What I Read in 2024

Happy New Year’s Eve!

It’s time for my annual reading recap! I’m never quite sure until I look over my reading for each year how it will stack up against previous years. It turns out 2024 looks pretty similar to 2023. As of this morning, I’m at 88 books, but I might eke out one more today. Last year I finished 90 books. Here are a few trends:

As with 2023, I continued rereading some of the books on my existing shelves. I ended up rereading two rather long series, so as a result, one-third of the books I read this year were rereads. I love returning to the comfort of a familiar book.Earlier in the year, I was still trying to fix that pesky mystery novel, so I continued to read a lot of mysteries/thrillers. Plus, I like them!My adult reading was up a bit more than last year, but the long historical romance series I reread contributed greatly to that number.

Here are my overall age category numbers as compared to the last couple of years. Next year I might start tracking genre too.

And here’s the list of books. It’s impossible for me to pick favorite reads anymore, but if there’s an asterisk, it means I added it to my permanent collection–or intend to. Honestly, I read so many great books this year, I might still pick up more, because as you can see, I love to reread (marked with an R). As you might have guessed, those books are already in my permanent collection.

Lying in the Deep by Diana UrbanThe It Girl by Ruth WareSnow in Love by Kasie West & others (R)Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson*The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy SpringerAfter Midnight by Teresa Medeiros*The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros (R)How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) by Cristina FernandezGeek Girl by Holly Smale (R)All Wrapped Up by Holly Smale (R)Model Misfit by Holly Smale (R)Geek Drama by Holly Smale (R)Picture Perfect by Holly Smale (R)All That Glitters by Holly Smale (R)Sunny Side Up by Holly Smale (R)Head Over Heels by Holly Smale (R)Cruise Confidential by Brian David BrunsForever Geek by Holly Smale (R)Love, Me by Jessica SaundersOnce More with Feeling by Elissa SussmanBetting on You by Lynn PainterWith A Little Luck by Marissa MeyerDungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce*The Getaway List by Emma LordThey Went Left by Monica HesseThe Wrong Mirror by Emma DarcyAll Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark (R)The Case of the Disappearing Duchess by Nancy SpringerEnola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons by Nancy SpringerEnola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy SpringerEnola Holmes and the Elegant Escape by Nancy SpringerEnola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy SpringerHappy Place by Emily HenryAn Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves*One of Us Is Next by Karen McManusThe Rose Code by Kate QuinnAn Unlikely Proposition by Rosalyn EvesThe Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist (R)The Opal Queen by Jenny Lundquist (R)The Name Drop by Susan LeeMorrigan’s Cross by Nora RobertsKill Her Twice by Stacey Lee*Destroy the Day by Brigid KemmererThe Ballad of Darcy & Russell by Morgan MatsonField Rules by Carla Luna*Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol FollmuthLove, off the Record by Samantha Markum*12 to 22 by Jen Calonita*The Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alexander (R)His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander (R)Same Time, Next Christmas by Victoria Alexander (R)My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander (R)Lord Stillwell’s Excellent Engagements by Victoria Alexander (R)The Importance of Being Wicked by Victoria Alexander (R)What Happens at Christmas by Victoria Alexander (R)The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride by Victoria Alexander (R)Hearts Overboard by Becky DeanThe Unwedding by Ally CondieHeir, Apparently by Kara McDowell*Meet Me in Ivy Falls by Amy True*The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander (R)One of Our Kind by Nicola YoonThe Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes*My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows*Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonLies and Weddings by Kevin KwanThe Daring Exploits of a Runaway Heiress by Victoria Alexander (R)The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (R)Authority by Jamie Krakover* (R)If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaThe Break-Up Pact by Emma LordTwo Summers by Aimee Friedman (R)Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel NayeriIn Some Other Life by Jessica Brody (R)First Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonMagic Dark and Strange by Kelly PowellI Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy SheehanBye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows*Also Known As by Robin BenwayNear Misses & Cowboy Kisses by Katrina EmmelSixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan*Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne AllainHow to Survive Your Murder by Danielle ValentineIn Want of a Suspect by Tirzah PriceGirl Overboard by Sandra BlockThin Air by Kellie M. Parker*Right Here, Right Now by Shannon DunlapSpectacular by Stephanie Garber*

What did you read in 2024? Anything that was on my list? Do you have any recommendations for me in 2025 based on what I enjoyed this year? I’m always up for recommendations!

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