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2024
My Year in Books
82,348
pages read
235
books read


Pages to Fill by Travis Baldree
Shortest Book
33
pages
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
Longest Book
673
pages

Average book length in 2024
350
pages

The God of the Woods by Liz    Moore
Most Shelved
1,158,292
people also shelved
The Encyclopaedia of Girls’ School Stories by Sue Sims
Least Shelved
6
people also shelved

Laura’s average rating for 2024
2.9
2.9

The Encyclopaedia of Girls' School Stories by Sue Sims
Highest Rated on ŷ
4.75 average

House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Laura’s first review of the year

really liked it
I wonder if those who haven't read The City of Last Chances will struggle with the world, or if it matters?

The Pallesseen Sway and the war they have to bring perfection to the world(s) is now explored via actual war. Our POV is those serving in the medical unit, where they can heal in, well, weird ways. Into this comes Yasnic and his box of gods. Literal gods. Who can still do god-like things.

The biggest problem for me is that the world is so r
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鴡’S 2024 BOOKS
House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L.   Miller
The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee by Ellen Oh
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur
Pages to Fill by Travis Baldree
it was amazing
These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang
Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
The Book of Doors by Gareth  Brown
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry by Alex Ritany
You've Been Summoned by Lindsey Lamar
The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
really liked it
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge
The Hunter by Tana French
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel  Lyon
The Morningside by Téa Obreht
it was amazing
Murder at la Villette by Cara Black
Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
really liked it
In the Orbit of You by Ashley Schumacher
The Witch in the Woods by Michaelbrent Collings
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Cloistered by Catherine Coldstream
Icarus by K. Ancrum
Space Holes by B.R.  Louis
An Enchanting Case of Spirits by Melissa Holtz
Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
really liked it
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina
Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly  Jackson
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
The Dark Side of the Sky by Francesco Dimitri
it was amazing
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca  Thorne
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
An Intrigue of Witches by Esme  Addison
The Editor by Sara B. Franklin
Young Rich Widows by Kimberly Belle
The Last Word by Elly Griffiths
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
The Unwedding by Ally Condie
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
it was amazing
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh
Reunion by Elise Juska
Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay
What's Eating Jackie Oh? by Patricia  Park
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah  Brooks
The Word by Mary G. Thompson
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
really liked it
The Library Thief by Kuchenga Shenjé
When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
Where Wolves Don't Die by Anton Treuer
it was amazing
Lady of Steel and Straw by Erica Ivy Rodgers
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd
Tehrangeles by Porochista Khakpour
That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Dead Girls Talking by Megan Cooley Peterson
The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff
really liked it
Do What Godmother Says by L.S. Stratton
The God and the Gumiho by Sophie   Kim
The Memo by Rachel Dodes
The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn  Bayron
The Runes of Engagement by Dave Klecha
Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
Storm Child by Michael Robotham
Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles
The God of the Woods by Liz    Moore
Golden Age Whodunits by Otto Penzler
The Midnight Game by Cynthia Murphy
Rise by Freya Finch
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
it was amazing
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye
How to Die Famous by Benjamin Dean

A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett

Laura’s last review of the year

it was amazing
So glad I got this book! You can see how Pratchett's imagination really began to flourish in the early days, with towns and people who are so close to being normal and then... well... Unlike many story collections, there isn't a dud in the bunch. It's wonderful that these stories were recovered. ...more
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