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Reading Recap 2024

This year has been kind of a frantic one, one where I’ve felt like I’ve lost touch with some of the things I love the most – like reading. When I started the year, I was starting the year about to start a new job! I was feeling good about the new year – new job and especially setting it up so soon after I was let go from my previous job.

I was actively moving my body on a regular basis, I was writing so much, and I was feeling good. So my goals for 2024 were a reflection of that and I feel like I did all right most of the year.

Then the fall hit and my reading (and writing) took a nosedive. When it’s all said and done, at the time I’m writing this, I have 87 books read, I’m reading one book on my kindle and listening to one, so I’m hoping to squeeze one more book in the next few days for 90. It won’t be my 100 I aimed for, but it’s better than I thought when I started writing this post.

I used to do my favorite three of each genres but this year, I think I’ll do my three favorites for each month, share some love for more books.

January Favorites

  1. Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
  2. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
  3. The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

February Favorites

  1. Random in Death by J.D. Robb
  2. Only Say Good Things by Crystal Hefner
  3. The Breakup Tour by Austin Sigemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley

March Favorites

  1. The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger
  2. Right on Cue by Falon Ballard
  3. Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering

April Favorites

  1. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
  2. She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
  3. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

May Favorites

  1. Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
  2. This Summer Will be Different by Carly Fortune
  3. Say More by Jen Psaki

June Favorites

  1. Love Interest by Clare Gilmore
  2. The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
  3. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

July Favorites

  1. Shadowheart by Meg Gardiner
  2. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
  3. My Darling Husband by Kimberly Belle

August Favorites

  1. How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
  2. Mile High by Liz Tomforde
  3. The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor

September Favorites

  1. Dead Woman Crossing by Jenva Rose
  2. Passions in Death by J.D. Robb
  3. One-Star Romance by Laura Hawkin

October Favorites

  1. Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
  2. Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

I only read three books in October and one I didn’t like, so I’m not giving it a favorite spot

November Favorites

  1. How to Kill a Guy in 10 Ways by Eve Kellman
  2. Now or Never by Janet Evanovich
  3. The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden

December Favorites

  1. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
  2. Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

As I picked favorite books this year and went back through my reading planner, it was crazy to me how long it took me to read books I remember loving. I guess that’s how burnout gets you sometimes, but hopefully we pick up a little more in 2025.

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