One of my favorite things to do every year is set a reading goal on Goodreads (basically the most incredible website ever created). This reading challenge has become one of my favorite avenues of growth each year. (Also, shout out to my favorite Goodreads friends who encourage me to keep reading.)

• Check out all my books from 2021. 

• Check out how I organized some of my 2021 thoughts.

Here are my favorite books from this year:

I am not necessarily fond of ordinary, everyone-doing-it, uncreative things, and yet there is something beautiful about end-of-the-year posts. They make you nostalgic about the past and give you anticipation of the year to come. And probably my favorite thing—these posts show the growth that took place, whether mentally, physically, or spiritually, and they challenge us to reach for unprecedented growth in the year to come. And let’s be honest, I LOVE reading people’s favorite books. This year, I seriously loved almost every single book I read. I allowed myself to choose from many different genres (which I seldom do because I am a psychopath). It was remarkable how they all connected in one way or another.