I read a lot of great books this year including one of new all-time favorites, Southern Book Club Guide’s to Vampire Slaying. It’s not the type of book I would normally be drawn too but some of the best books I’ve read are ones where I stepped out of my comfort zone and read something totally different.

Summer can be the perfect time to finally read those books you’ve been putting off the rest of the year. With so many choices, it can be hard to narrow down which books to read and which ones to skip. Thankfully, I’m sharing the five, 5-Star books I’ve read this summer that you should read too.

I set a pretty lofty reading goal of 100 books and I barely made it, finishing my last one on New Years Eve. Of those 100 books, some were fantastic, a few were pretty bad, and most of them fell somewhere in the middle. If you’re looking to read more in 2022 or you just want to read some really good books, I’m sharing the best books of 2021. I gave these 11 books a 5 star review on Goodreads which means they made me cry, laugh out loud, or think about the characters long after the last page. In no particular order, here are the Best Books of 2021.

One good thing about living during a pandemic where you literally can’t go anywhere is more time to read! Here are my stats for 2020 according to Goodreads.

Let’s just pretend that we’ll all be able to read these books while relaxing by the pool and getting a nice tan. Summer reading just isn’t as fun while stuck in your house during a pandemic.