The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Empire of Shadows

❤️ loved this book because...

I listened to the audio book. The characters were amazing! They had great back stories and were fully developed. The banter of the two main characters fit their personalities perfectly. The descriptions of the locations were very detailed. And then there was the narrator who brought the book to life. I could close my eyes and see the scenes taking place!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Jacquelyn Benson ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Empire of Shadows as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Nice Victorian ladies don't run off to find legendary lost cities.

One trifling little arrest shouldn't have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it's only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions.

When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she's holding her chance to revolutionize Pre-Colombian history. There's just one teensy complication. A ruthless villain wants it, and Ellie is all that stands in his way.

To race him to the ruins-and avoid being violently disposed of-she needs the help of maverick surveyor Adam Bates, a snake-wrangling…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of In the Lonely Hours

❤️ loved this book because...

This was not the type of book I usually read or listen to. I’d seen a recommendation somewhere and it sounded intriguing. I could feel the emotions the characters felt by how their actions and dialogue were written. And the house was described in such detail, I could hear the creaks and groans of the old wood. As the main character remembered what really happened years before, I was drawn into her emotions. Yes, I cried. Several times! And another amazing narrator who knew exactly when to pause and when to rush as the characters did.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Shannon Morgan ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked In the Lonely Hours as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shepherd, and Lisa Jewell, the new inhabitants of a centuries-old castle perched on a remote island in northwest Scotland must confront its tragic and terrifying history...

On a small island in a remote corner of northwest Scotland lies Maundrell castle, owned by its wealthy namesake family for centuries—until now. Edwina Nunn is shocked to learn a relative she never heard of has bequeathed the castle and its land to her. What awaits Edie and her teenage daughter, Neve, is even more startling, for the castle is…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Buried Hours

❤️ loved this book because...

This was very hard to pick. Any book by Rachel Grant or Toni Anderson could go here, but I picked The Buried Hours because of the way the main character handled her situation. Have you ever done something and completely forgotten what happened or trusted someone who put you in danger? This character had so much stuff going on and basically she was on her own because of the entire trust issues. She was amazing! And the location in a national park? Perfect!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By R.S. Grant ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Buried Hours as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Is she following a path of redemption or an enemy's revenge? A crime reporter's traumatic past comes back to haunt her in a twisting novel of lies, betrayals, and killer secrets.

Investigative crime journalist Signe Gates's life became a nightmare the day she was kidnapped and drugged. After forty-eight missing hours, she woke to a blur of unsettling memories and a warning from her unknown abductors: tell anyone what happened and they'll die. They've already proved they will deliver on that threat.

For two years, Signe has been haunted by what she knows she did and terrified of what else…


Book cover of Empire of Shadows
Book cover of In the Lonely Hours
Book cover of The Buried Hours

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