Books I've Enjoyed In 2024

In 2024, I've read 22 books which is kind of crazy because I never usually read so many books at the beginning of this year. I think what helped was that I read a book series in the past two months which is why it's so many and I will get onto that. I thought I'd talk you through the books I've read and loved so far in 2024. Let's get started!

The Good Girl's Guide Murder Series by Holly Jackson

I will admit I did read the first book last year but I read the next two books plus the novella at the start of 2024 and I gotta say, I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I loved the first book and the second book was even better. It made me worried that the third book wouldn't be as good but I was wrong. Honestly, it just got better and better. As someone who watches true crime videos on YouTube for fun, this was definitely worth a read and I'd highly recommend it. This is a series that really gets better and better with every book. Honestly, these books were my favourite of 2024 and I'm so glad to have read them. 

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

I know another book by the same author but I thoroughly enjoyed it. You'd think a book set in one location in an RV would get boring but honestly every chapter was thrilling. I especially loved the time stamps in the book of each hour. The six were stuck in the RV while a sniper was on the loose after one of them. Every chapter got me more and more curious about the secrets that each of the characters had. It was a read that was intense but also exciting. It had me guessing throughout the entire book and the reveal was worth it in the end. Of course, no spoilers but I enjoyed reading this one this year and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of true crime. 

Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella

It has been a while since I read a Sophie Kinsella book but this one was very intriguing. It's about two sisters. One is going through a messy divorce while the other was hoping to get a proposal but it doesn't work out. This leads to her meeting her first love and then she decides to spontaneously get married to him before going on a honeymoon to an island they went to before to consummate the marriage. The other sister finding out and feeling her sister is not thinking straight as well as thinking of her own messy divorce and not wanting her sister to go down the same route decides to make sure that the newly weds don't consummate the marriage. It was a fun read and you can see the argument for both sisters. Sometimes being spontaneous is fun and a first love is exciting. Of course the other sister is only looking out for her sister and doesn't want her making the same mistakes she has. It was a fun read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's definitely a feel good read that I would highly recommend. 

A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

This one has been a long time coming. I first read the books when I was in secondary school. For some reason my house only owned the third book of the series but I gathered what happened in the first two books from the 2004 movie. I used to borrow books from the library. I remember some I had to skip because the library didn't have it at the time. I think I got to the tenth book before having to return the book without finishing it. I can't remember why I never got around to finishing them. I decided to reread them when I was in sixth form but again I only reached the sixth book but I still owned them on my kindle app, I just never had a kindle to read them. Luckily, my brother brought my mum a kindle and because my mum is not a big reader she decided to give it to me and I didn't really use it as I prefer a physical book. However, recently I decided to charge it up and then saw the six books of A Series Of Unfortunate Events and I decided to purchase the other seven books then get around to finally reading them which I have and I'm thoroughly glad because this honestly felt like a long time coming. The downside was I already watched the Netflix series but I knew I wanted to read the books again and actually finish the entire series. I can now happily say I have finished the books and I really enjoyed them. It's such an interesting concept following the lives of the Baudelaire orphans and their series of unfortunate events. Even though the stories are similar where they go to a new place and Count Olaf is always there in disguise trying to steal their fortune. Yet with every book you learn something new and it makes you wonder what will happen next. This is a series I really wish I read when I was younger as I know its audience is intended for a younger audience but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and actually getting to finish the series finally after all these years is a relief. As there are thirteen books in the series, it makes sense why I've read so many books so far this year but honestly I don't regret it one bit. I thoroughly enjoyed the series and I have to say my favourite books are the first three books as they are intriguing although I do enjoy The Ersatz Elevator because it had a few twists and turns I really enjoyed. This is definitely a book series not for everyone but I enjoyed it and I'm really glad I finally finished the series in 2024.

There we have it. Those are the books that I've enjoyed so far in 2024. Let me know if there are any books you've enjoyed in 2024. I would love to hear your recommendations in the comments below as I'm always looking for new books to read. 

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Megan x

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