The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

Join 2,415 readers and share your 3 favorite reads of the year.

My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Bigger Fish

❤️ loved this book because...

Great plot reveals, cleverness with words, complex and distinct characters, and fun tie-ins with the previous books and short stories in this series.

  • Loved Most

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

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By AK Weller ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Bigger Fish as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Bigger Fish: Anna Bowman Thrillers Book 3 of 5. The long-awaited third installment of the Anna Bowman Thrillers series is here!. Home from her unlikely triumph in Argentina, Anna thinks her life is getting back to normal until a surprise visit from David Marchand sets her on a collision course with Luke Jackson once again. With a little help from two people straight out of Anna's past, they'll unravel a mystery that takes them out of the frying pan and into the fire.


When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of House on Fire

❤️ loved this book because...

The writing style sucked me in and didn't let go. I cried, I laughed, I learned.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By D. Liebhart ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked House on Fire as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

How far would you go to keep a promise?

Bernadette Rogers swore she’d never put her father in a nursing home. Does that include euthanizing him to keep her word? Her mother thinks it does. Bernadette isn’t so sure. And even if she were, it’s not like you can walk into a drug store and buy Nembutal.

As an ICU nurse she’s no stranger to the blunt realities of death, but her mother’s request to help her father—who’s disappearing into the abyss of dementia—go “peacefully” blindsides her. Her mother thinks it’s assisted suicide. Bernadette knows better. Even if they do…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of L.E.A.P.

❤️ loved this book because...

The snarky writing, the realistic teenage characters, the fun format, the meaningful story.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Toni Bellon ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked L.E.A.P. as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

Turning fourteen, Linn Gurke suffers from the adolescent ABCs: Acne, Boobs, and Crushes. Her alcoholic mother and codependent father don't provide help or support. While being labeled a liar, Linn is expected to keep her mother's addiction quiet. It's the big secret shaping everyone's truth. Linn wants to quit lying, in particular to her best friend, Nadine.

Feeling alone, Linn reads self-help articles and creates Linn's Emerging Adult Plan (L.E.A.P.). This eight-point checklist is designed to prevent Linn from succumbing to her mother's genetic makeup and predisposition toward alcoholism. But when an unbalanced aunt arrives, Linn and her snarky older…


Topics
  • Coming soon!
Genres
  • Coming soon!

Book cover of Bigger Fish
Book cover of House on Fire
Book cover of L.E.A.P.

Share your top 3 reads of 2025!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,210

readers submitted
so far, will you?