TOP 10 FAVORITE NON-SFF BOOKS 2021

V I D E O M E N T I O N E D
Favorite Books of 2021 So Far
Top 10 Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books of 2021

C H A P T E R S
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Book One
03:00 - Book Two
05:15 - Book Three
07:03 - Book Four
09:25 - Book Five
11:29 - Book Six
13:46 - Book Seven
16:06 - Book Eight
18:23 - Book Nine
19:24 - Book Ten

B O O K S F E A T U R E D
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Carrie by Stephen King
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Atomic Habits by James Clear
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

G O O D R E A D S

E M A I L

[esmayrosalyne]

Love this list! I definitely want to check out some more non-SFF titles this year, so I am adding some of these to my TBR! Especially excited to get to Just Mercy, it sounds really impactful and eye-opening.
And I agree that Anxious People was just a delight to read, I enjoyed that one so much! :)

[ChattieTheMadChatter]

Oooh def interested in Just Mercy as I watched and absolutely loved the film. It is so powerful and heart breaking that it is true and the pain people are going through, the injustice and it is just one story of the many out there. Thanks for recommending xx

[kittyshiv]

loved the vid <3 I'm half way through anxious people and LOVING IT, the comedic bits mixed with very relatable issues.. the writing is chef's kiss! Ill definitely be looking at the others :D very similar tastes so I'm sure Ill enjoy. thanks!

[linaria__]

I listened to the audiobook of The Road and I feel like that format really suited it.

[MLLatUtube]

My favorite non fantasy/sci fi was The Reading List - so good. I read Atomic Habits, Just Mercy and Anxious People last year and really liked all of them.

[teadanilovic]

Just Mercy sounds so good 😍

And absolutely agree on Backman!

[thebookgeek]

I'm so glad you loved The Road. It's one of my favorites from 2021. I'm currently reading My Best Friend's Exorcism. Really loving it so far. Also love Carrie & that copy of the book you're holding up 😍

[christinacampbellbooks]

Always love the best books of the year video. Enjoyed hearing your thoughts on all of these, Jessie. Definitely want to read The City of Girls this year. It sounds wonderful and definitely unlike anything I've ever read before ☺

[Freakgirl]

Bought "Just Mercy" for my Kindle now :) "The Girl with the Louding Voice" I also got on my Kindle the other day, after Jack Edwards recommended it

[BookishDrummer]

My two favorites from 2021 were actually both non SFF, Daisy Jones and the Six, as well as Imaginary Friend! Both now top 10 all time favorite books for me! I’m trying to get Allen to read Imaginary Friend, I told him October would be a perfect month!

[LifeasMonae]

Just tagged The Road in Libby. I loved emotional reads. Saving that for a later date

[BookishDrummer]

I’m super glad you loved CARRIE! Definitely a top 10 King book for me! I’m hoping you pick up some more King in 2022!

[AmandaPelland]

Great video! I have so many books and added Home going to my 2022 TBR, thank you for the reminder! :)

I read Dream Daughter in 2021 because of your recommendation and praise for the book, it was really good! Non-spoiler, I like how real events from the future was woven into the story.

[amusicalbookworm]

I want to read all of these now!! Love your new intro by the way!

[AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I love that Barnes and Noble bind up of the kings books

[SarahAsYouWish]

I see you with your lovely new into and soft, pretty aesthetic in your video. 💕 Ah yes, The Road. Devastatingly beautiful. If you liked the way time travel was handled in The Dream Daughter, I’d recommend Kindred by Octavia Butler. Time travel is an important vehicle for an emotionally impactful story, but it’s not the focus.

[teresarollen]

Of the ones you mentioned, I have read The Dream Daughter and My Best Friend's Exorcism and loved both. Some of my favorite books from last year were Creep and Freak by Jennifer Hillier and For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing. Those are the two I can think of at the moment.

[kit]

Yeah, the scary thing in The Mist (I've only watched the movie, haven't read the Stephen King story) was the way normal people treated each other. Though the monsters were scary too.

[darthandy]

Good info about Homegoing. It’s on my TBR. My favorite non-SFF of the year was Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.

[Ruby]

After I read Just Mercy, I watched the author’s Ted Talk calked “We Need to talk about an injustice” on YouTube, so good. Such an inspirational man. I watched the movie which was good but book so much more comprehensive.