The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Strange Sally Diamond

Julia Stone ❤️ loved this book because...

Rich characterisation in this first person novel written from the perspective of a neurodiverse character who has had a challenging life but is a survivor.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Liz Nugent,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Strange Sally Diamond as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.

Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

But when messages start…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Exit West

Julia Stone ❤️ loved this book because...

It brought home to me the horror of the life of refugees under constant threat as they try to escape growing threat but in a creative and original way.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Mohsin Hamid,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked Exit West as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - Booker Gems

THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017
WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE

'Astonishing' Zadie Smith
'Stunning' Spectator
'Extraordinary' TLS

An extraordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist

All over the world, doors are appearing.
They lead to other cities, other countries, other lives.

And in a city gripped by war, Nadia and Saeed are newly in love.
Hardly more than strangers, desperate to survive, they open a door and step through.…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Almond

Julia Stone ❤️ loved this book because...

The protagonist is a young lad who is unable to feel emotions due to a brain condition and explores how he makes his way through life after he loses his protectors and has to face the world and all its confusion on his own.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Won-pyung Sohn, Sandy Joosun Lee (translator),

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Almond as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A BTS fan favorite! A WALL STREET JOURNAL STORIES THAT CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE PICK * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S STAY HOME AND READ PICK * SALON'S BEST AND BOLDEST * BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED

The Emissary meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime in this poignant and triumphant story about how love, friendship, and persistence can change a life forever.

This story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monster.

One of the monsters is me.

Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger.…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

The Accident

By Julia Stone,

Book cover of The Accident

What is my book about?

This psychological suspense novels begins when an unidentified woman dies when she falls from a bridge onto Janice's car. The police say it's misadventure, an accident. But Janice feels like fate has thrown them together and sets out to discover more about this stranger's life. But she moves beyond curiosity when she lies about her identity and becomes entangled in the lives of the woman's family and friends. What will she discover about the dead girl? Will Janice be uncovered as a fraud.

Book cover of Strange Sally Diamond
Book cover of Exit West
Book cover of Almond

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