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[List] My Favorite Books That I Read In 2021

January 4, 2022      Erica Robyn      5 Comments

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?

Related Reading:

  • My Favorite Reads of 2020

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Liz @ Books n' Cooks says

    January 4, 2022 at 10:02 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      January 6, 2022 at 11:42 am

      <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!

      Reply
  2. Greg says

    January 4, 2022 at 11:14 am

    Sometimes horror is better than the real world, right? :):)

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      January 6, 2022 at 11:42 am

      Absolutely! <3

      Reply

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