Wives and Warriors
5. Kidnap On The California Comet by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman *****
6. Too Much Stuff by Emily Gravitt *****
7. Ms. Marvel 9 Teenage Wasteland by Wilson, Leon and Herring
8. The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams *****
9. Oscar The Hungry Unicorn Eats Easter by Lou Carter and Nikki Dyson
10. Free Range Freddy by Rachel Bright and Izzy Evans *****

April (7) 

1.  The Voices Of Marrakesh; A Record Of A Visit by Elias Canetti
   
2. Dog's Best Friend; A Brief History Of An Unbreakable Bond by Simon Garfield
3. Dog Gone by Rob Biddulph *****
4. Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu ***** lockdown#3 ended
5. Weirdo by Zadie Smith, Nick Laird and Magenta Fox *****
6. Isadora Moon Meets The Tooth Fairy by Harriet Muncaster *****
7. Harklights by Tim Tilley *****

May (5)

1. You Live Where?! By John Hay and Garry Parsons *****
   
2. Everyone Dies Famous In A Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock *****
   
3. Sharkblock by Christopher Franceschelli and Peskimo *****
   
4. Heartstopper v4 by Alice Oseman *****
   
5. The Dodos Did It! by Alice McKinley *****
   

June (6) 

1. When The Sky Falls by Phil Earle *****
2. News Hounds; The Puppy Problem by Laura James *****
3. Big Sky Mountain by Alex Milway *****
4. Assembly by Natasha Brown
5. Busy Day Train Driver by Dan Green
6. Isadora Moon Goes To A Wedding by Harriet Muncaster

July (9)

1. Big People Little Dreams Michelle Obama by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Mia Saine
2. Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June
3. You're Dad; A Little Book For Fathers (And The People Who Love Them) by Liz Climo
4. Downsizing by Tom Watson *****
5. The Lost Ones by Anita Frank *****
6. Ms. Marvel Time And Again by Wilson, Leon and Herring
7. Treacle Street, Toot Toot Hettie! By Kate Hindley
8. Little People Big Dreams Wilma Rudolph by Mª Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Amelia Flower 
9. A Sunday In Ville d'Avray by Dominique Barbéris 

August (4)

1. Mrs England by Stacey Halls
2. Making It by Jay Blades *****
3. Do Something For Nothing by Joshua Coombs *****
4. Hide by Nell Pattison

September (7)

1. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman *****
2. Hide And Secrets by Sophie McKenzie
3. Einstein The Penguin by Iona Rangeley *****
4. Fourteen Wolves by Catherine Barr and Jenni Desmond *****
5. The Third Tower by Antal Szerb
6. Shoo! By Susie Bower and Francesca Gambatesa
7. Chelsea High Forever Summer by Jenny Oliver *****

October (11)

1. Easy Peasy Awesome Pawsome Dog Training For Kids by Steve Mann *****
2. Isadora Moon And The Shooting Star by Harriet Muncaster *****
3. Taste by Stanley Tucci *****
4. Shelf Love by OTK
5. A Turtle's View Of The Ocean Blue by Catherine Barr and Brendan Kearney *****
6. The Unexpected Genius Of Pigs by Matt Whyman *****
7. The Whale Who Wanted More by Rachel Bright and Jim Field *****
8. The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid *****
9. An Odd Dog Christmas by Rob Biddulph *****
10. Monster Christmas by Giles Andre and Nikki Dyson *****
11. Black & British, A Short, Essential History by David Olusoga *****

November (7)

1. Dresden; A Survivor's Story by Victor Gregg with Rick Stroud *****
   
2. Bridgerton 1, The Duke & I by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor *****
3. Bridgerton 2, The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor *****
4. Doggie Language by Lili Chin *****
5. Bridgerton 3, An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor *****
6. Bridgerton 4, Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor *****
7. Bridgerton 5, To Sir Philip, With Love by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor *****

December (13) 

1.  The Duck Who Didn't like Water by Steve Small *****
2. Alone! By Barry Falls
3. Wolfboy by Andy Harkness
4. The Viking Who Liked Icing by Lu Fraser and Mark McKinley
5. Grandad's Camper *****
6. Out To Sea by Helen Kellock
7. Bridgerton 6, When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor *****
8. Gustavo The Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
9. The Story Of Afro Hair by K.N Chimbiri and Joelle Avelino *****
10. Usborne What is Racism by Katie Daynes, Jordan Akpojaro and Sandhya Prabhat *****
11. And A Dog Called Fig by Helen Humphreys 
12. Bridgerton 7, It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor
13. A Lady's Guide To Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin *****

 

Total Books Read in 2021 - 100 (61 rated 5*)