The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of How to Stop Time

Chris Turnbull ❤️ loved this book because...

I love the originality of this story, and found the concept of somebody living that long and across multiple centuries to be a fascinating idea.

  • Loved Most

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

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Matt Haig,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked How to Stop Time as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.

"A quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations....A delightfully witty...poignant novel." -The Washington Post

How many lifetimes does it take to learn how to live?

Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity he can keep one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Song of Achilles

Chris Turnbull ❤️ loved this book because...

I love historical reads, and this retelling of the Trojan story was fascinating. The author did a great job at combining the known history/legend with the fictional elements.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Madeline Miller,

Why should I read it?

35 authors picked The Song of Achilles as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD**
**A 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR**

WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION
A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'Captivating' DONNA TARTT
'I loved it' J K ROWLING
'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Betrayal of Thomas True

Chris Turnbull 👍 liked this book because...

This book was an interesting retelling of the Molly House story, merged with a "who-done-it". The author had clearly done a lot of research onto the era and Molly houses of the time, and as a reader it felt like you were immerged into the world of the Molly houses.

  • Loved Most

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

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By A.J. West,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Betrayal of Thomas True as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Set in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies. The visceral, raucous, tender and utterly enchanting historical thriller by the award-winning author of The Spirit Engineer.

'Heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical. I was captivated from the start ... you won't want to put it down' Catriona Ward

'A thriller and a vivid exploration of a largely forgotten aspect of London's past, this is as compelling as West's debut' The Times

'This deeply affecting novel is an unforgettable…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

The Planting of the Penny Hedge

By Chris Turnbull,

Book cover of The Planting of the Penny Hedge

What is my book about?

WHITBY 1891
When an unknown man is discovered dead on Whitby beach, it is assumed that he has drowned. However, when the police arrive at the scene it soon becomes clear that there is more to this case than a simple drowning victim. The chief calls in newly appointed Detective Benjamin Matthews to look into the case.
Matthews, originally from Whitby, has been living these past two years in York as a PC, and is less than happy with his transfer back to the harbour town. With a relocation, a family conflict and now a new case to solve Matthews is well and truly thrown in at the deep end; and the more he delves into the young mans complex life, the darker things get.

Book cover of How to Stop Time
Book cover of The Song of Achilles
Book cover of The Betrayal of Thomas True

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