Happy New Year’s Eve!

It’s time for my annual reading recap! I’m never quite sure until I look over my reading for each year how it will stack up against previous years. It turns out 2024 looks pretty similar to 2023. As of this morning, I’m at 88 books, but I might eke out one more today. Last year I finished 90 books. Here are a few trends:

• As with 2023, I continued rereading some of the books on my existing shelves. I ended up rereading two rather long series, so as a result, one-third of the books I read this year were rereads. I love returning to the comfort of a familiar book.
• Earlier in the year, I was still trying to fix that pesky mystery novel, so I continued to read a lot of mysteries/thrillers. Plus, I like them!
• My adult reading was up a bit more than last year, but the long historical romance series I reread contributed greatly to that number.

Here are my overall age category numbers as compared to the last couple of years. Next year I might start tracking genre too.

And here’s the list of books. It’s impossible for me to pick favorite reads anymore, but if there’s an asterisk, it means I added it to my permanent collection–or intend to. Honestly, I read so many great books this year, I might still pick up more, because as you can see, I love to reread (marked with an R). As you might have guessed, those books are already in my permanent collection.

1. Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban
2. The It Girl by Ruth Ware
3. Snow in Love by Kasie West & others (R)
4. Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson*
5. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer
6. After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros*
7. The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros (R)
8. How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez
9. Geek Girl by Holly Smale (R)
10. All Wrapped Up by Holly Smale (R)
11. Model Misfit by Holly Smale (R)
12. Geek Drama by Holly Smale (R)
13. Picture Perfect by Holly Smale (R)
14. All That Glitters by Holly Smale (R)
15. Sunny Side Up by Holly Smale (R)
16. Head Over Heels by Holly Smale (R)
17. Cruise Confidential by Brian David Bruns
18. Forever Geek by Holly Smale (R)
19. Love, Me by Jessica Saunders
20. Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman
21. Betting on You by Lynn Painter
22. With A Little Luck by Marissa Meyer
23. Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce*
24. The Getaway List by Emma Lord
25. They Went Left by Monica Hesse
26. The Wrong Mirror by Emma Darcy
27. All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark (R)
28. The Case of the Disappearing Duchess by Nancy Springer
29. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons by Nancy Springer
30. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
31. Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escape by Nancy Springer
32. Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer
33. Happy Place by Emily Henry
34. An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves*
35. One of Us Is Next by Karen McManus
36. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
37. An Unlikely Proposition by Rosalyn Eves
38. The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist (R)
39. The Opal Queen by Jenny Lundquist (R)
40. The Name Drop by Susan Lee
41. Morrigan’s Cross by Nora Roberts
42. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee*
43. Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer
44. The Ballad of Darcy & Russell by Morgan Matson
45. Field Rules by Carla Luna*
46. Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
47. Love, off the Record by Samantha Markum*
48. 12 to 22 by Jen Calonita*
49. The Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alexander (R)
50. His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander (R)
51. Same Time, Next Christmas by Victoria Alexander (R)
52. My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander (R)
53. Lord Stillwell’s Excellent Engagements by Victoria Alexander (R)
54. The Importance of Being Wicked by Victoria Alexander (R)
55. What Happens at Christmas by Victoria Alexander (R)
56. The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride by Victoria Alexander (R)
57. Hearts Overboard by Becky Dean
58. The Unwedding by Ally Condie
59. Heir, Apparently by Kara McDowell*
60. Meet Me in Ivy Falls by Amy True*
61. The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander (R)
62. One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
63. The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes*
64. My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows*
65. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
66. Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan
67. The Daring Exploits of a Runaway Heiress by Victoria Alexander (R)
68. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (R)
69. Authority by Jamie Krakover* (R)
70. If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
71. The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord
72. Two Summers by Aimee Friedman (R)
73. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
74. In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody (R)
75. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
76. Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell
77. I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan
78. Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows*
79. Also Known As by Robin Benway
80. Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses by Katrina Emmel
81. Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan*
82. Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain
83. How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
84. In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price
85. Girl Overboard by Sandra Block
86. Thin Air by Kellie M. Parker*
87. Right Here, Right Now by Shannon Dunlap
88. Spectacular by Stephanie Garber*

What did you read in 2024? Anything that was on my list? Do you have any recommendations for me in 2025 based on what I enjoyed this year? I’m always up for recommendations!