Best Reads in 2021
This blog hardly needs any introduction, so let’s dive right in to my list of favourite reads from 2021!
Best fiction
The Book of Longings - Sue Monk Kidd
Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng
Midnight Library - Matt Haig
Best non-fiction / self help
Essentialism - Greg McKeown
The Lazy Genius Way - Kendra Adachi
Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First - Laura Tremaine
Best biography or autobiography
Me - Elton John
Green Lights - Matthew McConaughey
Checking In - Michelle Williams
Best faith-based non-fiction
Growing Slow - Jennifer Dukes Lee
Simply Tuesday - Emily P. Freeman
God On Mute - Pete Greig
Most life changing or inspiring reads
An Altar In The World - Barbara Brown Taylor
Live No Lies - John Mark Comer
Hope, Anyway - Leanna Tankersley
Best devotionals & spiritual guides
A Rhythm Of Prayer - ed. Sarah Bessey
The Achiever: Growing As an Enneagram 3 - Elizabeth Bennett
Honest Advent - Scott Erickson
Special mention
Sand Between Your Toes - Anna Kettle
Okay, so I included this one because I wrote it, but publishing a book this year was pretty life changing event for me! (And I do recommend that you read it too!)
Top of my ‘to read’ list for 2022
Atlas of the Heart - Brene Brown
Wholehearted Faith - Rachel Held Evans & Jeff Chu
I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet - Shauna Niequist
My book aim for 2022:
I tend to read a lot of non-fiction and faith-based books as a default (sorry if that’s not your thing!). I make no apologies for this because for me, reading has always been mostly about personal growth & development. But this coming year I want to try to cut down on my netflix consumption and branch out into reading more fiction books for enjoyment and relaxation as well. I’ve even joined a book club with some friends to help guide me along on my way…
Full list of all 42 books I read in 2021:
Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng
The Book of Longings - Sue Monk Kidd
Around the Clock Mom - Sarah K. Butterfield
Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First - Laura Tremaine
Bread & Wine - Shauna Niequist
Midnight Library - Matt Haig
Shaping the Soul: An Artists Collective - Jennie Denney
Rest & Reflect: A guided sabbath journal - Rachel Fahrenbach
The Inbetween - Jeff Goins
Inconceivable Redemption - Erin Greneaux
The Lazy Genius Way - Kendra Adachi
Take Heart - Lindsay Hausch
Embracing This Special Life - Jenn Soehnlin
Growing Slow - Jennifer Dukes Lee
Chosen - Katherine Leigh
Rest for the Weary - Shay S. Mason
To Hell With The Hustle - Jefferson Bethke
That Sounds Fun - Annie F. Downs
Hope In The Wait - Lindsay Emery
A Rhythm Of Prayer - Sarah Bessey
Shameless - Nadia Bolz Weber
Get Your Life Back - John Eldridge
Checking In - Michelle Williams
The Naked Now - Richard Rohr
Garden City - John Mark Comer
Simply Tuesday - Emily P. Freeman
Saltwater & Honey - Lizzie Lowrie
Chasing Vines - Beth Moore
Green Lights - Matthew McConaughey
Me - Elton John
God On Mute - Pete Grieg
Simply Tuesday - Emily P. Freeman
Does Jesus Really Love Me? - Jeff Chu
Hope Anyway - Leanna Tankersley
The Brink of Being - Julia Bueno
Live No Lies - John Mark Comer
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
An Altar In The World - Barbara Brown Taylor
No Cure For Being Human - Kate Bowler
Essentialism - Greg McKeown
Honest Advent - Scott Erickson
The Achiever: Growing As an Enneagram 3 - Elizabeth Bennett
A Boy Called Christmas - Matt Haig