2021 Bookshelf

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Looking for a good book?

In 2021, my goal is to read at least 75 books. When I finish one, I’ll add it here and provide a rating to help fellow readers decide which book to read next.

For more updates and book suggestions, follow me on Goodreads or check out my bookstagram @readwithkeri.

For additional book recommendations, check out 20 Books That Changed My Life.

  1. Present Over Perfect — Shauna Niequist (4/5 stars)

  2. The 5 Love Languages — Gary Chapman (5/5 stars)

  3. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life — Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein (4.5/5 stars)

  4. Coronavirus and Christ — John Piper (5/5 stars)

  5. American Dirt — Jeanine Cummins (4.5/5 stars)

  6. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years — Julie Andrews (3.5/5 stars)

  7. The Night Circus — Erin Morgenstern (3/5 stars)

  8. The Vanishing Half — Brit Bennett (4/5 stars)

  9. Aging with Grace — Susan Hunt and Sharon Betters (5/5 stars)

  10. The Way I Heard It — Mike Rowe (4/5 stars)

  11. Majesty — Katharine McPhee (3.5/5 stars)

  12. Legend — Marie Lu (4/5 stars)

  13. Such a Fun Age — Kiley Reid (4.5/5 stars)

  14. Grown — Tiffany D. Jackson (4.75/5 stars)

  15. Inside Out: A Memoir — Demi Moore (3/5 stars)

  16. To All The Boys I Loved Before — Jenny Han (3/5 stars)

  17. The Lightning Thief — Rick Riordan (2.5/5 stars)

  18. Mary Poppins — P.L. Travers (4/5 stars)

  19. Holy Grounds — Tim Schenck (5/5 stars)

  20. Prince Caspian — C.S. Lewis (5/5 stars)

  21. Memories of Our Life Together — William and Barbara Carey (5+/5 stars)

  22. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler — Kelly Harms (3/5 stars)

  23. Everything Beautiful In Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss — Jenna Bush Hager (3.5/5 stars)

  24. Organizational Behavior: A Practical, Problem-Solving Approach — Angelo Kinicki (5/5 stars)

  25. Redefining Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Get Your Life Back — Dr. John Delony (5/5 stars)

  26. Outer Order Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness — Gretchen Rubin (3/5 stars)

  27. The Four Winds — Kristin Hannah (4/5 stars)

  28. The Ex Talk — Rachel Lynn Solomon (2.5/5 stars)

  29. The Answer Is… — Alex Trebek (5/5 stars)

  30. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Chris for Sinners and Sufferers — Dane C. Ortlund (5+ /5 stars)

  31. Everything I Never Told You — Celete Ng (5/5 stars)

  32. Greenlights — Matthew McConaughey (4/5 stars)

  33. Beach Read — Emily Henry (4/5 stars)

  34. Capital Gaines: The Smart Things I’ve Learned by Doing Stupid Stuff — Chip Gaines (4.5/5 stars)

  35. Anxious People — Fredrik Backman (4.75/5 stars)

  36. Cilka’s Journey — Heather Morris (4/5 stars)

  37. The Perfect Couple — Elin Hilderbrand (4.75/5 stars)

  38. The Path Made Clear — Oprah Winfrey (2/5 stars)

  39. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company — Robert Iger (5/5 stars)

  40. This is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today — Chrissy Metz (3.5/5 stars)

  41. The Light in Hidden Places — Sharon Cameron (5/5 stars)

  42. Improv Leadership — Stan Endicott and David Miller (4.5/5 stars)

  43. The Editor — Steven Rowley (2.5/5 stars)

  44. Tuesdays with Morrie — Mitch Albom (3/5 stars)

  45. Live Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want — Rachel Cruze (5/5 stars)

  46. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry — John Mark Comer (5/5 stars)

  47. The Matchmaker — Elin Hilderbrand (3.5/5 stars)

  48. The Sixth Wedding — Elin Hilderbrand (2/5 stars)

  49. Summer Island — Kristin Hannah (4.75/5 stars)

  50. Go Set a Watchman — Harper Lee (2/5 stars)

  51. The Island — Elin Hilderbrand (3.5/5 stars)

  52. Prodigy — Marie Lu (3.5/5 stars)

  53. The Dutch House — Ann Patchett (4/5 stars)

  54. Dare to Lead — Brene Brown (5/5 stars)

  55. Malibu Rising — Taylor Jenkins Reid (4.5/5 stars)

  56. Don’t Read This Book: Time Management for Creative People — Donald Ross (4/5 stars)

  57. Educated: A Memoir — Tara Westover (5/5 stars)

  58. Singletasking: Get More Done — One Thing at a Time — Devora Zack (4.5/5 stars)

  59. Hillbilly Elegy — J.D. Vance (4/5 stars)

  60. The Royals Next Door — Karina Halle (3.5/5 stars)

  61. People We Meet on Vacation — Emily Henry (5/5 stars)

  62. Murder on the Orient Express — Agatha Christie (4.75/5 stars)

  63. Do Less — Kate Northrup (1.5/5 stars)

  64. Braving the Wilderness — Brene Brown (3/5 stars)

  65. The Uncommon Reader — Alan Bennett (2.5/5 stars)

  66. The Silent Patient — Alex Michaelides (5/5 stars)

  67. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business — Charles Duhigg (5/5 stars)

  68. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast — Laura Vanderkam (3.5/5 stars)

  69. The Last Thing He Told Me — Laura Dave (4.75/5 stars)

  70. A Man Named Ove — Fredrik Backman (4/5 stars)

  71. And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer — Fredrik Backman (4.5/5 stars)

  72. Christmas Bliss — Mary Kay Andrews (1.5/5 stars)

  73. Taste — Stanley Tucci (3.5/5 stars)

  74. Once in a Lifetime — Mary Monroe (2/5 stars)

  75. How To Be Rich — Andy Stanley (4/5 stars)

  76. New Morning Mercies — Paul David Tripp (5+/5 stars)