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 The Angel of Indian Lake

Leanbh Pearson ❤️ loved this book because...

Loved this conclusion to The Indian Lake Trilogy. Slasher horror not usually my favourite but the layers of sociopolitical commentary and genuine characters plus some dark humour made this one of my all-time favourites not just for this year!

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Thoughts
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    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Stephen Graham Jones,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Angel of Indian Lake as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A National Bestseller

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her in New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones’s finale.

It’s been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of What Feasts at Night

Leanbh Pearson ❤️ loved this book because...

A witty and immersive dark fantasy, full of mystery and eerie atmosphere. Loved the marginalised and queer characters. A well-written gothic fantasy!

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    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Character(s)
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    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Witchwood Knot

Leanbh Pearson ❤️ loved this book because...

A gothic haunted house like no other. Rich in Fairy folklore, Victorian atmosphere and mystery. The twists and turns, complex characters kept me fascinated and up late to finish it.

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    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Olivia Atwater,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul with “a sharp and beautiful gothic romance” (Alix E. Harrow). Dive into The Witchwood Knot, and enjoy a dark faerie tale set in a magical version of Victorian England.

The faeries of Witchwood Manor have stolen its young lord. His governess intends to steal him back.

Victorian governess Winifred Hall knows a con when she sees one. When her bratty young charge transforms overnight into a perfectly behaved block of wood, she soon realises that the real boy has been abducted by the Fair Folk. Unfortunately, the lord of Witchwood…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Cursed Shards

By Leanbh Pearson (editor),

Book cover of Cursed Shards

What is my book about?

Be careful what you wish for…
We’ve all heard childhood fairy tales and hearthside stories passed from generation to generation warning us of unseen dangers lurking in the dark forest, the glimpse of a future in watery reflections and to be wary of objects and people offering impossible gifts. The Fae are ageless beings dwelling between light and shadow, stalking the moonlit nights and wielding powerful gifts and curses.
Welcome to Cursed Shards, a collection of dark fantasy stories inspired by folklore, legends, fairy tales and mythology. Ten authors spin ten different tales ranging from deserts, icy mountains and dark forests to legendary warriors to the mythical Fae. A realm where the landscape is as volatile as the rulers and an ancient cursed mirror, a once-powerful magical artefact created with blood magic was shattered before it could be used against the realm.
A cursed mirror broken but never destroyed. Ten shards remain: now disguised and repurposed into ordinary items that are traded, stolen, and sold between rulers, common folk and the Fae. Whenever a shard re-appears its curse influences the decisions of all who come within reach.

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Book cover of The Witchwood Knot

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