The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Funny Story

Adele Buck ❤️ loved this book because...

Emily Henry writes characters that just feel so real to me and she has the ability to make you laugh and cry almost at the same time. Bonus - if you like audiobooks, it's a great one with the marvelous narrator Julia Whelan.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Emily Henry,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Funny Story as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Named a Most Anticipated book of 2024 by TIME ∙ The New York Times ∙ Goodreads ∙ Entertainment Weekly ∙ Today ∙ Paste ∙ SheReads ∙ BookPage ∙ Woman's World ∙ The Nerd Daily and more!

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Part of Your World

Adele Buck ❤️ loved this book because...

A wonderful, emotional story with characters I rooted for from page one.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Abby Jimenez,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Part of Your World as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A refreshingly modern fairy tale and instant New York Times bestseller that Love Hypothesis author Ali Hazelwood hails as "an uplifting, feel-good, romantic read." 

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And yet their chemistry is undeniable.

While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons, Alexis doesn’t need glory or fame. She’s…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Beast Takes a Bride

Adele Buck ❤️ loved this book because...

A new Julie Anne Long book is always an event for me and the Palace of Rogues series was already a favorite. This is a fresh and emotional twist on a beauty and the beast story with a marriage in trouble.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Julie Anne Long,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Beast Takes a Bride as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long's latest installment in the Palace of Rogues series, an estranged couple decide to fake their way through the London season to repair their good name... but neither are prepared for the genuine sparks that begin flying between them.

A blue-blooded beauty bartered to a Beast...

He would pay any price to possess her. But even though Alexandra Bellamy sacrifices herself to save her family's fortunes, a shocking betrayal sunders her marriage to a taciturn brute of a war hero, Colonel Magnus Brightwall, before it even begins. Five years of icy separation later,…


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The Anti-Social Season

By Adele Buck,

Book cover of The Anti-Social Season

What is my book about?

For Thea Martinelli, burnout is real. After working as a firefighter for the Emergency Services Department over the last ten years, she can’t stomach any more close calls. Just when she’s ready to hang up the hose for good, she’s offered an out: stay on as the station’s new social media coordinator. It’s a move that would keep her on the squad and off the truck—if she makes it through the probation period.

Basically, she needs to learn everything there is to know about social media…fast.

Librarian and social media coordinator Simon Osman is shocked to learn his new responsibilities include showing Thea Martinelli—his high school crush—the ins and outs of digital engagement. And the fact that she doesn’t even remember him? Not helpful. Still, this could be his chance to finally turn his part-time role into something long-term.

But as the chaos of the holiday season unfolds, Thea and Simon find that the closer they work together, the hotter their attraction burns. Yet giving in to these feelings could mean giving up their careers. Are they willing to risk everything they’ve worked toward…for each other?