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Episode 12: The Best of the Best - Our Top Reads of 2021

December 17, 2021 Roni Loren

RAD Reading Podcast
Episode #12 

Episode Title: The Best of the Best: Our Top Reads of 2021

Release Date: December 17, 2021

Episode Summary: 

Who doesn’t love a “Best of” book list? Join us today as we share our top reads of 2021!

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Highlights:

  • Roni shares her nerdy, detailed reading statistics and the spreadsheet she used to track them

  • Roni’s most successful book recommendation source

  • Our favorite thrillers of the year

  • Our favorite contemporary romances of the year

  • Roni’s favorite historical romances

  • Giving audiobooks a chance and Roni’s faves 

  • Our favorite fantasy books of the year

  • Roni’s favorite memoirs and essay collections

  • Our favorite general fiction books

  • Dawn’s random favorites

  • Our RAD recs of the week






*Note: all book links are affiliate links which means the podcast makes a small commission if you make a purchase, but there is no extra cost to you!




Roni’s Faves of 2021:

  • In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashely Winstead (reviewed in episode 2)

  • Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

  • Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (reviewed in episode 2)

  • The Roommate by Rosie Danan (reviewed in episode 4)

  • The Wallflower series by Lisa Kleypas (reviewed in episode 11)

  • When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (reviewed in episode 4)

  • My Life In France by Julia Child (reviewed in episode 7)

  • Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine

  • Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (reviewed in episode 6)

  • Vicious by V.E. Schwab (reviewed in episode 9)

  • I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

  • Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaeffer

  • Joyland by Stephen King (reviewed in episode 4)

  • Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (reviewed in episode 7)



Dawn’s Faves of 2021:

  • No Exit by Taylor Adams (reviewed in episodes 5 and 9)

  • Twisted Hearts/Unraveled Love (duet) by Stacey Lynn

  • Fireproof by Delancey Stewart

  • The Art of Falling for You trilogy by Maya Hughes (reviewed in episode 2)

  • You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

  • Waking the Dragon by Juliette Cross (reviewed in episode 4)

  • At the Cabin by Claudia Blood

  • The Alpha’s Salvation by Marlowe Roy

  • Hooked by Emily McIntire 



RAD Reading Recs of the Week: 

  • Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan (Roni rec)

  • Yes & I Love You by Roni Loren (Dawn rec)

  • What If You & Me by Roni Loren (Dawn rec)



Other books mentioned:

  • As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avid DeVoto by Joan Reardon

  • The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren



Other non-book recommendations:

Sarah’s Bookshelves Reading Tracker 





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Another note: Because we are both in the publishing industry, sometimes the books we recommend might be by an author we know personally, an author who shares a publisher, editor, or agent with Roni, or an author whom Dawn has edited. Publishing is a small world, so that will happen from time to time. However, we guarantee that we only recommend books we love. We have not been asked to promote any of these books and none are paid ads. However, some books we review may be ARCs (advanced reading copies provided by publishers to reviewers for honest reviews.)

In Reading Upgrade, Show Notes Tags best books of 2021, favorite romances, best thrillers, bookish podcasts, books, reading, books to buy, roni loren, dawn alexander
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