Happy Monday!!! I started the year off SO STRONG when it came to my reading list and I’ve sort of fallen off the bandwagon due to…..life, HA. The mid part of the year got a little crazy and I wasn’t able to read as many books as I had hoped but the whole first quarter was awesome. SO – if you haven’t read my last book goal + reading list for 2021 post yet, I recommend you do that FIRST – and you can find it HERE. Today, I’m going to go over everything I’ve finished so far (and if I liked it), and tell you what I plan on reading the rest of the year! Let’s jump into this.
WHAT’S ON MY NIGHTSTAND: MID-YEAR CHECK IN ON MY READING LIST
Alright, just to catch you up to speed – here’s my 2021 reading list (+ what I’ve finished reading so far):
BOOK LIST FOR 2021:
THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS (5 BOOKS) – RICK RIORDANONE OF US IS LYING (2 BOOKS) – KAREN M. MCMANUSTHE INHERITANCE GAMES (2 BOOKS) – JENNIFER LYNN BARNESANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS (3 BOOKS) – STEPHANIE PERKINSLOVELY WAR – JULIE BERRY- LEGEND – MARIE LU
- CRAVE – TRACY WOLFF
- THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END – ADAM SILVERA
- CARAVAL (3 BOOKS) – STEPHANIE GARBER
- SHADOW AND BONE (3 BOOKS) – LEIGH BARDUGO
- BE TRUE TO ME – ADELE GRIFFIN
- SHATTER ME (7 BOOKS) – TAHEREH MAFI
- UNDER THE NEVER SKY (3 BOOKS) – VERONICA ROSSI
- THE CRUEL PRINCE (3 BOOKS) – HOLLY BLACK
- THE AFTER SERIES (5 BOOKS) – ANNA TODD
- A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES (4 BOOKS) – SARAH J. MAAS
- RHAPSODIC (3 BOOKS) – LAURA THALASSA
- THE SELECTION (6 BOOKS) – KIERA CASS
- THE PROGRAM (5 BOOKS) – SUZANNE YOUNG
TOTAL: 62 BOOKS
I have also finished these that were NOT on the original list:
- REALM BREAKER – VICTORIA AVEYARD
- RICH AF – AMANDA FRANCES
- NAMESAKE – ADRIENNE YOUNG
- MONSTERS OF MEN (CHAOS WALKING #1) – PATRICK NESS
- THE ASK AND THE ANSWER (CHAOS WALKING #2) – PATRICK NESS
- THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO (CHAOS WALKING #3) – PATRICK NESS
SO if you are keeping count – the total number of books I’ve finished this year is 19. Which isn’t exactly how far I wanted to be at this point BUT I am giving myself some grace. I also decided to cut down my original list to make it a LITTLE more attainable for myself.
Here are the books I plan on reading the rest of the year:
- SHADOW AND BONE (3 BOOKS) – LEIGH BARDUGO
- UNDER THE NEVER SKY (3 BOOKS) – VERONICA ROSSI
- THE CRUEL PRINCE (3 BOOKS) – HOLLY BLACK
- A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES (4 BOOKS) – SARAH J. MAAS
- THE SELECTION (6 BOOKS) – KIERA CASS
TOTAL: 19 BOOKS
Now, if you are looking for more books to add to your list this year, here are the ones I’ve read this year that I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend:
The Inheritance Games (2 Books): This series took me by surprise – it was SO GOOD. If you love mystery mixed with YA, you’ll really enjoy these two.
Chaos Walking (3 Books): This series jumped up to the top 5 series’ I’ve ever read. I IMMEDIATELY called my mom and made her read them so we could have a lunch discussion about it. These books were phenomenal. The series is very dystopian world meets YA meets mystery thriller. 10000/10. I couldn’t put them down.
Lovely War: Another one I made my mom read IMMEDIATELY so we could discuss LOL. This was a historical fiction meets Greek/Roman mythology. It sounds crazy but it absolutely 100% works. I SOBBED at the end.
Once of Us Is Lying (2 Books): This is another YA mystery that I LOVED. I wanted more books! SO GOOD and absolutely worth the read. These two are pretty fast read, too.
PIN THIS FOR LATER:
Have you read any books this year? Tell me your favorites below – and let me know if you’ve read any of the books mentioned above!
