Similar to last year, my patience was very thin with the current state of the world, so I spent a lot of time reading.
I read so many amazing books! Overall, I read 115 books, and of that, I fell in love with 50 of them.
Let’s dive in!
My Favorite Books That I Read In 2021
My Favorite Reads Published in 2021
Below is my list of 2021 releases that I was able to read and absolutely loved. This list is organized in alphabetical order by author:
- Damned Hunger by Aiden Merchant
- Blackberry Blood Anthology edited by Aiden Merchant & Julia Lewis
- The Gulp by Alan Baxter
- Slattery Falls by Brennan LaFaro
- In Darkness, Shadows Breathe by Catherine Cavendish
- All Things Deadly: Salem Stories by E. C. Hanson
- Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World by edited by Charlatan Bardot & Eric J. Guignard
- Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
- The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales by Eric LaRocca
- Everything’s Annoying: A Collection of Dark Fiction & Horror by JC Michael
- Once Upon a Fang in the West by John Dover
- Hunger For Death by Joshua Marsella
- Halloween Land by Kevin J Kennedy
- The Horror Collection: Ruby Edition edited by Kevin J Kennedy
- The Best of Indie Horror: Christmas Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy & Various Authors
- Dead Meat: Day 7 by Nick Clausen
- Dead Meat: Day 8 by Nick Clausen
- Dead Meat: Day 9 by Nick Clausen
- Blind Rage by Nick Clausen
- The Web of La Sanguinaire & Other Arachnid Horrors by Ronald Kelly
- Mister Glow Bones by Ronald Kelly
- Anoka by Shane Hawk
- Cruel Summer by Wesley Southard
My Favorite Back-List Reads I Read in 2021
Below is my list of back-list books that I read in 2021 and absolutely loved, organized by author.
- Kill For Them by Aiden Merchant
- Dead As Soon As Born by Aiden Merchant
- Negative Space: An Anthology of Survival Horror by Aric Sundquist
- Dark Celebrations by Calvin Demmer
- The House of Sage and Salt by Chris Cooper
- Goodnight Krampus by Derek & Kyle Sullivan
- Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias
- Dear Laura by Gemma Amor
- Cruel Works of Nature by Gemma Amor
- These Wounds We Make by Gemma Amor
- An Invitation to Darkness by Hailey Piper
- What To Expect Before You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff
- Fury of the Orcas by Hunter Shea
- The ABC’s of D&D by Ivan Van Norman, illustrated by Caleb Cleveland
- We Bleed Red & Green by Jeff C. Carter
- The House Plant by Jeremy Ray
- A Song for the End by Kit Power
- A Darker Shade by Laura K. Curtis
- Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower
- Season’s Creepings: Tales of Holiday Horror by Ronald Kelly
- Haunt by Ryan Meyer
- An Excuse For Murder by Vanessa Westermann
My Favorite Reads That Haven’t Yet Been Published Yet
These works may or may not have titles yet, so I will just leave the authors names below 🙂
- Michael Clark
- Brennan LaFaro #1
- Brennan LaFaro #2
- Aiden Merchant
Thanks for checking out my list!
Do you see any of your favorites on this list? What were some of your favorite reads of 2021?
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I’m jealous you got so much reading in last year! It was a super slow year for me and I felt like the books I was picking up just didn’t grab me… fingers crossed 2022 is a better year for us all!
<3 I struggled for sure! I found that short stories were much easier for me to read than full blown novels. I hope you have a great 2022 reading year!
Sometimes horror is better than the real world, right? :):)
Absolutely! <3