The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Angel of Indian Lake

❤️ loved this book because...

As a finale to my favorite horror series this hit it outof the park. Jade Daniels is a hero everyone can get behind. She kicks ass.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Stephen Graham Jones ,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked The Angel of Indian Lake as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A National Bestseller

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her in New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones’s finale.

It’s been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of We Used to Live Here

❤️ loved this book because...

A puzzle box of a book. You are never sure what is real or imagined. There are also easter eggs throughout the book which made it even more intriguing. It's super creepy and intriguing.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Marcus Kliewer ,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked We Used to Live Here as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

You let them back in.
You shouldn't have...

Young couple Charlie and Eve can't believe the killer deal they got on an old house in a beautiful yet remote neighbourhood nestled deep in the mountains. One day, a man knocks on the door. He claims to have lived in the house years before and asks if he can show his family around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in.

As soon as they enter, strange things start to happen, and Eve wants nothing more than for them to leave and never come back. But they can't - or…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Nettle & Bone

❤️ loved this book because...

Marra is just so determined to save her sister from an abusive husband. She goes through Hell and back to complete these rituals that will save her sister. This fantasy book was also quirky and funny at times which is why I LOVED it.

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By T. Kingfisher ,

Why should I read it?

10 authors picked Nettle & Bone as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller
An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022
An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022
A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee

From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure.

*A very special hardcover edition, featuring gold foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*

This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.
It's the one where she kills him.

Marra never wanted to be a hero.

As the shy, convent-raised,…


Book cover of The Angel of Indian Lake
Book cover of We Used to Live Here
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