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Gabrielle Benoit

I Read 103 Books in 2021. Here They Are!

Updated: May 10, 2022

Between the Pandemic and my new preference for audiobooks, I binged 103 books in 2021. Most were audio, some were ebooks, and only 3 were hard copy books. E-Libraries just make it so easy to borrow! I can't believe that all of these were read in the same year. There are many I've forgotten that I've read, or even what the books were about, but I'm glad that I've taken the time to document these on GoodReads.


Disclaimer: Some books went unrated for various reasons, none of which have impacted my list of highest or lowest rated book lists below.


My GoodReads stats are as follows:

Average Rating in 2021: 3.7 Stars

Averages Book Length: 341 pages

Most Popular: The Midnight Library



Here they are, in order of completion! My 103 books of 2021!


  1. Year of Yes- Shonda Rhimes

  2. Opposite of Always- Justin A. Reynolds

  3. Grown- Tiffany D. Jackson

  4. Simply Delicious Vegan: 100 Plant-Based Recipes- Caitlin Shoemaker

  5. Felix Ever After- Kacen Callender

  6. Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me- Lily Collins

  7. By Your Side- Kasie West

  8. People Like Her- Ellery Lloyd

  9. The Alice Network- Kate Quinn

  10. Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek- Maya Van Wagenen

  11. Know My Name- Chanel Miller

  12. Don't Look for Me- Wendy Walker

  13. My Dark Vanessa- Kate Elizabeth Russell

  14. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Clarissa Pinkola Estes

  15. Concrete Rose- Angie Thomas

  16. 28 Summers- Elin Hilderbrand

  17. Writers & Lovers- Lily King

  18. 10% Happier- Dan Harris

  19. Columbine- Dave Cullen

  20. The Things We Cannot Say- Kelly Rimmer

  21. Luckiest Girl Alive- Jessica Knoll

  22. Yolk- Mary H.K.k Choi

  23. Crazy Stupid Bromance (Bromance Book Club #3)- Lyssa Kay Adams

  24. Tweet Cute- Emma Lord

  25. Well Met (Well Met #1)- Jen DeLuca

  26. Well Played (Well Met #2)- Jen DeLuca

  27. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1)- Holly Jackson

  28. The Ex Talk- Rachel Lynn Solomon

  29. Exit West- Moshin Hamid

  30. One to Watch- Kate Stayman-London

  31. Unfinished- Priyanka Chopra Jonas

  32. My Contrary Mary (Mary #1)- Cynthia Hand

  33. The Girl Least Likely- Katy Loutzenhiser

  34. Love That Dog (Jack #1)- Sharon Creech

  35. Life's Too Short (The Friend Zone #3)- Abby Jimenez

  36. The Midnight Library- Matt Haig

  37. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry- Joya Goffney

  38. Cool for the Summer- Dahlia Adler

  39. Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change- Stacey Abrams

  40. Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2)- Holly Jackson

  41. May the Best Man Win- Z.R. Ellor

  42. The Intimacy Experiment (The Roommate #2)- Rosie Danan

  43. The Idea of You- Robinne Lee

  44. Early Departures- Justin A. Reynolds

  45. If I Had Your Face- Frances Cha

  46. The Dating Plan (Marriage Game #2)- Sara Desai

  47. Smile and Look Pretty- Amanda Pellegrino

  48. A Good Marriage- Kimberly McCreight

  49. The Last Thing He Told Me- Laura Dave

  50. The Sound of Gravel- Ruth Wariner

  51. The Dinner List- Rebecca Serle

  52. The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4)-Maureen Johnson

  53. The Soulmate Equation- Christina Lauren

  54. When You Were Everything- Ashley Woodfolk

  55. In Five Years- Rebecca Serle

  56. Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets- Sudhir Venkatesh

  57. Malibu Rising- Taylor Jenkins Reid

  58. Half Life-Jillian Cantor

  59. Our Time is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America- Stacey Abrams

  60. Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick- Jen Sincero

  61. The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries #1)- T.J. Klune

  62. Survive the Night- Riley Sager

  63. Better Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice- Yusef Salaam

  64. The Summer Job- Lizzy Dent

  65. To Sir, With Love- Lauren Layne

  66. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows- Balli Kaur Jaswal

  67. Isn't It Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club #4)- Lyssa Kay Adams

  68. Songs in Ursa Major- Emma Brodie

  69. Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous- Suzanne Park

  70. Dear Martin (Dear Martin #1)- Nic Stone

  71. People We Meet on Vacation- Emily Henry

  72. Blackout- Dhonielle Clayton

  73. Beach Read- Emily Henry

  74. A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water #2)- Bethany C. Morrow

  75. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin #2)- Nic Stone

  76. The Sky is Everywhere- Jandy Nelson

  77. Pretty Girls- Karin Slaughter

  78. Rebecca- Daphne du Maurier

  79. The Women of Chateau Lafayette- Stephanie Dray

  80. The Harpy- Megan Hunter

  81. Santa Cruise- Fern Michaels

  82. Flash Fire (The Extraordinaries #2)- T.J. Klune

  83. Float Plan (Beck Sisters #1)- Trish Doller

  84. Aftershocks- Nadia Owusu

  85. One True Loves- Taylor Jenkins Reid

  86. Between Perfect and Real- Ray Stoeve

  87. The Last Book Party- Karen Dukess

  88. Sisters- Daisy Jonson

  89. Well Matched (Well Met #3)- JenDeLuca

  90. A Very Large Expanse of Sea- Tahereh Mafi

  91. It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake- Claire Christian

  92. The Lies that Bind- Emily Giffin

  93. Dial A for Aunties (Aunties #1)- Jesse Q. Sutano

  94. Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes #1)- Sonali Dev

  95. White Elephant- Trish Harnetiaux

  96. The Guncle- Steven Rowley

  97. Recipe for Persuasion (The Rajes #2)- Sonali Dev

  98. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha #1)- Tomi Adeyemi

  99. The Personal Librarian- Marie Benedict

  100. No Exit- Taylor Adams

  101. The Obsession- Jesse Q. Sutano

  102. My Year of Rest and Relaxation- Ottessa Moshfegh

  103. Take Me With You When You Go- David Levithan


My 5 Star Ratings

  • Grown

  • Simply Delicious Vegan

  • Know My Name

  • Concrete Rose

  • 28 Summers

  • The Things We Cannot Say

  • Tweet Cute

  • A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

  • Love That Dog

  • The Idea of You

  • The Sound of Gravel

  • When You Were Everything

  • The Extraordinaries

  • Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

  • Songs in Ursa Major

  • Dear Martin

  • The Women of Chateau Lafayette

  • One True Loves

  • The Personal Librarian

  • Take Me With You When You Go


My Lowest Rations (1 & 2 Stars)

  • By Your Side (2)

  • Popular (2)

  • Writes & Lovers (2)

  • 10% Happier (2)

  • Luckiest Girl Alive (1)

  • The Dinner List (2)

  • The Box in the Woods (2)

  • Pretty Girls (could not rate)

  • The Last Book Party (1)

  • Sisters (1)

  • The Lies That Bind (2)

  • No Exit (2)

  • My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2)

Favorite Series I Read This Year

  • Well Met

  • A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

  • The Extraordinaries

  • The Rajes



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