So, before starting the lists of favorites, here’s my tally for books and Book Reviews for 2021:

• Total books read: 13
• Total Book Reviews: 6
• First published Book Review of 2021: Book Review #92: “Loved by the Beast: A Historical Retelling of Beauty and the Beast” (Published February 17, 2021)
• Last published Book Review of 2021: Book Review #97: “The Breach: Devon” (The Guardians Series Book One) [Published November 2, 2021]
• ARC Reviews: 0

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Now, on to my favorites!

Favorite Books

• Be Still and Know: A Month of Meditation
• Camp
• Courtney Changes the Game
• Courtney: Friendship Superhero
• Glimmers of Grace: Moments of Peace and Healing Following Sexual Abuse 
• Loved by the Beast: A Historical Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Favorite Movies

• Baby Driver
• Beanie Mania (HBO Max)
• Black Widow
• Coming 2 America (Amazon Prime Video)
• Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
• Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (Disney+)
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife
• Moxie (Netflix)
• Noelle (Disney+)
• Richard Jewell (HBO Max)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Space Jam: A New Legacy (HBO Max)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• The Tomorrow War (Amazon Prime Video)
• Without Remorse (Amazon Prime Video)

Favorite TV Shows

• Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO Max)
• Black and Missing (HBO Max)
• Cold Case – Seasons 1 – 7 (HBO Max)
• Hawkeye (Disney+)
• Head of the Class – Original Series (HBO Max)
• Hoarders (YouTube)
• LEGO Masters – Season 2 (Hulu)
• Loki (Disney+)
• LuLaRich (Amazon Prime Video)
• Midnight Mass (Netflix)
• Supermarket Sweep (YouTube)
• Ted Lasso – Season 1 (Apple TV+)
• The Baby-Sitters Club – Season 2 (Netflix)
• The Muppet Show (Disney+)
• WandaVision (Disney+)

Favorite Podcasts

• 48 Hours
• American Radical
• Auld Lang Gone: The Lost Carmen Sandiego
• Criminal
• Cold – Season 2
• Crimes of Passion
• Dateline NBC
• Embedded
• Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera
• Life After MLM
• Mind Over Murder – Seasons 1 and 2
• Operator
• Over My Dead Body – Season 3
• Suspect
• The Thing About Helen and Olga
• Up and Vanished – Season 3
• Small Town Dicks
• StoryCorps

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Well, that wraps up my favorite things for 2021!

What about you? What were some of your favorite things of the year?

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Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂