I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. I truly love nothing more than picking up a good book and getting lost in it for hours. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to enjoy reading even more. Reading in the evenings helps me decompress after a long day and is an easy way to escape reality. I’ve also met so many of my good friends through the virtual book club I joined a few years ago.
Every year, I try to push myself to not only read more but also more intentionally. It’s so easy to get caught up in the comparison game of how many books you’ve read compared to your peers; I personally find myself getting burnt out and in reading slumps regularly because of this. All this to say, last year, I really tried to focus on the books I wanted to read versus ones I felt pressured to read because they’re popular. I ended up finishing the year off reading 40 books (my goal for the year!) and in this post, I’m sharing every book I read in 2024. Maybe you’ll find a few to add to your TBR this year!
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My Rankings, Explained
⭐️ – I did not like this book and do not recommend it
⭐️⭐️ – This book was ok, I didn’t feel motivated to read it
⭐️⭐️⭐️ – I liked this book, but I didn’t love some parts
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – I really liked this book will recommend it to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – This book was amazing, I reallllly loved it, and will recommend it to everyone I meet
💫 – Half star
Every Book I Read in 2024
Biographies + Memoirs
- Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Mystery + Thriller
- Too Late by Colleen Hoover, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Fury by Alx Michaelides, ⭐️⭐️
- Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Romance + Contemporary
- A Winter in New York by Josie Silver, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Good Part by Sophie Cousens, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Idea of You by Robbine Lee, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Funny Story by Emily Henry, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Regretting You by Colleen Hoover, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Layla by Colleen Hoover, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Priest by Sierra Simone, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Historical Fiction
- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Measure by Nick Erlick, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
General Fiction
- The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Short Stories/Novellas
- Midnight Mass by Sierra Simone, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazlewood, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey, ⭐️
- All By My Elf by Olivia Dade, ⭐️
- Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandra Bellefleur, ⭐️⭐️
- Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Housemaid’s Wedding by Frieda McFadden, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Absolute Favorite Books of 2024
- After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
- This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
- Funny Story by Emily Henry
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros