The Books I Meant to Read in 2021 (But Haven’t Gotten to Yet)
The great tragedy of reading is that there are so many more great stories out there than I can keep up with, with my slow reading pace. It’s been another really great year for the speculative genres, with super talented authors and a lot of really intrguing, unique releases. And so of course, I have not gotten to everything I wanted to read yet!
Give me a break, huh? I was alreaday still trying to catch up from 2020. And 2019. And… etc.
Anyway, as the year comes to an end, it feels appropriate to show out the wonderful books I didn’t get to yet. Just imagine me reaching wistully through the screen, a whole stack of incredible books juuuust out of reach.
- Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle — In this graphic novel, the new girl gets caught up in her new school’s mean girl clique…who turn into wereolves on the full moon.
- The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey — I’m reading another Sarah Gailey book right now, her bestselling Magic for Liars, and I’m definitely hungry for more. See also: Upright Women Wanted.
- No Gods, No Monsters by Caldwell Turnbill — As if this incredible title weren’t enough (monsters? I’m in), I’ve heard so so much about the incredible skill of Cadwell in this story’s telling — a story at the margins, Tor said. How perfect.
- Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur — A ghost haunts a woman all the way to the Antarctic, and that is frankly all I need to know. But it doesn’t hurt that this novel comes from Erewhon, a small press full of editing and writing rock stars I have maybe been borderline cyberstalking since they launched two years ago.
- The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He — This lovely title gives me vibes of reincarnation and multiples, but it’s actually a dystopian novel. It’s been compared to Black Mirror and is said to be full of twists, so this novel hits all sorts of boxes for me.
These are only a few of the amazing books released this year. If you’re putting together yor own “missed” list, Tor’s Best SFF of 2021 list is a great place to start.
