Escape Into Reading鈥檚 Year in Books

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2024

82,693

pages read

261

books read

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Tick of a Clockwork Heart by M.R. Pritchard

Shortest Book

pages

Longest Book

1,422

pages

Average book length in 2024

316

pages

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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Escape Into Reading鈥檚 average rating for 2024

3.8

Highest Rated on 欧宝娱乐

4.68 average

Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings

Escape Into Reading鈥檚 first review of the year

really liked it

Important things you need to know about the book:

Pace: The pace of Of Hoaxes and Homicide is medium.

POV: Of Hoaxes and Homicide is told from Sephora and Violet鈥檚 1st person POV.

Series: Of Hoaxes and Homicide is the second book in the Dear Miss Hermoine series. You can read this as a standalone.

Trigger/Content Warning: Of Hoaxes and Homicide have trigger and content warnings. If any of these triggers you, I suggest not reading the book. They are:

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ESCAPE INTO READING鈥橲 2024 BOOKS

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Emily Wilde鈥檚 Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

really liked it

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A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Conquered by the Highlander by Eliza Knight

The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

it was amazing

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

It's Just a Little Crush by Caroline Fardig

really liked it

Not Your Crush's Cauldron by April Asher

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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it was amazing

The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney

An Accidental Affair by Holly Blackstone

really liked it

The Taste of Storm and Brine by Brett Salter

The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves

The Curious Case of the Cursed Spectacles by Constance Barker

The Replacement Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

it was amazing

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

it was amazing

The Forgotten Child by Lorhainne Eckhart

really liked it

Wake Me Most Wickedly by Felicia Grossman

Escape Into Reading鈥檚 last review of the year

it was amazing

When the invite for Lucy Undying showed up in my email inbox, I almost deleted it. I have read enough takes on Dracula to not want another one. But, after reading the blurb, I decided to change my mind. I am glad I did because this was one of the best books I have read this year.

There are two main storylines in Lucy Undying. One revolves around Lucy and is told through diaries and voice transcripts and is mainly told in the past. The other storyl When the invite for Lucy Undying showed up in my email inbox, I almost deleted it. I have read enough takes on Dracula to not want another one. But, after reading the blurb, I decided to change my mind. I am glad I did because this was one of the best books I have read this year.

There are two main storylines in Lucy Undying. One revolves around Lucy and is told through diaries and voice transcripts and is mainly told in the past. The other storyline revolves around Iris, her mother鈥檚 company/cult, and the secret that Iris has and is told in the present. Both storylines were well-written and were able to keep my attention. The author added secondary storylines (with Mina and Dracula) in various parts of the book. Those storylines help explain certain events that happened in the past and present.

The storyline with Lucy was fascinating. It was told in the first person but through a journal/voice transcript. The storyline details Lucy鈥檚 life, which includes her unrequited love for Mina (her governess). The storyline also details Lucy鈥檚 travels and her eventual meetings with other vampires (or Brides of Dracula, as one of her earlier companions called them). Each interaction with the other vampires adds a different element to the book and depth to Lucy鈥檚 character.

The storyline with Iris was interesting. The author deliberately kept Iris鈥檚 background under wraps until about halfway through the book. I admit I skimmed over some of Iris鈥檚 chapters at first. I don鈥檛 recommend doing that. I ended up having to go back and reread those chapters because of what is foreshadowed.

Usually, I wouldn鈥檛 say I like it when a book flips from past to present and back again. But, in this book, it worked. I liked seeing Lucy in the present day versus what she was like in the past. The author also did that for Iris but on a smaller scale. Also, Iris鈥檚 forays into the past show how she was shaped into the person she was.

Lucy was my favorite person in the book. She did much growing throughout the book, but she remained the shy, sweet girl who trusted and loved the wrong person (sorry for the minor spoiler). Even when she was with Iris, you could see her naiveness showing through.

I liked Iris, too, even if she got on my nerves during parts of the book. She also did a lot of growing during the book. The Iris at the beginning of the book was not the Iris at the end. I found her a little headstrong and impulsive (going after Dracula alone wasn鈥檛 exactly the smart thing to do).

The romance between Iris and Lucy wasn鈥檛 a slow burn, even if it felt like it. I loved their connection from the minute they met (Iris was almost run over in London). There was a moment when I thought that Lucy鈥檚 unresolved feelings for Mina would cost them everything.

The horror angle of Lucy Undying was well-written and gave me chills. The author didn鈥檛 hold back on the violence, sex, or blood involved with being a vampire. Just a heads up: There is a lot of gore and blood.

The end of Lucy Undying was action-packed, and a couple of twists took me by surprise. I loved seeing justice served, but I was surprised by who was behind everything (including Lucy becoming a vampire). I was also shocked by the very end of the book. There was an exciting memo and reveal that made me smile.

Many thanks to Random House Publishing Group 鈥� Ballantine, Del Rey, NetGalley, and Kiersten White for allowing me to read and review this ARC of Lucy Undying. All opinions stated in this review are mine. ...more

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