{"id":18927,"date":"2021-12-30T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/?p=18927"},"modified":"2021-12-30T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T13:20:27","slug":"year-events-books-read-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/year-events-books-read-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Events and Books I Read, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A year reflected in events and the books I read, 2021, is a spin on a fun meme that I hope will define some memorable, turning point moments of this resilient year through the titles of novels I read…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Never before in my life had I imagined spending over one year at home, under lockdown <\/em>nearly day in day out, with my husband and teen children. In the end, we could understand one another even if we were… Speaking in Bones <\/strong>(Kathy Reichs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet as 2021 began the world was still firmly in the grip of COVID-19, the novel <\/em>coronavirus that first emerged in late December 2019… Two years ago already. This is not… A Conspiracy of Bones <\/strong>(Kathy Reichs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novel: <\/strong>new and different from what has been known before.<\/p>Merriam Webster Dictionary<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My daughter started University in February and, as exhilarating and unique student life is, if my memory serves me right it does begin by feeling as it is written in… The Bone Code <\/strong>(Kathy Reichs). Pause to celebrate a temporary closure as I finished reading the entire (published) Bones, Temperance Brennan<\/em> novels collection by Kathy Reichs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was about now when I decided that my WIP needs a prequel (almost done now), a moment I’d label as Dracula, Prince of Many Faces <\/strong>(Radu R Florescu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Targoviste and Vlad Dracula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While I was queuing waiting for my first Pfizer vaccine shot I felt… Under the Knife <\/strong>(Tess Gerritissen). My sweet daughter had gifted me the Rizzoli and Isles <\/em>DVD collection for Christmas 2020 and I am pleased (although feel a little lost too) to have finished reading in 2021 the entire Rizzoli and Isles<\/em> book series by Tess Gerritsen published thus far… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waking up at all the wee hours of the morning to write, running on coffee and adrenaline, I often felt like… The Surgeon<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen), although wrestling characters and mending plot holes was more like a job for… The Apprentice<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year I watched on TV the Olympics in Tokyo<\/em> and it brought back many childhood memories, but seeing no spectators in the audience I felt like asking why, who is The Sinner<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some historical moments stood out for me during 2021, like this … Body Double<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen): Kamala Harris becomes US Vice President and Maria Ressa receives the Nobel Peace Prize being the first ever Philippine native to have won one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Taliban<\/a>‘s return to power in Afghanistan I felt like watching an entire nation… Vanish<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen). America ended the longest-ever war, 20 years, with Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My daughter and I have a few TV shows we love to watch together, like Rizzoli and Isles<\/em>, Gilmore Girls <\/em>and Friends<\/em>, so we couldn’t miss their Reunion<\/em>! It was like attending… The Mephisto Club<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something that lightened the moon during 2021 was cargo ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal. It was certainly… The Keepsake <\/strong>\/ Keeping the Dead<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some events I want to remember witnessing during 2021 as nearly all happened in space… Ice Cold <\/strong>\/ The Killing Place<\/strong> (Tess Gerritsen). These are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n