Books read in 2024. Starting in February, I’ve also included completed fanfics with links out and word count in this list. I’m not including every one that I read, only the ones that I love enough to keep a record/link of/to, and I’ve tried not to include too many that are short stories rather than longer word counts. And yes, I will count them toward my book total for the year, because many of these are of publishable quality, except they’re fanfic and can’t be published.
January – 10
Favorite: Heartstopper Vol 1
1. A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
2. Two Dances and a Duke by Eloisa James (audio)
3. Two Vows and a Viscount by Eloisa James (audio)
4. The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem by Gigi Pandian (audio)
5. The Ethical Slut by Janet Hardy and Dossie Easton
6-10. Heartstopper V1-5 by Alice Oseman
February – 7
Favorite: thought we saw true in the bright youth / Slow Show
11. Lavender Apiary of Your Honey Eyes – snek_of_eden – 67k
12. thought we saw true in the bright youth – PanBoleyn – 11k
13. Mon Horrible Chéri – ghostrat – 40k
14. Slow Show – mia_ugly – 95k
15. Match Made on Earth – ineffable_snowman – 52k
16. Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall
17. A Better Idea – copperbadge – 6k
March – 5
Favorite: Pray For Us, Icarus
18. Pray For Us, Icarus – Atalan – 66k (in 7 parts)
19. Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
20. Big Name Feelings – ghostrat – 104k
21. Oh, Maker – voluptatiscausa – 57k
22. Murder Road by Simone St. James
April – 9
Favorite: Silver Nitrate
23. Though Heaven Bar the Way – books-and-omens – 39k
24. and now all of my garden is grown in lavender – ilikeblue – 73k
25. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (audio)
26. Me and the Devil – IneffableRainstorm – 44k
27. Or Be Nice – charlottemadison – 151k
28. The New Road (is an old friend) – MissUnderstoodLyrics – 64k
29. Running While Black by Alison Mariella Désir (audio)
30. Trembling with Tenderness – HolRose – 21k
31. Flawless – ghostrat, black_earth – 36k
May – 2
Favorite: The Haunting of Velkwood
32. The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste (audio)
33. In the Room Where You Sleep – ghostrat – 27k
June – 10
Favorite: Rearrangements
34. The Last Word by Elly Griffiths (audio)
35. The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland (audio)
36. The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite (audio)
37. Rearrangements – Sheendav – 60k
38. Introduction to Philosophy – Black_Bentley – 70k
39. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)
40. Editor’s Note – ghostrat – 48k
41. Don’t Fall Away From Me – PhoenixRose314 – 223k
42. Oddity – Tsyvia48 – 57k
43. Free – impostersyndrome – 176k
July – 8
Favorite: The Sincere Way
44. Miracles on Ice – HenriettaRHippo – 131k
45. The Sincere Way – Tsyvia48 – 68k
46. Pretend For Me – LollipopCop – 53k
47. A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas (audio)
48. Temple of the Muses – AJ_Constantine – 241k
49. Old Vines – sevdrag – 190k
50. The Tadfield Holiday – beerok23 – 86k
51. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
August – 8
Favorite: But, Soft!
52. But, Soft! – On1OccasionFork – 78k
53. Married at First Sight – Aracloptia – 147k
54. Half Agony, Half Hope – CorvidCordelia – 31k
55. Everything That’s Meant – journeytogallifrey – 105k
56. Catch You When You Fall – millygal – 30k
57. What We Make of It (Shotgun Wedding) – charlottemadison – 213k
58. The Pillow Fort – Kalimyre – 28k
59. Found Among the Waves – ImaginaryCupcake – 84k
September – 5
Favorite: Crowley Family Values
60. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (audio)
61. Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
62. Factory Settings – anonymous – 107k
63. Crowley Family Values – Ezomind – 11k
64. Ethical Considerations – CopperBeech – 36k
October – 6
Favorite: The Painted Veil
65. Chocolat – MM2022 – 15k
66. Fell’s Moving Castle – tishae – 45k
67. Come Out, Come Out by Natalie Parker
68. Couples Therapy Jurassic Park Edition – rainbowumbrella – 42k
69. A Portrait in Synesthesia – DiminishingReturns – 99k
70. The Painted Veil – Create_Serenity – 90k
November – 2
Favorite: Love, Uh, Finds a Way
71. The Ineffable Bride – theRavenMuse – 17k
72. Love, Uh, Finds a Way – Heretic1103 – 48k
December – 5
Favorite: Friends Don’t
73. The Alchemist of Brushstrokes and Brimstone by Gigi Pandian (audio)
74. Where We Will Love – TawnyOwl95 – 18k
75. Friends Don’t – MissUnderstoodLyrics – 33k
76. Runaway Groom – beerok23 – 102k
77. The Grass is Always Greener – beerok23 – 41k
Favorite books of 2024
thought we saw true in the bright youth – PanBoleyn
The Painted Veil – Create_Serenity
Slow Show – mia_ugly
Pray For Us, Icarus – Atalan
Runner-up: Friends Don’t – MissUnderstoodLyric
Runner-up: Crowley Family Values – Ezomind
End of Year Stats
Total reads: 77 (26 traditional, 51 fanfic)
Rereads (excluding fanfics): 0
Wish I’d abandoned: 0
Non fanfic stats:
Book Type: 24 fiction – 2 nonfiction
Fiction Type: 9 speculative – 15 realistic
Media: 8 text – 13 audio – 5 visual
Audience: 17 adult – 9 YA
Authors: 23 women – 2 men – 1 enby
New to me authors: 50 (9 trad, 41 fanfic)
Fanfic authors read: 42
Most read author(s): Alice Oseman, ghostrat (5 each)
Shortest / Longest books: Heartstopper V1 (263 pgs) / One Perfect Couple (380 pgs)
Shortest / Longest fanfics: A Better Idea (6k) / Temple of the Muses (241k) (excludes January and short stories)
Shortest / Longest audios: Two Dances and a Duke (4:53) / The Tainted Cup (13:51)
Total pages read: 4309
Total fanfic words read: 3,777k (excludes January and short stories)
Total audio listened to: 127:19
Best bookish experience: Roxy’s discord server; running around London and Edinburgh to visit GO locations
Best book-related discovery: specific individual friends this year, tbh – they know who they are!
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