2024 is days from being over and I cannot believe how quickly this year went. I have managed to reach my reading goal of 125 books and hoping to finish 4 more books this year to hit my goal.
While I read quite a bit, I had more than a few months with no five star reads. It’s been a rough and busy year for me. We added twins to our household and being pregnant in the South Texas heat with twins is no joke. Add in a 2.5year old wildman and let’s just say I’ve spent most of 2024 being tired. I think this really impacted my reading this year as well. I had little patience for certain tropes and I DNF’ed more books than ever this year. I have limited time to myself nowadays and if a book doesn’t grab me within the first 2 chapters, I have to put it down or I’ll just fall asleep.
When you read as much as I do, it’s hard to be blown away by books, add in being exhausted and I’ve been extra picky about my 5-star ratings. But there were some standout books that BOTM had this year, and I feel lucky to have read them. Some of these, especially those that came out at the beginning of the year, I read in 2023. I’m still including them into this breakdown though, as they were officially 2024 picks. Most of the books I read are Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) so I tend to go into books blind, and I’m always thrilled to see quirky books and debuts make the cut for BOTM.
I managed to read about half of this year’s BOTM picks and 5 of my Top 10 reads from 2023 are actually BOTM picks. In case you’re looking back at this year’s picks and wanting to pick some up as late Christmas presents to yourself (I won’t tell), I decided to break down my favorite and least favorite picks from this year. I also have put together a comprehensive list of all the 2023 BOTM picks I’ve read this year as well, with links to my reviews. If you don’t see a particular book review on this list, make sure to check out my comprehensive list.
I’ll be sharing my least favorite BOTM of the year as well, so be sure to follow me to check that out! As a reminder, there may be some amazing BOTM picks that are not onthis list, simply because I have not read them yet. This list is based solely on what I have read. To see a list of all the BOTM books I read this year, click below!
If you are curious about any other BOTM books from this year, feel free to send me a message either in the comments, on Instagram (@speakingof.books), or on TikTok (@speakingof.books).
ALL 2024 BOTM PICKS I’VE READ
My Favorites
I was going to do my five favorites like I did last year, but I had such a hard time choosing, that I went with top ten instead. I loved each of these books for different reasons and many of them have made my overall Top Ten list for the year. Each book is different from the others and without BOTM I probably wouldn’t have pick up a few of them. Books like these remind me exactly why I love to read and I’m so thankful to have received
Reviews
Listen for the Lie review
The Return of Ellie Black review
The WEdding People review
the women review
interesting facts about space
butcher & Blackbird review
House of Glass review
middletide review
the most wonderful crime of the year review
a fate inked in blood review
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HAPPY READING
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