Books of 2024

  • by Alice Oseman

    I would recommend this series to anyone, I truly think it is meant for any and all. These comics are healing and beautiful and touch on somany topics that are not often discussed openly. Oseman does a terrific job making all her characters human and not just high school stereotypes. I have fallen in love with these characters and I’m sure you will to.

  • by Andy Weir

    A highly enjoyable, scientifically dense romp through outer space. Weir understands humanity and our relationship to the universe in such a beautiful and simple way.

  • by SenLinYu

    A Harry Potter fanfiction, yes, but also a 900 page stunning novel. Traumatic and heartbreaking and lovely and beautiful. I would never recommend you read it, but if you do you are in for an incredible story.

  • by isthisselfcare

    This Harry Potter based fanfiction was exactly the sweet hilarious rom/com style book I needed after reading Manacled. It is told from Dracos perspective which is not particularly common in romance books. I was giggling and gasping and kicking my feet at the witty and cheeky banter throughout. Thorough and thoughtful and an all around delight.

  • by Riley Sager

    I have often claimed that thrillers are never shocking enough for me, I hate reading a book just to guess the twist ending. This book however proved me wrong. It was smart, detailed, fast paced, a little creepy, and I absolutely flew through it. The characters and setting were easy to picture, and the unbelievable circumstances were completely believable which is sometimes difficult to pull off in a twisty turny story like this.

  • by Rick Riordan

    I am a big advocate for reading or rereading books from growing up. I never read any of the Percy Jacksons and I’m so glad I decided to at age 23. Rick Riordan, quite impressively, manages to write these novels from the voice of a 15 year old without making it unbearably cringe or juvenile. Just delightful to read, who doesn’t love some greek myth and a coming of age story all in one.

  • by Deanna Raybourn

    This would make a fantastic TV show. A highly interesting premise, but the follow through was a little watery. A badass story about 4 murder-for-hire women in their 60s kicking ass, but lacking drama and stakes.

  • by Rick Riordan

    I am a big advocate for reading or rereading books from growing up. I never read any of the Percy Jacksons and I’m so glad I decided to at age 23. Rick Riordan, quite impressively, manages to write these novels from the voice of a 15 year old without making it unbearably cringe or juvenile. Just delightful to read, who doesn’t love some greek myth and a coming of age story all in one.

  • by Rick Riordan

    I am a big advocate for reading or rereading books from growing up. I never read any of the Percy Jacksons and I’m so glad I decided to at age 23. Rick Riordan, quite impressively, manages to write these novels from the voice of a 15 year old without making it unbearably cringe or juvenile. Just delightful to read, who doesn’t love some greek myth and a coming of age story all in one.

  • by Jaden Payne

    A decent debut novel about an unofficial murder mystery investigation taking place in a world famous art museum. An intriguing idea with a satisfying ending, but disappointingly a bit touch and go on the pacing and some cliché character archetypes

  • by Rick Riordan

    I am a big advocate for reading or rereading books from growing up. I never read any of the Percy Jacksons and I’m so glad I decided to at age 23. Rick Riordan, quite impressively, manages to write these novels from the voice of a 15 year old without making it unbearably cringe or juvenile. Just delightful to read, who doesn’t love some greek myth and a coming of age story all in one.

  • by Rick Riordan

    I am a big advocate for reading or rereading books from growing up. I never read any of the Percy Jacksons and I’m so glad I decided to at age 23. Rick Riordan, quite impressively, manages to write these novels from the voice of a 15 year old without making it unbearably cringe or juvenile. Just delightful to read, who doesn’t love some greek myth and a coming of age story all in one.

  • by Min Jin Lee

    An impressive and beautifully written family drama spanning four generations. The characters are likeable while remaining grounded and human. You feel their pain and want them to succeed. You watch their children grow and age and have children themselves and then those children grow and age and have their own, somehow making you feel completely connected to this family while not spending too loon any particular part of their lives. The writing is blunt and poetic and perfectly suited for this story. Tragedies happen as they do in life, and you are forced to move on from them just as the characters do.

    The second half of the book slowed down considerably and was not as impressive in my opinion, but finished strongly with a cathartic and lovely closing.

  • by André Aciman

    Aciman writes the inner life of people navigating love and lust and loss so vividly it is almost uncomfortable to witness. He shows the parts of ourselves we hope no one notices when opening up to someone for the first time. It’s embarrassing and cathartic and beautiful.

  • by Susanna Clarke

    I just simply enjoyed this. Full of magic and heart, I ate it up in one sitting. The world Clarke creates is fantastical and vivid and we learn new things right along with Piranesi and are rooting for him the whole way through.

    Ending with a beautiful subtle message: our world is fascinating and magnificent if only you give it the chance to show you.

  • Emilia Hart

    I enjoyed the unique take this author presented on what being a “witch” meant and the connection to nature. However, that is where my enjoyment ended. The whole book was incredibly… expected. Hart managed to write a novel filled to the brim with every stereotype and cliché about women in every time period. It is disappointingly familiar. While trying to write a book with empowering female characters, she has somehow diminished their power every step of the way.

    This is a book that many people would enjoy, I just do not happen to be one of them.

  • by Jacqueline Harpman, Ros Schwartz (Translator)

    The best and worst of our kind laid out for the reader to experience. Urges us to consider what we are underneath everything we take for granted and what drives us to keep living day after day. Everyone must read this in their lifetime.

  • by Liz Trenow

    A breathtaking war time love story. An inspiring deciption of the resiliency and strength of women. I had no qualms with this story. It flowed well, and the characters were full of life and approachable. I also learned a lot about the silk industry which was a surprising and interesting bonus.

  • by Axie Oh

    What a captivating and lovely story. A Korean inspired folk tale whose magic pours from every single page. It is a love story, yes, but it is also a story of wide-eyed innocence, unconditional devoution, bravery, family, fate and duty. A love story of siblings, of friends, of gods and the people who look to them, of storied and their tellers. I loved this book.

  • by R.F. Kuang

    Well written, creative, and engaging. Interesting oncept and good character work… I just didn’t like it. The first half was fascinating; magic and gods and training montages with a weird wise old man and a spunky young girl. But then the aforementioned War started and it just got bleaker and bleaker. It became incredibly violent and graphic and just generally upsetting. Decided not to continue reading this series as I do not have interest in reading fictional graphic war novels in this era of the world.

  • by Leigh Bardugo

    An impressive historical fiction piece about magic, rebellion, politics, and power set during the Spanish inquisition. The writing was effortless and honestly sexy. It did not change my life but I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading it. I am becoming a big fan of Bardugo’s work.

  • TJ Klune

    My first Klune book! I adore a main character change of heart transformation novel. It’s queer and it’s magical and it’s silly and I loved it. Magical fantasy realism at it’s finest.

  • by Lisa Jewell

    An unreliable narrator and so many levels to the upsetting and uncomfortable events that occur. You never know who is lying or whose story to believe and it is all so unsettling. A solid thriller.

  • by Alice Oseman

    Oseman write teenagers in their natural environments with an accuracy that is outstanding. She creates high stakes plot lines that never feel silly or forced or cliché. No unnecessary romance, no eye rolling adult-writing-teenager-slang, and the diversity is so easy and natural. It is truly impressive and I cannot say enough good things about this novel or it’s author.

  • by Leigh Bardugo

  • by Emily Henry

  • by Leigh Bardugo

  • by Abby Jimenez

  • by Hannah Grace

  • by Alan Bennert

  • by Christina Lauren

  • by TJ Klune

  • by TJ Klune

  • by Alice Winn

    This tragically beautiful novel showcases the ugly gut churning reality of war alongside the stark simplicity of a love that cannot be expressed. Would recommend this fully to anyone.

  • by Elin Hilderbrand

  • by Elin Hilderbrand

  • by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

  • by Anne Youngson

  • by Alexis hall

  • by Laini Taylor

  • by Laini Taylor

  • by Laini Taylor

  • by Abby Jimenez

  • by Elin Hilderbrand

  • by Casey McQuiston

  • by Mitch Albom

  • by Elin Hilderbrand

  • by Travis Baldree

  • by Stuart Turton

  • by Ann Patchett

  • by Kay Hays

  • by Sangu Mandanna

  • by Rachel Harrison

  • by Erin Sterling

  • by TJ Klune

  • by Louise Penny

  • by Maggie Knox

  • by Georgia Toffolo

  • by Rebecca Yarros

  • by Rebecca Yarros

  • by Lisa Kleypas

  • by Lisa Kleypas

  • by Lisa Kleypas

  • by Lynn Steger Strong

  • by Evie Woods

  • by Alice Osman