Review: Her Every Fear

Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A rather addictive thriller indeed!

Full review to come

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Review: 2021 on Goodreads

2021 on Goodreads by Various
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

2021 was NOT a good reading year for me.

After smashing through a new record of 150 books in 2020, I hit a slump and managed only a mere 78 in 2021.

Plus, I got a boyfriend. Those things seriously cramp your reading time. (Totally worth it, though, right?)

I had set my goal at 80 books for the year, with the notion that less books read meant more life lived. Instead, I read less because I was having lazy lie-ins during all the lockdowns and binge-watching TV. I reset my goal to 70 halfway through the year when I was seriously behind, but did manage to pull ahead towards the end of the year with some fun reads and sneaky novellas.

Sadly, the slump meant some books just didn't quite hit the same. Ratings seemed to be a lot lower for me this year, and even ones that I really loved didn't feel like 5-star reads. That being said, I'm tempted to go back and bump some up, because they really did stay on my mind.

5-Star Reads
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku (AA)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent by Ryan Holiday
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The One Impossible Labyrinth by Matthew Reilly (AA)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



4-Star Reads That Should Probably Be 5
Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz (AA)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



I read some pretty average books, but thankfully only a few truly awful ones.

1-Star Reads
Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Citizen Girl by Emma McLaughlin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



I feel very lucky that so many people enjoy my reviews, and also enjoyed debating the merit of books in the comment sections. So thank you to all those who have interacted with me on my reviews!

Most Popular Review of 2021
The Happiest Man on Earth

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Blood Charged

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There were quite a few books that I was looking forward to reading - some exceeded expectations, some met, some tragically failed. Then other books surprised me at how good (or bad) they were. I've chosen the most memorable to list here.

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There were also a lot of books that I was keen to read that I didn't get around to, so hoping to get some of those read this year!

I had a lot of fun participating in challenges with the Aussie Readers group and doing quite a few read-a-longs with the Horror Aficionados group, my favourite of which was the October Group Read, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. What a fantastically strange book! We had a wonderful discussion about it.

I made many more friends here on Goodreads, and have had a lot of fun reading other reviews and seeing what others have on their shelves! Thanks again for adding to my never-ending TBR pile.

Overall, not the best year of reading for me but looking forward to reading quality over quantity in 2022!

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