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Top Reads So Far This Year?!
Here are my top years so far this year!!!! I would love to hear a few of your favorites in 2024!!!
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I just went and added two of these to my library wishlist so thank you!
I have read a ridiculous amount this year but if I had to choose two, I'd pick The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer and Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Two very different stories (fantasy vs western) but both made me delay bedtime for both myself and my son to keep reading. In the same vein as Upright Women Wanted is Lucky Red by Claudia Shaffer. I read A LOT of enjoyable fantasy this year so trying to pick another standout is super hard.
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BEST convo starter!! Oh and a couple I haven't read! I definitely agree with The Women & Listen for the Lie. A few others that got high 4 or 5 stars from me so far this year were:
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirstin Miller Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams The Briar Club by Kate Quinn The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger The Little Liar by Mitch Albom After Annie by Anna Quindlen Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenenz The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn Maybe Next time by Cesca Major The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn The Dinner List by Rebecca Serl
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I haven't read in a while but I have listened to a few books on Audible.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez It Starts With Us and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover The Teacher by Freida McFadden
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My 5 star reads of the year are:
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Martin, Madeline The Last Restaurant in Paris by Graham, Lily Light from Uncommon Stars by Aoki, Ryka A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini, Khaled Lessons in Chemistry by Garmus, Bonnie The Covenant of Water by Verghese, Abraham The Marriage Act by Marrs, John One True Loves by Reid, Taylor Jenkins |
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Thanks for all of these recommendations.
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I have so many books on Kindle! I tend to read older books. My favorites so far this year are the 7 books in the Detective Madison Harper mystery series by Wendy Dranfield. Book 8 comes out on Monday, and my friend at work and I can't wait!
I also read the 11 books in the South Carolina Sunset Series by Rachel Hanna. They are clean romance books.
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I own all those but have yet to read them! I am actually quite proud to say that every single one of these books I found at a thrift store!!!
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It's been a couple of weird reading years. I used to read a book a week (sometimes more). My mother was sick with liver cancer in 2023 and passed away in March 2024. I spent a lot of time in conversation with her and family in 2023. When I did have down time, I found I had a hard time reading. I'm still struggling to read as fast as I used to. My mind just wanders . . . BUT I did manage to read a few. Here they are:
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The Women and Lula Dean were also faves for me this year.
Also loved: Zero Stars Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult The Cliffs by J Courtney Sullivan Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
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How are there so many amazing books that I have never even heard of!? Thank you!
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Dark Matter was sooooo good!
My top reads so far this year: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Funny Story by Emily Henry Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Cultish by Amanda Montell Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Circe by Madeline Miller The Whispers by Ashley Audraine I am clearly bad at choosing favorites, and I could talk books forever!
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I listen to audiobooks and have not had the best year with them - I tend to not even rate my books as much lately (amie you know i feel bad about this.. hahal) i've mostly just listened to a lot of fluff.. adding a lot of these to my TBR though!
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Holly was also good if you are keeping up with the series. I mean, I think it could standalone, but probably better to know the background because of references. |
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This might be my fave thread yet!!
I recently read three 5 star books: The Five Year Lie The Night We Lost Him: A Novel The Memory Library
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I just finished the Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. It was a fast good read!
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I read a lot of books, mostly checked out from our local library and on my Kindle. Here are some I've really enjoyed so far this year:
The Women by Kristin Hannah The Banned Book Club by Brenda Novak Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber (anything she writes is always excellent and very clean romance, her Cedar Cove series is particularly good) I also enjoy reading Harlequin's Love Inspired Suspense novels, especially their K-9 Search and Rescue and other series books Trinity Falls Sweet Romance-Snowstorm Christmas series and Icicle Christmas series by Clara Pine (clean romance novels) The Seven Sisters series of romance novels by Hope Holloway (family centric, no swearing, no graphic content) Several books by Pamela Kelley: The Fifth Avenue Apartment, Nantucket Summer House series, Nantucket Beach Plum Cove series, The Nantucket Restaurant series. Also looking forward to her newest books: The Christmas Inn and Nantucket Summer House. Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Novels Looking forward to Debbie Macomber's A Christmas Duet and a host of other Christmas themed books coming out soon. Also looking forward to Louise Penny's The Grey Wolf coming out at the end of October, #19 in her Chief Inspector Gamache Novels which are amazing mysteries.
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They made The Outsider into a mini-series on HBO Max and I'm trying to rope my husband into watching it with me. I'm so worried they won't do justice by the character and I love her so much.
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Books are my favorite thing ever!
My faves lately have been The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman Only If You're Lucky Stacy Willingham The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Five Survive by Holly Jackson Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner***This was an amazing read!!** The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin (I have loved all of her WW2 books) Queens of London by Heather Webb Think Twice by Harlan Coben The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean Listen for the Lie, The Women and Four Winds are all faves of mine. I have so many more... Thankfully I have a hubby that loves to read too. We love to just sit and read at night. Sadly he doesn't share my hobby of buying books. He prefers digital.
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I would LOVE to hear more! I HATE HATE HATE giving books a rating! I am terrible at it... awful! Even after I made myself a guide to follow... nope can't do it! I have a super hard time pin pointing a number to a book that I invested so much time into! My friends laugh at me because I give so many 4 and 5 stars because I just can't make up my mind and I second guess myself. It seriously stresses me out and causes me major anxiety. And who says FLUFF is a bad thing?
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I will have to remember that... I have stayed away from Rom Coms lately and leaned toward thriller, historical fiction, fantasy, romantasy... well pretty much everything else. LOL
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Thank you! I can't believe how many favorites are listed that I have never even heard of! Loving these!!!
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Same! I've had it in my Audible library for months and I can't bring myself to start it.
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Yes, Book of the Month has introduced to me to a lot of great books.
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I've read more this year than I ever had and listened to more audiobooks.
Last count I think I'm around 40 books I've read and just over 60 I've listened to. Here are 10 favs, 5 in each category. Bottom is audiobooks, top is ones I've read. HIGHLY recommend listening to Remarkably Bright Creatures. I've been keeping track on pinterest and goodreads, I've been curious how much I'm reading each month, that's why I've been using pinterest. |
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I’ll add it to my list.
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Dark Matter and House on the Cerulean Sea were 5 stars for me too. Have you read anything else by those authors? I haven’t found one of theirs that I haven’t liked!
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I accidentally read Holly first and then realized she had a whole rich backstory naturally I had to go back and read the whole Mr. Mercedes trilogy, The Outsider, and I have If it Bleeds on hold. I’ve been on a bit of a Stephen King kick this year.
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Here are my five stars so far for this year. I’m most of the way through the Red Rising series, but I can’t image that the next two will be anything but stellar. I overall enjoyed the ACOTAR series, but Mist & Fury and Silver Flames were my favs.
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The more recent one's I can think of...
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