I read 134 books this year (so far) and I’m still reading. But the following is a list of all the fiction books that received 5 Sparklers in reviews. That doesn’t mean the 4 Sparklers were bad books – they just didn’t have that special something for me that meant I’d read it again. So here are my top reads of 2021 in alphabetical order by title:

A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder

Adrenaline Shots by Natalie Damschroder

Aftershocks by Natalie Damschroder

Arborview by Karen Guzman

Don’t Wake the Dead by C.C. Wood

Endless Secrets by Natalie Damschroder

Every Death You Take by Misty Simon

Fate’s Attraction by Dirk Greyson

Fortune Cookie Christmas by Jeanne Kern

Frayed Alliance by Natalie Damschroder

Heavy Lifting by Andrew Grey

Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle

If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle

Lost Souls ParaAgency and the Three Witches by K.M. Waller

Much Ado about Nauticaling by Gabby Allen

Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea by Karen Rose Smith

New Leaf by Andrew Grey

Over the Top  by Cindy Dees

Phenomenal Impact by Natalie Damschroder

Red Velvet Crinkles and Christmas sprinkles

Rescue Me by Andew Grey

Scarlet at Crystal River by Randy Overbeck

Spring Upon a Crime by M.L. Drdahl

Tangled Alliance by Natalie Damschroder

The Lies that Bind by Kate Carlisle

The Player’s Encore by Joe Cosentino

The Seer by Rowan McAllister

Through the Void by Natalie Damschroder

Until by Beth Henderson

Witch Way to Halloween by Misty Simon