I think it’s safe to say that reading remained my favorite hobby this year…I read 80 books in 2024! (I promise I didn’t hole up in my apartment all year to do so…I did a lot of other stuff, too!)
I’ve organized the titles into genre categories and included my personal ratings below in case you’re curious. You can check out my Goodreads for more deets on each book. Want even more recs? See my 2023 list here.
Here’s to another year of learning, growing, and—let’s be honest—escaping through words. Happy new year!
Colorfully yours,
Haley
Fiction
- How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox—2.5/5
- They’re Going to Love You by Meg Howrey—4/5
- Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi—4/5
- Majesty (American Royals, #2) by Katharine McGee—3.5/5
- Mr. and Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel—4/5
- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan—4/5
- Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar—3/5
- Wellness by Nathan Hill—3/5
- The Guest by Emma Cline—3/5
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult—4/5
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer—3.5/5
- The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand—4/5
- Real Americans by Rachel Khong—5/5
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver—5/5
Historical Fiction
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah—5/5
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah—4/5
- Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict—3.5/5
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller—4/5
Romance
- Will You Won’t You Want Me? by Nora Zelevansky—3/5
- Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood—4/5
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry—3.5/5
- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston—4/5
- One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid—4.5/5
True Crime
- Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker—4/5
- College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight by Shawn Cohen—3.5/5
- Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires by Selwyn Raab—4.5/5
Mystery & Thriller
- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden—4/5
- Hurt for Me by Heather Levy—3.5/5
- Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano—4.5/5
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix—2/5
- All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan—3/5
- I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai—4.5/5
- None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell—4.5/5
- Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide—3.5/5
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon—4.5/5
- Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter—3.5/5
- Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll—4.5/5
Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros—5/5
- A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas—4/5
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins—3.5/5
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins—3.5/5
- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros—4.5/5
- The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd—3.5/5
- Bride by Ali Hazelwood—4/5
Memoir
- My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption by Ian Manuel—3/5
- High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict’s Double Life by Tiffany Jenkins—3/5
- My Body by Emily Ratajkwoski—4/5
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy—4/5
- One Day I’ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: A Mother’s Story by Abi Maxwell—5/5
- Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay—4/5
- The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing and Healing by Lara Love Hardin—3.5/5
- The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton—5/5
- Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford—3.5/5
- The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos—3.5/5
- The Betrayal: The True Story of My Brush With Death in the World of Narcos and Launderers by Robert Mazur—3/5
- Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink Alcohol in a Culture Obsessed With Alcohol by Holly Whitaker—4/5
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates—4.5/5
- My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez—4/5
Non-Fiction
- We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian—5/5
- Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker—3/5
- Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond—4/5
- Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell—4/5
- The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew by Maggie Bullock—4.5/5
- Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates—3.5/5
- Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe—4.5/5
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt—4/5
- Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson—3.5/5
- Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radeon Keefe—3.5/5
- Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive With Enough by Michael Easter—3/5
- Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson—3.5/5
- Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond—3.5/5
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—4/5
- Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America’s Most Dangerous Female Spy—and the Sister She Betrayed by Jim Popkin—2.5/5
- Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets From the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry by Kelly Richmond Pope—2/5
Self Improvement
- The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron—3.5/5
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg—3.5/5
- Unfuck Your Intimacy: Using Science for Better Relationships, Sex, and Dating by Faith G. Harper—2/5
- How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety by Ellen Hendriksen—3.5/5
- Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters—and How to Get It by Laurie Mintz—3.5/5
- Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach—2.5/5
