2024 books
Best Of:
We Solve Murders- BASICALLY A PERFECT BOOK. Mystery by the guy did Thursday murder club
Somewhere Beyond The Sea- BASICALLY A PERFECT BOOK. Cerulean Chronicles #2 and just as charming and delightful as the first.
Death At The Sign Of The Rook- A PERFECT BOOK. Newest Jackson Brodie which I do think is my all time favorite series.
Shark Heart- I promise you you’ve never read anything like this before.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches- BASICALLY A PERFECT BOOK. Just charming and delightful. I might reread it now.
Honorable Mentions:
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl- super charming YA.
Southern Man- newest Penn Cage. These books are long and dense, but they’re quite good.
Detective Sean Duffy books- really liked this series set in Ireland during the Troubles.
The Return of Ellie Black- terrific mystery
I Was A Doctor in Auschwitz: book written by a woman who was, well, you know, not too long after the war. Might be the most upsetting book I’ve ever read, but an important one.
Think Twice- the return of Myron Boltair, a character I’ve been reading for at least twenty years and am always happy to see.
The Hunter- Tana French is always perfection.
The FunJungle books- this series is for like fifth graders but what can I say, I thought it was awesome.
One Way Back: A Memoir- Christine Blasey Ford and the laughter indelible in the hippocampus is never far from my mind.
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven books- delightful
Relinquished: the Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood and The Child Catchers: Reacue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption- these really changed my thinking about adoption
Alex Mack books- they’re for kids. I watched the show as a kid. Whatever, they were worth the eBay buy.
Blessed Water: Sister Holiday #2- these mysteries starring a nun are some of my favorites.
The Mimi Lee books- cozies with a talking cat that I liked a surprising amount
Margo’s Got Money Troubles- a delight from start to finish
Guilt in Ginataan- new installment of what might be my favorite cozy series
The Grey Wolf- newest Gamache. I gobbled it down.
How to be Safe- I am honestly still not sure if I liked this book, but I am still thinking about it
The Message- a must read to see how Israel has laundered their incredible crimes into something palatable
Consent: a Memoir- woman who married her professor. Thoughtful about consent and responsibility and changing language.
Full List:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/252807?shelf=2024&sort=date_added&order=d
We Solve Murders- BASICALLY A PERFECT BOOK. Mystery by the guy did Thursday murder club
Somewhere Beyond The Sea- BASICALLY A PERFECT BOOK. Cerulean Chronicles #2 and just as charming and delightful as the first.
Death At The Sign Of The Rook- A PERFECT BOOK. Newest Jackson Brodie which I do think is my all time favorite series.
Shark Heart- I promise you you’ve never read anything like this before.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches- BASICALLY A PERFECT BOOK. Just charming and delightful. I might reread it now.
Honorable Mentions:
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl- super charming YA.
Southern Man- newest Penn Cage. These books are long and dense, but they’re quite good.
Detective Sean Duffy books- really liked this series set in Ireland during the Troubles.
The Return of Ellie Black- terrific mystery
I Was A Doctor in Auschwitz: book written by a woman who was, well, you know, not too long after the war. Might be the most upsetting book I’ve ever read, but an important one.
Think Twice- the return of Myron Boltair, a character I’ve been reading for at least twenty years and am always happy to see.
The Hunter- Tana French is always perfection.
The FunJungle books- this series is for like fifth graders but what can I say, I thought it was awesome.
One Way Back: A Memoir- Christine Blasey Ford and the laughter indelible in the hippocampus is never far from my mind.
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven books- delightful
Relinquished: the Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood and The Child Catchers: Reacue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption- these really changed my thinking about adoption
Alex Mack books- they’re for kids. I watched the show as a kid. Whatever, they were worth the eBay buy.
Blessed Water: Sister Holiday #2- these mysteries starring a nun are some of my favorites.
The Mimi Lee books- cozies with a talking cat that I liked a surprising amount
Margo’s Got Money Troubles- a delight from start to finish
Guilt in Ginataan- new installment of what might be my favorite cozy series
The Grey Wolf- newest Gamache. I gobbled it down.
How to be Safe- I am honestly still not sure if I liked this book, but I am still thinking about it
The Message- a must read to see how Israel has laundered their incredible crimes into something palatable
Consent: a Memoir- woman who married her professor. Thoughtful about consent and responsibility and changing language.
Full List:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/252807?shelf=2024&sort=date_added&order=d
