The Book Talk

Year in Review - 2021  Total Number of Books Read in 2021 = 75   :)  Original goal was 50+ books Series Read: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Renegade Series by Marissa Meyer  Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Distorted window Trilogy by Zondra Allison  The Selection by Kiera Cass  Top 10 Books of the Year: Lovely War by Julie Berry Heartless by Marissa Meyer  A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas  Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab  It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover  Long way Down by Jason Reynolds  Again but Better by Christine Riccio  Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins  Favorite Authors of the Year: Sarah J. Maas Marissa Meyer Julie Berry Kiera Cass Colleen Hoover Favorite Genres: Mystery: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson  Romance: Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino / Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover Contemp

  Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino Contemporary fiction, romance  My favorite genre of books are fictional contemporary novels, especially if they include romance. Something about the way the setting and time zones play a major role in those types of books really captures my interest: and Before We Were Strangers one hundred percent made the top 10 books I read in 2021. This story follows the life of two college neighbors who fall in love at the wrong time. Eventually opportunities pass and they disappear from each other's lives, until fifteen years later they get a glimpse of one another in the subway. Years have gone by and both of them have lived life wondering what happened to the other. They finally reunite… and I will tell you now it ends with a happy ending. I was especially surprise that this book was published in 1989, because the writing and story line felt so timeless: applause for Renee Carlino.  :)  Matt and Gracie were the cutest couple, and I loved that this