Books Read in 2024

1

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman

1,726 members

80 reviews

½ 4.3

16 Members: FAMeulstee, souloftherose, elkiedee, SirThomas, MDGentleReader, ahef1963, trinsic, Maryjane75, Jake_Mellor23, tatakae, SEEMA.DATTA, Everett_w, lyonlaredo, Petraraa, Pgautam561990, samuelmyklebust
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 10.01.24; Library hardback - reviewed 17.01.24

2

Tom Lake

by Ann Patchett

2,312 members

115 reviews

4.1

12 Members: aprille, streamsong, AnotherAge, Katealayne, amyshaff, ahef1963, Tosta, bre3924, trinsic, vadet514, Korari, samuelmyklebust
Explanations: ahef1963: 5/5 stars. Terrific book by one of my favourite authors.

3

Dune

by Frank Herbert

44,745 members

698 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: trantor, TseMoana, dhm, stephenis, trinsic, MoriahJ, ngoomie, vadet514, MirandaN, lyonlaredo
Explanations: ngoomie: Haven't watched either of the recent movies, but they did certainly remind me that I've been wanting to read Dune for a while. Unfortunately though because of Dune Pt. 2 being in theatres, the demand at my local library was so high I had to send it back a few times while I was in the middle of reading lol

4

The Bee Sting

by Paul Murray

1,143 members

49 reviews

3.9

9 Members: aprille, booksinbed, raidergirl3, edparks, amyshaff, peterveen, sarahac, lornaneligan, SEEMA.DATTA

5

Witch King

by Martha Wells

1,192 members

56 reviews

½ 3.7

8 Members: shadrach_anki, susanna.fraser, Rtrace, jsburbidge, trinsic, Maryjane75, vadet514, AshleyC1985

6

1984

by George Orwell

84,891 members

1,298 reviews

4.2

7 Members: SirThomas, trinsic, ngoomie, AshleyC1985, MirandaN, lornaneligan, jbcthatsme

7

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

by Rupert Holmes

1,206 members

26 reviews

3.9

6 Members: cabyrum, Tosta, trinsic, MoriahJ, Destiny_Morna, samuelmyklebust

8

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman

3,239 members

155 reviews

4.2

6 Members: Onj, MaureenONeill, Maryjane75, billlly, sarahac, Petraraa

9

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

by Heather Fawcett

2,257 members

65 reviews

4

6 Members: souloftherose, hollythepenguin, MoriahJ, daplz, AshleyC1985, yhadahninthapin

10

The Running Grave

by Robert Galbraith

848 members

46 reviews

4.2

6 Members: janoorani24, Bookmarque, SirThomas, TragicSoprano, Maryjane75, sarahac

11

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

11,987 members

487 reviews

3.8

6 Members: bookwoman84, mahsdad, bre3924, Korari, Blueeyedbabe1990, Petraraa

12

System Collapse

by Martha Wells

1,381 members

77 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Bookmarque, Peace2, Tosta, trinsic, Maryjane75, AshleyC1985

13

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

by R. F. Kuang

5,937 members

143 reviews

4

6 Members: aprille, Rtrace, bigcurlyloz, SirThomas, Nettslider21, MDonneHayden

14

Nettle and Bone

by T. Kingfisher

2,033 members

97 reviews

4.2

7 Members: jsburbidge, aethercowboy, briarhills, rretzler, waxflower, AshleyC1985, SEEMA.DATTA

15

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3,767 members

129 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: littlegreycloud, acousticmoose, Maryjane75, vadet514, Petraraa

16

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt

3,435 members

205 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Bookmarque, MDGentleReader, bre3924, wildflower-reads, Korari, Petraraa

17

Slow Horses

by Mick Herron

1,994 members

115 reviews

3.9

5 Members: terran, peterveen, Maryjane75, sarahac, AshleyC1985

18

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

11,470 members

413 reviews

4.2

5 Members: dara85, treegardner, bre3924, AshleyC1985, MirandaN

19

The Yellow Wallpaper {story}

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

3,415 members

147 reviews

4.1

4 Members: mahsdad, Katealayne, swedishreader, Petraraa

20

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

20,035 members

897 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: bookwoman84, MaureenONeill, Maryjane75, Blueeyedbabe1990

21

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

15,869 members

488 reviews

4

5 Members: dancesports, souloftherose, ahef1963, AshleyC1985, libthing_sm
Explanations: ahef1963: 2.5/5 stars. I don't like high fantasy and I didn't like the story, especially the last few chapters.

22

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

6,543 members

330 reviews

4.1

5 Members: mahsdad, bre3924, sarahac, Korari, Petraraa

23

Wyrd Sisters

by Terry Pratchett

12,811 members

193 reviews

4

4 Members: SirThomas, waxflower, davidized, MirandaN

24

The Two Towers

by J. R. R. Tolkien

50,246 members

312 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: mahsdad, Jake_Mellor23, vadet514

25

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher

835 members

54 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, jsburbidge, aethercowboy, briarhills, libthing_sm

26

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

by John Vaillant

409 members

21 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: streamsong, raidergirl3, peterveen

27

Real Tigers

by Mick Herron

850 members

43 reviews

4

3 Members: terran, birder4106, sarahac

28

Artificial Condition

by Martha Wells

3,662 members

214 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Bookmarque, Peace2, acousticmoose, Maryjane75

29

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman

2,439 members

96 reviews

4.2

5 Members: SirThomas, Onj, MaureenONeill, sarahac, Petraraa

30

I'm Glad My Mom Died

by Jennette McCurdy

3,720 members

120 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: treegardner, bre3924, ngoomie, Petraraa

31

Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

8,956 members

367 reviews

4.2

4 Members: mahsdad, sturlington, ngoomie, Petraraa

32

Horse

by Geraldine Brooks

1,860 members

103 reviews

4.2

4 Members: streamsong, MDonneHayden, Korari, Petraraa

33

Iron Flame

by Rebecca Yarros

5,392 members

70 reviews

4.2

5 Members: rretzler, daplz, sarahac, libthing_sm, Petraraa

34

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

8,799 members

184 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: rretzler, daplz, sarahac, libthing_sm, Petraraa

35

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

25,843 members

538 reviews

4.1

3 Members: mahsdad, annus_sanctus, Nettslider21
Explanations: annus_sanctus: The book is 1000x better than any of the movies. Glad I finally read it

36

I Have Some Questions For You

by Rebecca Makkai

1,460 members

75 reviews

3.8

4 Members: bookwoman84, aprille, sturlington, Petraraa

37

Yellowface

by R. F. Kuang

2,990 members

127 reviews

3.9

4 Members: trantor, raidergirl3, hollythepenguin, Petraraa

38

Equal Rites

by Terry Pratchett

14,828 members

256 reviews

3.8

3 Members: aethercowboy, SirThomas, davidized

39

Rogue Protocol

by Martha Wells

3,281 members

192 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Bookmarque, Peace2, acousticmoose, Maryjane75

40

Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka

809 members

41 reviews

4

4 Members: mahsdad, peterveen, Maryjane75, ngoomie

41

His Majesty's Dragon

by Naomi Novik

8,372 members

378 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Edward, bookwoman84, AshleyC1985, Petraraa

42

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

6,000 members

236 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Edward, bigcurlyloz, cabyrum, Petraraa

43

Some Desperate Glory

by Emily Tesh

709 members

28 reviews

4

4 Members: susanna.fraser, Rtrace, trantor, hollythepenguin

44

The Wren, The Wren

by Anne Enright

369 members

17 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: aprille, raidergirl3, elkiedee
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 01.01.24; Kindle

45

The Vaster Wilds

by Lauren Groff

823 members

47 reviews

3.9

3 Members: revbean, birder4106, Petraraa

46

The Kaiju Preservation Society

by John Scalzi

1,919 members

112 reviews

3.9

4 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, mahsdad, aethercowboy, Maryjane75

47

The Testaments

by Margaret Atwood

6,781 members

231 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Bookmarque, Katealayne, Peace2, AshleyC1985

48

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

2,473 members

125 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aprille, booksinbed, Korari, Petraraa

49

Turtles All the Way Down

by John Green

7,317 members

244 reviews

4

3 Members: bre3924, ngoomie, elfoster93

50

House of Earth and Blood

by Sarah J. Maas

7,520 members

117 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: raindr0psonr0ses, AshleyC1985, libthing_sm

51

Lyorn

by Steven Brust

87 members

9 reviews

3.8

3 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, jsburbidge, libthing_sm

52

The Librarianist

by Patrick deWitt

801 members

51 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: raidergirl3, Stroudley, Korari

53

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

9,447 members

303 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, hollythepenguin, Destiny_Morna

54

Saga, Volume Eleven

by Brian K. Vaughan

251 members

7 reviews

4

3 Members: baaic, mahsdad, dhm

55

From a Far and Lovely Country

by Alexander McCall Smith

165 members

12 reviews

3.9

3 Members: raidergirl3, rretzler, Petraraa

56

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

by Naomi Klein

691 members

32 reviews

4.1

3 Members: booksinbed, elkiedee, MirandaN
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 20.05.24; Library hardback - reviewed 18.06.24

57

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

6,197 members

375 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Bookmarque, peterveen, Peace2, davidized

58

Demon Daughter

by Lois McMaster Bujold

130 members

6 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: susanna.fraser, souloftherose, rretzler

59

Exit Strategy

by Martha Wells

2,887 members

174 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Bookmarque, Michael.Rimmer, Peace2, Maryjane75

60

North Woods

by Daniel Mason

1,271 members

65 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aprille, streamsong, FAMeulstee, Petraraa

61

Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree

2,101 members

54 reviews

4.1

3 Members: m_island, aethercowboy, libthing_sm

62

The Mars House

by Natasha Pulley

143 members

11 reviews

4.2

3 Members: sturlington, hollythepenguin, Petraraa

63

Prophet Song

by Paul Lynch

1,095 members

51 reviews

4.2

3 Members: edparks, peterveen, MaureenONeill

64

Rose/House

by Arkady Martine

161 members

16 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: Rtrace, trantor, DisassemblyOfReason

65

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

by Kazuo Ishiguro

2,342 members

106 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: ahef1963, Jake_Mellor23
Explanations: ahef1963: 4/5 stars. Started 2024 with a very good series of interlinked short stories about night and music.

66

Foster

by Claire Keegan

1,446 members

91 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: edparks, SirThomas, Petraraa

67

The Tainted Cup

by Robert Jackson Bennett

653 members

44 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: jsburbidge, AshleyC1985, Petraraa

68

Educated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

10,674 members

531 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: EGBERTINA, bre3924, Korari, Petraraa

69

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

23,100 members

1,552 reviews

3.9

3 Members: sturlington, bre3924, Korari

70

Homecoming

by Kate Morton

1,221 members

59 reviews

4

3 Members: dara85, AshleyC1985, Petraraa

71

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

14,738 members

532 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Katealayne, waxflower

72

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V. E. Schwab

10,208 members

304 reviews

4.1

3 Members: daby, Peace2, Petraraa

73

Hello Beautiful

by Ann Napolitano

1,752 members

75 reviews

3.9

3 Members: aprille, raidergirl3, bre3924

74

The Bookbinder of Jericho

by Pip Williams

704 members

39 reviews

4

3 Members: hildretha, elkiedee, Peace2
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 18.02.23; Kindle

75

Winter Hunger

by Ann Tracy

20 members

1 review

4

2 Members: Michael.Rimmer, Jake_Mellor23

76

The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

9,831 members

441 reviews

3.8

3 Members: birder4106, SirThomas, Michael.Rimmer

77

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

29,774 members

534 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, wildflower-reads

78

Golden Son

by Pierce Brown

3,970 members

193 reviews

4.2

3 Members: rretzler, Alexandro69, AshleyC1985

79

House of Sky and Breath

by Sarah J. Maas

4,953 members

47 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: raindr0psonr0ses, AshleyC1985, libthing_sm

80

Mrs. Tim Gets a Job

by D. E. Stevenson

129 members

4 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, MDGentleReader, Petraraa

81

Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

8,078 members

423 reviews

4

3 Members: rretzler, Alexandro69, AshleyC1985

82

Children of Dune

by Frank Herbert

14,464 members

101 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, ngoomie, Petraraa

83

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

by E. L. Konigsburg

17,158 members

283 reviews

4.2

2 Members: susanna.fraser, MirandaN

84

Table for Two

by Amor Towles

741 members

40 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: AnotherAge, edparks, elkiedee, Petraraa
Explanations: elkiedee: Finished 29.10.24; Library hardback

85

Existence

by David Brin

959 members

54 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: DeusXMachina, AshleyC1985

86

Geneva

by Richard Armitage

103 members

6 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: Bookmarque, olgakm

87

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman

6,268 members

300 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Bookmarque, greeneyed_ives, cabyrum, Petraraa

88

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

by Shannon Chakraborty

1,654 members

45 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Peace2, Petraraa

89

A Storm of Wings

by M. John Harrison

193 members

7 reviews

3.8

2 Members: jsburbidge, MKMILQUETOAST

90

Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

522 members

16 reviews

4

3 Members: booksinbed, edparks, dianeham

91

In a Dark, Dark Wood

by Ruth Ware

4,833 members

249 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: SirThomas, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

92

M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link

by Robert Asprin

1,621 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: Rtrace, trantor

93

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern

5,526 members

211 reviews

3.9

2 Members: DeusXMachina, aethercowboy

94

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

by Susannah Cahalan

3,342 members

159 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, bre3924
Explanations: ahef1963: 4/5 stars. Really interesting story about a young woman's fight againsst a disease that almost no one is able to identify. Luckily, someone did.

95