The Best Books I Read in 2024 & Share Your Shelf #9

 Marilyn, Jennifer, Tanya, and I are so happy to be hosting this monthly link up (that goes live on the first Thursday of every month) dedicated solely to books and book reviews. I hope you all have had a lovely holiday season! I just got back from Hawaii and am still struggling with jet lag. Knowing that would be the case I had this post all ready to go before our trip. I'll share the books I read in December and January at next month's link up.


For this month's link up I thought I'd reflect back on the books I read in 2024 (excluding December). If I counted/added right I read 139 books from Jan- December! 

Typically when I write up my favorite books of the year post I just pick one favorite book from each month. I thought I'd change up the format this year and pull favorite books from various genres.. it seems like no matter which format I pick I have a really hard time picking favorites!

Favorite "new" series: I'm going to go with The Inheritance Games series for this one.


Favorite historical fiction: Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner- 



Favorite nonfiction book: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown-



Favorite memoir: Will by Will Smith-- 



Favorite romance novel: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center--



Favorite "summer"/ beach read: Key Lime Garden Inn by Annie Cabot--



Favorite murder mystery: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley--



Favorite "travel" book: Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share--



Favorite short story: One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett-- 



Favorite book published in 2024: Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino--



Favorite "new (to me)" author: T.J. Newman



Favorite young adult novel: You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao-- 



Favorite setting: Blue Hawaiian by Carla Luna--



Sweetest Cast of Characters: The Little Italian Hotel by Pheadra Patrick-



A quick recap of ALL the books I read:

The 8 books I read in January:


The 11 Books I read in February:

10 Books I read in March:


The 14 books I read in April:


17 Books I Read in May


The 12 Books I Read in June


The 15 Books I Read in July


The 13 Books I Read in August


10 books I read in September


The 9 books I read in October 


The 20 Books I read In November



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  1. HollyJanuary 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM

    Some great ones as always. Thanks for sharing- I refer to your lists all the time! :)

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  2. JoyceJanuary 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM

    I'm going to try the 52 book challenge this year. I probably won't read 52 books but I'll double up some of the prompts on a couple of books and am hoping to read at least 40. I'll have my grandkids nearby so might 'cheat' and add some children's books to the list : )

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    1. Joanne January 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM

      I have absolutely used children's and young adult novels before. It's a very, very relaxed community with no pressure to finish.

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  3. GinaJanuary 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM

    Making time to read has been a project of mine - I managed to get 34 books read in 2024. Not a lot, but I find it hard to read at work and at home...you know how that goes! I'm looking forward to a lot more reading this year!

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  4. Lisa notes...January 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM

    Yes, it is definitely hard to pick favorites at the end of the year! I struggle with that too. I remember how much I loved Boys in the Boat when I read that one. Hope your Hawaii trip was wonderful!

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  5. Dara @ Not In JerseyJanuary 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM

    I like the categories you came up with here! I'll be figuring out my yearly favorites soon!

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  6. PamelaJanuary 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM

    That's an impressive total for 2024! Thanks for continuing Share Your Shelf in 2025.

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    1. Joanne January 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM

      You're welcome! I love hosting this link-up each month!

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  7. Wendy at Taking the Long Way HomeJanuary 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM

    Wow! You read a lot this year!

    I saw the Boys on the Boat movie-it was very good. I think I have the book in my Kindle but never read it! So many people have recommended Behind Every Good Man that I have added it to my TBR. I loved Falling and read Drowning as well. She's a flight attendant, so an expert on the subject! Thanks for the link up!

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    1. Joanne January 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM

      It was a good movie too! I do wonder how she can think those things while flying though; I have to say I was thinking a lot about Drowning on our plane rides to and from Hawaii! 😂

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  8. Memphis BridgesJanuary 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM

    I saw the movie Boys in the Boat, does that count? :) I love your dedication to reading!

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    1. Joanne January 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM

      I think so; the book and movie were pretty similar but, of course, the book went into more detail.

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  9. Linda StollJanuary 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM

    Oh Joanne - so many old favorites here ... and some that need to go right on my TBR list. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful reads! Happy New Year.

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  10. CathyJanuary 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM

    Wow! That's a lot of books. I felt good because I read 54 books. lol

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    1. Joanne January 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM

      LOL! I do listen to them at double speed...which seems totally normal to me so I guess I'm a fast reader all around.

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  11. Adrienne PatenaudeJanuary 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM

    I love that you broke it down into categories.

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  12. CloudiaJanuary 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM

    Thank you for sharing these! Aloha

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  13. Jodie's Touch of StyleJanuary 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM

    You are so amazing and you're reading lists. I've definitely added a couple of these to my wish list
    Xoxo
    Jodie

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  14. Tanya January 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM

    I just got Boys in the Boat on audio...looking forward to it!

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  15. MarshaJanuary 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM

    I really liked the Hawthorne series, too. I like the way you organized your post instead of just picking a few of your favorites.

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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  16. JeanieJanuary 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM

    What a great wrap-up and a productive reading year. I'm still compiling my list and will join in on Share Your Shelf next month. Meanwhile, Happy New Year!

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    1. Joanne January 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM

      Happy New Year to you too; I can't wait to see what you share with us next month. I think my book list will be quite long by then as I managed to read over 10 books in December!

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  17. Heather{Our Life In a Click}January 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM

    I haven't read any of these. I will have to add some to my ever growing list! I"m juggling 3 books right now.

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    1. Joanne January 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM

      I have 4 I'm part way through but trying to just focus on one or two to get them finished up.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM

    Behind Every Man...is one that keeps popping up for me. I need to check it out. Did you read The Women by Hannah?

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