The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Skulduggery Pleasant

❤️ loved this book because...

I absolutely adore the entire series. It's always advertised as a kids book but its YA. Everything about it is amazing. The characters are so well written and deep. The writing is incredible. The pacing is always perfect. The stories are always engaging and interesting. All the books have a perfect balance of angst and comedy. Just everything about these books is perfect.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Derek Landy ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Skulduggery Pleasant as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 10, 11, 12, and 13.

What is this book about?

She's twelve. He's dead. But together they're going to save the world. Hopefully.

The iconic first book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series.

Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction.

Pursued by evil forces, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead sorcerer...


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Girl in Pieces

❤️ loved this book because...

Dude this book destroyed me. Its absolutely incredible. The depth in ever aspect is just mind blowing. It's not for the faint of heart and might be triggering for some but for the people who can read it, please do.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Kathleen Glasgow ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Girl in Pieces as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 14, 15, 16, and 17.

What is this book about?

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything

Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you.

Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Heartstopper: A Graphic Novel: Volume 1

❤️ loved this book because...

These books are absolutely incredible. They have the perfect mix of angst and fluff and comedy. I have found so much comfort in them, its unreal. These books are so so so important for queer youth.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Alice Oseman ,

Why should I read it?

8 authors picked Heartstopper as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 13, 14, 15, and 16.

What is this book about?

*Now an acclaimed live-action Netflix series!* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between.

'Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.' RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry On

Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance.

But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more…


Book cover of Skulduggery Pleasant
Book cover of Girl in Pieces
Book cover of Heartstopper: A Graphic Novel: Volume 1

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