Favorite Book(s) of 2024?

I read mostly memoir, history, and historical fiction.
My favorites in 2024 were James by Percival Everett, The Women by Kristin Hannah, A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan, and The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

 

Project Hair Mary was such a good book. The audible version was really well done.

 

I loved Project Hail Mary

 

I read less in 2024 than previous years but did enjoy quite a few of what I did read. Here's a couple of faves:

• The Guest by B.A. Paris
• The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass
• Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble
• None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
• The Girl With No Name by Diney Costeloe

 

That was my first Kristin Hannah book and it was so good!

 

Loved this book so much! When I re-read it this summer with a couple of friends from church, they said it was having a big resurgence and was hard to find at the libraries again. I'm not sure why though? Lol. One of the girls said she'd heard they were making it into a movie, so maybe that's why?

 

I did hear about a movie being made with Ryan Gosling but maybe not until 2026

 

I read (or primarily listen) A LOT and I'm pretty stingy with 5-stars. They have to stay with me for awhile, as I'm always onto the next loan from the library!

I had 18 5 stars reads out of 183 in 2024!

• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
• Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
• Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
• The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
• The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
• Drowning by T.J. Newman
• The Book Spy by Alan Hlad
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major
• The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
• When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, Susan Meissner
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
• Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
• The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen
• The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman
• This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
• The Women by Kristin Hannah
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

 

lots of good ones here. Some I’ve read and loved and others are on my never ending to-read list. Lol. I’m most interested in the Fredrick backman one you listed. I’ve read many of his and loved almost all of them! Off to check that one out.

 

It's a short story & I listened on audible. One of those short stories that you wish was longer

 

I managed to read 17 books in 2024, was a pretty rubbish year and just couldn't concentrate to read much. But out of the books I did read my favourite were

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Accomplice by Steve Cavanagh
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Hopefully get more books read in 2025

 

I'm a voracious reader and a quick reader. I logged over 250 books for 2024. Here's my listing of favorites read last year: