Dallas’s Top Picks of 2021
What a terrific year 2021 was for books! I read so many incredible novels, and discovered so many new authors that are now in my auto-read column. There were so many debut novels that released this year like Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan is Killing It, Ashley Audrain's The Push, and Gervais Hagerty's In Polite Company that I enjoyed so very much....and then there were authors that were new to me this year that I picked up a new book and I know I will eventually read more of their backlist like Jessica Anya Blau's Mary Jane and Jamie Brenner's Blush, both of which I just loved with my whole heart...and there were also a couple authors that I read for the first time, that are already huge, and I instantly became obsessed with....would you believe me if I told you that before January 2021, I had never read a book written by Kristin Hannah?? But I read The Four Winds as an advanced reader's copy, and then I instantly read about half of the books that she's published through her illustrious career. She's such a legend, and I'm so glad to have her on my list of favorite authors now.
The first book that I gave 5 stars in 2021 was Christina Lauren's The Soulmate Equation (which will be in paperback in a couple weeks! A great read around Valentine's Day!) and the last 5 star review I gave was to Kimberly Belle's My Darling Husband, Kim is a huge name in fiction suspense that I adore, she's written some incredibly thrilling reads like Dear Wife and Stranger in the Lake; Kim always manages to blow my mind with her twists, and she's actually coming to Litchfield Books in March on 3/18! It's one of our events that I'm most excited about this year, I can't wait to meet Kim in person, and we'd love to see you there as well!
Other top favorite books of the year for me were: Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan, The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel, Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda, Falling by TJ Newman, We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz, and The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (who will also be at Litchfield Books this year!! on 2/18! It's going to be legendary!)
I cannot wait to see what 2022 holds....there are so many good books coming out this year, a few sneak peeks for you, I've already read advanced review copies of SECRETS OF OUR HOUSE by Rea Frey coming out on February 18th, THE YOUNGER WIFE by Sally Hepworth coming out on April 5th, and SISTER STARDUST by Jane Green coming out April 5th as well....and they all are big 5 star reads!!
Come see us at the store and hear even more of our recommendations!