Susan’s Book Blog

 I’m hardly qualified (or well-read enough) to tell you what the “best” books of the year were but these are my picks for my Favorites of the year. To me, they were the best among the 118 I read.  Top Ten of 2021: 🌟  The Guncle (My #1 fave) ⭐️  Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World  ⭐️  Under the Whispering Door  ⭐️  The Charm Offensive ⭐️  A Marvellous Light  Any Way the Wind Blows Fifteen Hundred Miles From the Sun The Love Hypothesis  If This Gets Out Peter Cabot Gets Lost Obviously, I read mostly romance this year (and a lot of queer romance within that genre) and I honestly can’t imagine topping several of these choices even if you look in any other genre. But again, these are just my picks from among what I read.  What were your faves this year??

 If you’ve been in a book fandom for a little while or you follow a bookstagram or two, you’ve probably heard of Longhand Pencils . It’s a small business based in Texas run by the lovely Kasee Bailey. You should definitely check it out! She creates fun pencil sets sporting quotes from popular books, TV shows, and movies, and once you buy one set you WILL be back for more. They’re addictive. You can’t just have one. Take a look at the sets I’ve snagged so far. (I love mine!!!!!!!) Romance tropes set ⤵️ Any Way the Wind Blows set ⤵️ Red White & Royal Blue set ⤵️ Young Royals set ⤵️ AWTWB on the shelf ⤵️ HEA or GTFO ⤵️ (The “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” set is in the background on the left; Tropes on the right.)