The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Ternion of Tarr

Mandi Oyster I ❤️ loved this book because...

Some books pull you in little by little. Not Ternion of Tarr. It grabs hold of you instantly, and long after you've finished, it still refuses to let go.

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

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Bethany Arliss,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

“Tasty, innocent soul,” it says in a voice so deep, dark, and malevolent, it drives a shudder up my spine. The words seem to come from the ground itself, rising like fire, licking at me with grotesque rapture.

The price is six souls in three nights.

Imprisoned for a crime she did not commit, Rill Narin carries a lethal secret—she is a Tangler. Temporarily inhabiting other bodies is illegal magic, but a slice of life on the outside is sweet relief from the brutality of prison. Until Rill tangles with the Earl of Tarr’s daughter and witnesses a demonic murder.…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Reaper's Assistant

Mandi Oyster I ❤️ loved this book because...

how could I not? The writing was fantastic, the characters were amazing, the twists and turns were fun, and the cliffhanger had me hanging on for a few months while I waited for book 2.

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

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Miri Cosette,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Reaper's Assistant as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Chaining myself to a broody reaper while colluding with a demon sounds like a death wish. But hey, I’ve been dead before.

You’d think being an assistant to the most notorious reaper in the city would have its perks. After all, what lowly human like myself wouldn’t appreciate a little borrowed magic?

Here’s the kick. I didn’t sign up for this.

Correction: I don’t remember signing up for this.

See, I died. And, according to my contract, agreed to return to the land of the living in exchange for a memory wipe and a lifetime of servitude to Apollo Grim,…


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My 3rd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Winterfrost Market

Mandi Oyster I ❤️ loved this book because...

This is such a good book to curl up with.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Jenny Sandiford,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

A tea-loving mortal with a warm heart. A worldly fae prince in disguise. Midwinter is brewing something magical…

At the enchanting Winterfrost Market, renowned for its Midwinter celebrations, Elsie is run off her feet at her family’s cozy traveling tea house.

But the quaint town’s festivities lose their luster when her mother fails to return from her journey to Midwinter Haven—a fairytale land in the north, rumored to be inhabited by elves, witches, and fae.

With Elsie’s worry as dark as her strongest tea, she enlists the help of the captivating tracker, Kit, to guide her northward.

Stepping beyond her…


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Shadowborn Sorceress

By Mandi Oyster,

Book cover of Shadowborn Sorceress

What is my book about?

The past always comes back to haunt you.

On her eighteenth birthday—half-demon, half-sorceress—Molly Ravenwood, flees her cabal, leaving magic and abuse behind. She embraces a mundane life in Glenwood, Iowa, trading the arcane for serving lattes at Harvest Moon Coffee Shop. The only reminders of her past are the shadows that torment her and Schmendrick, her snarky immortal cat.

When Caelan, her former friend and guardian from the cabal, shows up with news that her mom has been kidnapped, Molly is dragged back into a world of magic and monsters.

As dark forces and old wounds resurface, Molly must confront her demons, literally and figuratively, to save her mother—and learn to accept herself—before it’s too late.

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