2021 Texas Library Association Lariat List (25 books)

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The Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List has been to highlight outstanding fiction that is simply “a pleasure to read.” Each year, 25 outstanding fiction titles are selected by a nine member committee.

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1	Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 62,971 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 62,411 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 125,392 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 313,916 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 41,149 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Deacon King Kong by James McBride (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 82,121 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 69,404 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 97,277 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 8,629 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The God Game by Danny Tobey (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 4,185 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 1,040,729 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 5,527 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Jane Austen Society (Jane Austen Society, #1) by Natalie Jenner (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 53,220 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 453,692 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce 4.08 avg rating — 64,830 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 439,966 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Roxy Letters by Mary Pauline Lowry (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 2,760 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Stone Girl by Dirk Wittenborn (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,081 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 165,589 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 46,256 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 57,896 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Weather by Jenny Offill (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 40,205 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Where We Come From by Oscar Cásares 4.01 avg rating — 1,871 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 15,711 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	You Had Me at Hola (Primas of Power, #1) by Alexis Daria (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 43,453 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars