2024 Reading Recap

I read more books in 2024 than ever before – 140, 79 of which were audiobooks. I’d initially posted on socials on December 30 that I’d read 139, because I didn’t think I’d finish the book I was currently reading, but I couldn’t put down The Good Samaritan by John Marrs, who made my list a whopping three times.

Here’s the full breakout…

Best Fiction:

• Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
• If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
• The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
• Snowblind by Christopher Golden
• The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
• The Four by Ellie Keel
• Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
• I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
• The Good Samaritan by John Marrs
• Keep It in the Family by John Marrs
• The One by John Marrs
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
• The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Honorable Mentions Fiction:

• The House on Cold Creek Lane by Liz Alterman
• Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey
• The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry
• The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
• The Spite House by Johnny Compton
• The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
• The Block Party by Jamie Day
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
• Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (3rd in the Crazy Rich Asians series)
• The You Series by Caroline Kepnes (also a good show!)
• Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
• Hum if You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais
• Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
• The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (sequel to The Maid)
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Murder Road by Simone St. James
• Zero Days by Ruth Ware

Best Nonfiction:

• All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters by Elizabeth Comen
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
• Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality by Bill Killday
• If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
• Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents – And What They Mean for America’s Future by Jean M. Twenge

Honorable Mentions Nonfiction:

• I Didn’t Sign Up for This: A Couples Therapist Shares Real-Life Stories of Breaking Patterns and Finding Joy in Relationships…Including Her Own by Tracy Dalgelish
• Writing That Gets Notices: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published.
• The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel
• Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller

Best Memoirs:

• The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir by Kelly Bishop
• Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur
• Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career by Kristi Coulter
• Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
• The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite
• Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell by Deryck Whibley
• Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond by Henry Winkler

Honorable Mention Memoirs:

• Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother and Me by Whoppi Goldberg
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
• Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the 80s by Gary Gulman
• Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox
• Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson

What would you add to the list?

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