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My Top Reads of 2024 ✨
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items A curation of my favorite books of 2024! 🤩 Spanning multiple genres, you can find a little bit of everything in this list. Romance, Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, and more!
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Favorite Fantasy 🧙🏻♀️
Favorite Romance 💕
Favorite LitFic 📖
Favorite Historical Fiction 🧳
Favorite Science Fiction 🪐
Favorite Non-Fiction 🤓
Favorite Fantasy 🧙🏻♀️
A fantasy series I constantly think about. Obsessed with the world-building and the characters. Couldn’t put this series down!
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Loved the diversity of characters in this book, and I thought the magic system was so fun!! I could see this being made into a movie FOR SURE
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
A Baba Yaga retelling (Jewish mythology) about good vs evil told through the lens of twins who could not be more opposite!
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
The first book in the Crimson Moth Duology. A witch hunter hunting down a witch in an incredible enemies to lovers book. I loved this one!!
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
A vampire and werewolf romance? YES PLEASE! I devoured this book in 24 hours!
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Patrick’s ability to instantly sweep you into a magical world with high stakes and a dark history was truly remarkable. This story is unforgettable. Inner turmoil, found families, complicated moral war happenings, true human connection, love in the u...
The Witch & the Wicked by Kade Patrick
A retelling of the famous Achilles and the Battle of Troy. LGBTQIA+ romance, beautiful prose, and a heart-wrenching tale of glory and love.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Favorite Romance 💕
In my top 3 EmHen books of all time! Miscommunication, steadfast friendships, and a beautiful backdrop of Maine.
Happy Place by Emily Henry
A romance that takes place in a small town in Michigan. Their partners' break up and start dating each other, and they are forced to find new living arrangements (WITH EACH OTHER!) So good, so funny, and the male main character reminds me of Nick fro...
Funny Story by Emily Henry
A super cute and summery YA romance that takes place in Martha's Vineyard. A delicious slow burn that will make you want to book a trip to the lake house!
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
Favorite LitFic 📖
One of my fav TJR books. These felt like real people and often reminded me of Fleetwood Mac!
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A main character you will scream at, but a great story on micro-aggressions, the publishing industry, and cancel culture!
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
"A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth."
I picked this book up not long after my MIL passed. The way that Tartt describes grief through the protagonist is so accurate it hurt. You go on a JOURNEY with the main character, lots of bad, but also some good. So many important topics are covered....
I picked this book up not long after my MIL passed. The way that Tartt describes grief through the protagonist is so accurate it hurt. You go on a JOURNEY with the main character, lots of bad, but also some good. So many important topics are covered....
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Favorite Historical Fiction 🧳
A poignant and moving story of love, community, and fighting against injustice!
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
A gut-wrenching tale of a family trying to survive during the Great Depression/Dust Bowl era.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Favorite Science Fiction 🪐
An epic beginning to the Red Rising series all about classism and the moral ambiguity of good vs evil!
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
One of my ALL TIME favorite sci-fi novels. Explores racism, white superiority complexes, and overcoming all odds
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
Privatized prisons make prisoners fight to the death in a new national sports program. An insane read focused on inequality, our corrupt justice system, and the fight to survive.
Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Favorite Non-Fiction 🤓
A collection of short essays that review humanity in star ratings: Dr. Pepper, sunsets, scratch and sniff stickers, the Indy 500, and more!
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Snippets of her clients' conversations, a therapist navigates her own grief and breakup while juggling the complexities of other people's lives. Life-changing!
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Favorite Thriller/Horror 🔪
A collection of dystopian horror short stories that explore consumerism, racism, and the struggle for humanity in modern America.
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah