Every Book I Read in 2024, Ranked

2024 was a good, not great, year of reading for me! I had been on a big reading kick for a few years prior, but in 2024 I just got sucked into some books I wasn't loving, and it really slowed down my reading. I'm trying to get better about stopping books that I'm not enjoying, but why is it SO hard?! 

I ultimately read 24 books (ish)... let's do a recap! I've done this same post for the past few years, check them out here: 

2021, 2022, and 2023

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5 Stars

First Lie Wins - This was my favorite book of the year, I think! It's a thriller but has a bit more of a "plot" than most thrillers, in my opinion. I was unprepared at every turn, and I loved the ending!

A Perfect Vintage - I adored this book and have since recommended it to all of my friends! I even brought it to our book exchange in December. This is just the best summer read; it tells the story of a woman whose job is to work with french families to transform their chateaus into luxury wineries and hotels, and of course, there is some romance and drama with the family throughout the summer!

A Summer Affair - I love anything Elin Hilderbrand, and this book is no different! If you're unfamiliar with Elin's books, she primarily writes stories set on Nantucket in the summer, that aren't super rom/com-y, more twisty beach reads with interesting characters experiencing something a little dramatic. My all-time favorites are The Blue Bistro and The Matchmaker, but I really loved this one as well!

Finding Mrs Ford - This summery mystery set in Watch Hill is equal parts glamorous and suspenseful!

Love and Other Words - Oh this was so precious. This is a classic trope about childhood friends who lost touch and then run into each other as adults just to figure out the real reason behind what broke them apart. So good, lots of tears.

4.5 Stars

The Five-Star Weekend - Another Elin Hilderbrand! Loved it, of course, but I try not to give every single one 5 out of 5 stars, haha.

Summerland - Another Elin Hilderbrand! Really loved this one but docked half a point because it was sad.

Local Woman Missing - This was an amazing thriller. Docked half a point because it was almost too scary for me at some points... just a lot of... imagery. But loved the story!

None of This is True - I guess it was a big year of thrillers for me! This was trippy, I loved the ending. It's about two women and you can't really tell who is the good one vs the bad one in the end.

Before We Were Innocent - This was great; two friends were blamed for their friend's death years ago, lost touch, and now one of them needs a favor.

4 Stars

Funny Story - I'm not usually into Emily Henry books, but I liked this one!

Same Time Next Summer - This is a cute, classic beach read! Sam is engaged to Jack, but when she goes home for the summer and sees Wyatt, it's a typical beach read in the sense of ohh I wonder who she's going to end up with now... haha.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (#3) - I was on a Harry Potter kick at the end of 2023 and enjoyed the third one at the beginning of 2024, but then I needed a break. I'll hopefully pick up and finish the series later this year!

3 Stars

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

Discipline is Destiny

Anita De Monte Laughs Last

Did you Hear About Kitty Karr?

Small Things Like These

2 Stars

In an attempt to buoy my reading goal progress, I read five short, holiday-themed books. I give them two stars because they were pretty smutty, which I'm not super into, and I wouldn't classify them necessarily as "real" books, to me they're like "mini books. These are just quick, cute, 70ish page reads, part of the "Under the Mistletoe" series: Cruel Winter With You, Merry Ever After, All by My Elf, Merriment and Mayhem, and Only Santas in the Building

DNF

Fourth Wing - is this controversial?! It was so dramatic yet somehow boring to me at the same time. I got about 60% through and gave up, lol.

What was the best book you read in 2023?

xoxo