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2024
My Year in Books
107,033
pages read
Steph
312
books read
Steph
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
Shortest Book
2
pages
The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnanski
Longest Book
880
pages
Average book length in 2024
343
pages
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Most Shelved
1,267,385
people also shelved
Break the Game by Andrew Auseon
Least Shelved
69
people also shelved
Steph’s average rating for 2024
3.6
3.6
The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnanski
Highest Rated on ŷ
4.80 average
In the Dark by Cara Hunter

Steph’s first review of the year

really liked it
I thought this was another dark and twisty one from the author and while things once again went a bit over the top, I really enjoyed it.

There are some overused words and phrases, for example Somers blushing or sounding apologetic is mentioned A LOT. I like that the characters have a backstory, but it feels like the author picked just one characteristic for each detective (Somers is beautiful, Everett was a nurse, Gislingham is a new dad, Fawey s ...more
շʱ’S 2024 BOOKS
In the Dark by Cara Hunter
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
The Last Action Heroes by Nick de Semlyen
Here in Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton
Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
it was amazing
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart by GennaRose Nethercott
These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang
The Stranger in Her House by John Marrs
really liked it
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
The Palace by Gareth Russell
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
Grease, Tell Me More, Tell Me More by Tom Moore
Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi
Murder Road by Simone St. James
Network Effect by Martha Wells
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
it was amazing
Among the Bros by Max Marshall
All the Rage by Cara Hunter
Sailing the Graveyard Sea by Richard Snow
You Only Call When You're in Trouble by Stephen McCauley
really liked it
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Why We Love Baseball by Joe Posnanski
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Crave by Tracy Wolff
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller
The Football 100 by Mike Sando
really liked it
The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers by Sarah Tomlinson
Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg
Round Here and Over Yonder by Trae Crowder
Front Sight by Stephen Hunter
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
The Gathering by C.J. Tudor
Medea by Eilish Quin
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
really liked it
One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall
The Search Party by Hannah Richell
You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
Hanover House by Brenda Novak
Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury
Toxic Prey by John Sandford
One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain
NFL Century by Joe Horrigan
Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer
Charlie Hustle by Keith O'Brien
really liked it
Selling the Dream by Jane Marie
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
Extinction by Douglas Preston
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park
Twice Lived by Joma West
really liked it
Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnanski
How to Become a Federal Criminal by Mike Chase
Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
Gothic by Philip Fracassi
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
Royal Scandal by Aimee Carter
really liked it
The Last Outlaws by Tom Clavin
A Good Bad Boy by Margaret Wappler
First Things First by Nadirah Simmons
Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstrom
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Best Lies by David Ellis
The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Rainmaker by Hughes Norton
The Fixer by Josh Young
it was amazing
If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
Kingdom on Fire by Scott Howard-Cooper
Draw Down the Moon by P.C. Cast
Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf
System Collapse by Martha Wells
Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry
Banana Ball by Jesse Cole
The Family Experiment by John Marrs
it was amazing
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Battle for the Bird by Kurt Wagner
Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson

Steph’s last review of the year

liked it
3.5⭐️

This was a very different style for Swanson and while it wasn’t my favorite by him, I’m always happy to try something new and different and it was an entertaining quick read.

You begin the story in the present, then retrace their relationship and history to their beginning and the event that first connected them. It’s a creative concept, and I enjoyed witnessing their initial state (their eventual end) at their lowest point and gradually wi ...more
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