The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

Join 325 readers and share your 3 favorite reads of the year.

My favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Interesting Facts About Space

Kelly Murashige I ❤️ loved this book because...

Emily Austin is just so wonderfully weird. No one can make me feel simultaneously bizarre and normal the way she can.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace
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My 2nd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Real Americans

Kelly Murashige I ❤️ loved this book because...

I was taken on such an emotional journey. I can't stop thinking about this book.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Rachel Khong,

Why should I read it?

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


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My 3rd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of The Half Life of Love

Kelly Murashige I ❤️ loved this book because...

... I cried. I'm sorry. I did.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Brianna Bourne,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Half Life of Love as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

The Lost Souls of Benzaiten

By Kelly Murashige,

Book cover of The Lost Souls of Benzaiten

What is my book about?

After 17-year-old Machi finds herself unable to speak following a traumatic friendship breakup, she prays to the Japanese goddess Benzaiten for one thing: to become a robot vacuum cleaner. When she accidentally invokes the deity, Benzaiten makes it her mission to show Machi that life is worth living.

Benzaiten is enamored with the human world, and, as she's the goddess of love, humanity is enamored right back. Yet with each adventure they share, Machi is reminded of everything she's lost. It isn't until Machi starts interacting with the souls of the dead—a byproduct of being around Benzaiten—that she starts to rediscover her place among the living.