Top 25 Reads of 2021

This was another great year for top reads! I had quite a few four and five star reads this year so it is going to be hard to narrow down the books to just 25, but I am going to try and gather them up the best I can. I am breaking it down into genres the same way I did last year to make it easier and this year I am adding in some digital artwork with all the authors names for each genre. Also will be adding the book links from Goodreads plus my review links from Goodreads as well for each individual book. 

HORROR READS

RONALD KELLY

Irish Gothic: Tales of Celtic Horror

My Rating: Five "Irish Horror" Stars.

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56951919-irish-gothic

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3859945654

CARVER PIKE

Grad Night

My rating: Five "Teacher Twisted" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50767684-grad-night

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3089390773

ERIC BUTLER

The Pope Lick Massacre

My rating: Five "Splatter" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53605848-the-pope-lick-massacre

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3384703233

TOM LEWIS

Hell: The Necromancer

My rating: Five "Shivering Spooks" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59426160-hell

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4301620798

ALAN ASPINALL

Lucy (The Fading Light Book 1)

My rating: Five "Terror Twisted" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55692197-lucy

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3661179406

KEVIN J. KENNEDY 

Halloween Land: A Coming of Age Novella

My rating: Five "Ferris Wheel" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57455236-halloween-land

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3897957900

DUNCAN RALSTON

Infinite (Ghostland Trilogy Book #3)

My rating: Five "Ghastly Ghost" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59580355-infinite

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4332049044

JEFF MENAPACE

Dark Halls

My rating: Five "Haunting Horror" Stars

Goodreads book link:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48511911-dark-halls

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3628112460

BRIAN G. BERRY

The Sleepover Massacre (Slashback Series Book 1)

My rating: Five "Slasher Serial Killer" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57570393-the-sleepover-massacre

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3922440646

CHRISTOPHER MOTZ

Tenants

My rating: Five "Apartment Gory Horror" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44046901-tenants

My Goodreads review:  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2904260011

JEFFREY CASTON

Food: Winner, Winner, Chicken _ _ _ _

My rating: Five "Freaky Food Fest Competition" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58460253-food

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4089737628

JOHN EVERSON

The Devil's Equinox

My rating: Four "Devilish" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52412294-the-devil-s-equinox

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2865373904

BRIAN MORELAND

Savage Island

My rating: Five "Jungle Jaw Snapping" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58448316-savage-island

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4088078700

DAVID HAYNES

Cryptids

My rating: Five "Creature Feature Cryptid" Stars

Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56676257-cryptids

My Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4061517133

LEE FRANKLIN

Berserker: Green Hell

My rating: Five "Splatter Gore Matter" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58560223-berserker

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4224572952

JAMES WATTS

Beast of Sorrows

My rating: Four "Wicked Werewolf" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56791951-beast-of-sorrows

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4107874567

JONATHAN JANZ

Dust Devils

My rating: Four "Wild West Vampire" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52214814-dust-devils

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2883872355

D.J. DOYLE

Red

My rating: Four "Twisted Terror" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36003125-red

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4198209543

GLENN ROLFE

August Eyes

My rating: Five" Creepy Chills" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56029578-august-s-eyes

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3771927149

CATHERINE CAVENDISH

The Devil's Serenade

My rating: Five "Demon Dark Arts" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28673142-the-devil-s-serenade

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4233642363

LEE MOUNTFORD

Haunted: Mother Death (Haunted #5)

My rating: Five "Screaming Scary Shiver" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59382152-haunted

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4312729413

THOUGHTS:

Another excellent year in horror! Lots of creatures, demons, ghosts, and creepy crawlies kept my insomnia fueled this year! To all the horror authors - thanks for the dark ride into your twisted minds! 💀👿👻🧛

AUTHORS DISCOVERED THIS YEAR NEW TO ME:

James Watts

Alan Aspinall

Christopher Motz

Eric Butler

Brian G. Berry

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CRIME FICTION/THRILLERS READS

ANNA WILLETT

Small Town Nightmare (Lucy Hush #1)

My rating: Five "Suspenseful" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41555270-small-town-nightmare

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2516425015

J.A. KONRATH

Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery #1)

My rating: Five "Serial Killer Thriller" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6415324-whiskey-sour

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2388987302

THOUGHTS:

A great year in crime thrillers too! I know I was up through the nights with suspense and intrigue. Thanks to the crime authors for keeping the tension on full throttle! 👣🔫🔪

AUTHORS DISCOVERED THIS YEAR NEW TO ME:

J.A. Konrath

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URBAN FANTASY/DARK FANTASY READS

GRAEME RODAUGHAN

The Key of Ahknaton (The Metaframe War #6)

My rating: Five "Raging Ramp" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58845476-the-key-of-ahknaton

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4207179481

WILLIAM MASSA

Game of the Wolf (Hexecutioner #1)

My rating: Five "Werewolf Action" Stars

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54219571-game-of-the-wolf

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3553781226

THOUGHTS:

An excellent year in urban fantasy/dark fantasy! Didn't sleep much with this genre either and when I did sleep I had dreams of fighting the good fight! lol  Thanks to the authors for keeping my waking dreams and sleeping dreams active! 🔫🔪🚁💥

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COMPLETE THOUGHTS:

This year was awesome in the book world as I discovered some new authors to explore plus revisited previous authors works. No matter what is happening in the real world I am thankful that the book world keeps taking me deep into a realm of the great imagination of authors! 

My thanks to all the authors for writing these stories that kept me awake nights along with some interesting dreams! lol  Keep up the great work and keep writing those books!