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Here's my list and ratings for each book I have read in 2024 across audio (A), digital (D), and physical (P) books. If I have done an in-depth review, the title will have a clickable link that will take you directly there. Your one-stop shop for book reviews, all laid out for you in a (hopefully) easy-to-use way. First up, here's my rating scale to give you an idea on what my stars mean!
RATING SCALE
1* - DNF (I am unlikely to rate any book 1*, my DNFs are usually more about my personal preference and not the writing and I have lots of respect for the passion of the author)
2* - Readable, but maybe left something to be desired (for me this tends to be if the plot is extremely predictable or confusing)
3* - Good all-rounder, easy to read and enjoyable
4* - Highly recommended, robust story that stays with me after I am finished
5* - A book I can't stop thinking about, will actively suggest that people read (even when they aren't asking!)
Easy Peasy! Happy Reading!
BOOK LIST 2024
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis - 5* (childhood favourite, classic, portal fantasy) (D)
Alone - Barbara De Smedt - 4* (fast pace, slightly predictable, psychological) (D)
The Hunting Party - Lucy Foley - 3* (achingly similar to The Guest List, fast-paced, whodunnit mystery) (D)
The Violin Conspiracy - Brendan Slocumb - 4* (well-written protagonist, emotional depictions of bias, predictable main story) (P)
The Last Days of John Lennon - James Paterson - 4* (biography mixed with crime thriller) (P)
The Devil Crept In - Ania Ahlborn - 3* (Horror, devil, slightly disappointing end) (D)
While She Sleeps - Arlene Hunt - 3* (straightforward thriller, jumble of characters) (P)
Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Audio Collection - 4* (poems, short stories, gothic, mystery, literary) (A)
A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas - 3* (spicy, beauty and the beast, fantasy, Stockholm Syndrome) (A)
Kill Your Husbands - Jack Heath - 2* (whodunnit, dual timelines, unlikeable characters) (A)
Mythos - Stephen Fry - 4* - (brilliant narration, engaging, fun, interesting) (A)
The Original Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams Bianco - 3* (children's classic, young children, cute, magical) (P)
Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge - Lizzie Pook - 4* (historical fiction, mystery, strong women) (A)
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett - 5* (re-read, classic, friendship, inspirational) (A)
Pure - Julianna Baggott - 3* (dystopian, young adult, starts slow, good build-up, book 1 of 3) (P)
The Chain - Adrian McKinty - 3* (thriller, unique concept, 2 stories in 1, rushed ending) (A)
The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner - 4* (historical fiction, dual timelines, contemporary part almost unnecessary) (A)
The Women - Kristin Hannah - 4* (historical fiction, emotional, Vietnam, veterans, tragedy) (A)
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo - 3* (fantasy, academic thriller, ghosts, crime, slow in parts) (D)
The Killing Hills - Chris Offutt - 2* (quick read, crime, thriller, predictable) (D)
The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn - 3* (thriller, tense, psychological, unreliable narrator) (D)
I Kill Killers - S.T. Ashman - 4* (gripping, interesting concept, thriller, crime) (D)
A Game of Chess and Other Stories - Stefan Swig - 4* (short stories, slow-paced, literary, elegant) (P)
The Housemaid - Freida McFadden - 3* (fast-paced, thriller, predictable yet engaging) (D)
The Echo Man - Sam Holland - 3* (predictable twist, fast-paced, does the trick) (D)
A Touch of Darkness Scarlett St Clair - 3* (fantasy, Greek myths, Stephen Fry made me do it, spicy, more spicy) (A)
The Inmate - Freida McFadden - 2* (more predictability, quick pacing, twisted more than a pretzel in a "try too hard"way) (D)
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good - Helene Tursten - 4* (witty, dark, fun, short stories, mixed timelines) (A)
Under the Whispering Door - TJ Klune - 5* (beautiful, engaging, loveable characters, fantasy, lgbtqia+) (A)
The Seas - Samantha Hunt - 4* (literary, fantasy, psychological, blurred reality, beautiful writing) (A)
Malignant - Anita Waller - 3* (friendship, crime, rollercoaster, quick read, compelling, underwhelming ending) (A)
The Optician's Wife - Betsy Reavley - 3* (thriller, crime, dual timelines) (A)
The Interpreter from Java - Alfred Birney - 4* (historical fiction/faction, colonialism, emotional) (P)
Nowhere to Hide - Max Luther - 3* (crime, action, bodyguard) (P)
The Serial Killer's Wife - Alice Hunter - 3* (crime, thriller, twists, dual timeline, dual perspective) (P)
Notes on a Murder - B.P. Walter - 4* (tense, crime, thriller, mystery, dual timeline) (P)
The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 4*(young adult, mystery, puzzles) (A)
Playing for Freedom: The Journey of an Afghan Girl - Zarifa Adiba - 4* (memoir, poignant, feminism, culture, religion) (A)
Legends and Lattes - Travis Baldree - 4* (cosy fantasy, friendship, found family) (A)
Bookshops and Bonedust - Travis Baldree - 4* (cosy fantasy, friendship) (A)
My Sister's Grave - Robert Dugoni - 4* (thriller, crime, courtroom, dual timeline, victim turned cop) (D)
Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart - 5* (historical fiction, addiction, emotional, lgbtqa+) (P)
Sex, Lies and Chocolate Cake - Steven Morris - 2* (comedy, diary entry style, novella, first in series) (D)
The Alone Time - Elle Marr - 3* (dual timeline, multiple POV, twisty twists, thriller/mystery) (D)
The Martian - Andy Weir - 5* (sci-fi, space. astronauts, Armageddon but saving the man not the planet) (A)
The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien - 4* (high fantasy, adventure, dragons, treasure) (P)
Bluebeard - Jim Clemente & Peter McDonnell - 3* (true crime, dramatisation, dual timeline) (A)
The Other Mrs Walker - Mary Paulson-Ellis - 4* (historical fiction, family drama, dual timeline, twists) (P)
You Like It Darker - Stephen King - 5* (short stories, creepy, twists) (A)
The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger - 4* (romance, time travel, multiple POV, poignant) (P)
Maestra - L.S Hilton - 4* (spicy, crime, thriller, unaliving galore, great twist) (P)
One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig - 4* (romantasy, evil brain demon, magic, fake dating) (A)
Murder in the Family - Cara Hunter - 5* (crime, thriller, documentary style, twists) (P)
The Botanist - L.K Hill - 3* (crime, thriller, mystery, serial killer) (D)
You Shouldn't Be Here - Lauren Thoman - 4* (paranormal, crime, mystery, dual timelines) (D)
In Any Lifetime - Marc Guggenheim 4* (sci-fi, romance, parallel universes, bond villain) (D)
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R Tolkien - 3* (high fantasy, adventure, first in trilogy) (P)
Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy - 3* (sci-fi, speculative, time travel, utopia, mental health) (A)
Still the Sun - Charlie N. Holmberg - 4* (fantasy, secret romance, mystical technology) (D)
The Fox Was Ever The Hunter - Herta Muller - 3* (historical fiction, literary, communist romania, Nobel prize) (P)
You Are Fatally Invited - Ande Pliego - 4* (thriller, locked room, pre-release review) (D)
Satan's Affair - H.D Carlton - 4* (dark romance, trigger warnings, serial unaliving, gore, horror) (D)
Haunting Adeline - H.D Carlton - 4* (dark romance, cliffhanger ending, kinks, triggers, thriller) (D)
Staunch - Eleanor Wood - 4* (memoir, heartwarming, family, mental health) (P)
In Our Likeness - Bryan VanDyke - 3* (sci-fi, artificial intelligence, altered reality) (D)
Natural Selection - Elin Hilderbrand - 3* (short story, self-discovery, new friends) (D)
Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig - 4* (Romantasy, magic, final part of the duology, great characters) (A)
Hunting Adeline - H.D Carlton - 3* (dark romance, trigger warnings, duology finale, unlikeable male main character) (D)
The Shadow Man - Mark Brownless - 3* (forgotten trauma, reunited friends, slightly creepy, mysterious memories) (D)
I Know My Name - C.J Cooke - 4* (psychological, amnesia, predictable but satisfying twist) (A)
Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera - 5* (podcast style, whodunnit, relatable main character, dark humour) (A)
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - J.R.R Tolkien - 4* (high fantasy, adventure, classic, 2nd in trilogy) (P)
The Black Book - James Patterson - 3* (crime, police procedural, amnesia, fast pace, twists) (P)
Phantom Limb - Lucinda Berry - 4* (psychological, twins, mental health, thriller, twisty) (D)
The Tunnel Rats - Stephen Leather - 4* (Vitnam war, police procedural, crime, thriller, claustrophobic) (A)
The Glitch - Leanne Slade - 4* (rom-com, relatable characters, time travel, second chance romance) (A)
Hitler, Stalin, Mum & Dad: A Family Memoir - Daniel Finkelstein - 4* (WW2, Russia, hard hitting, gripping, poignant, important) (A)
Cryptic Pursuit - Jayti Philpot - 4* (pre-release review, dark romance, spice, thriller, crime, workplace romance) (D)
Pretty Little Thing - Kit Duffield - 3* (thriller, fake friends, childhood memories, fast paced) (D)
And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie - 5* (locked room/island, whodunnit, crime, mystery, great twist) (A)
The Hawthorne Legacy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 4* (mystery, family drama, lost relatives, YA, drama) (A)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - J.R.R Tolkien - 4* (high fantasy, adventure, finale, friendship, epic) (P)
The Cut - Chris Brookmyre - 4* (mystery, thriller, conspiracy, unexpected friends, horror movie life, humour) (A)
The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story - Robert Rand - 4* (true crime, famous case, slightly biased, interesting research) (A)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams - 5* (sci-fi, hilarious, fast-paced, great characters) (A)
My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 3* (funny, relatable characters, crime, culture) (A)
Anna O - Matthew Blake - 5* (psychological, sleep disorder, amnesia, twists, conspiracies) (A)
Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 5* (dystopian, sci-fi, gritty hunger games, adventure, survival) (A)
Think of a Number - John Verdon - 3* (crime thriller, retired detective, smart bad guy, riddles and tricks) (A)
The Murder Bag - Tony Parsons - 3* (crime thriller, serial killer, whodunnit, twisty ending) (A)
What a Way to Go - Bella Mackie - 4* (whodunnit, podcast, mystery, slight magical elements, humour) (A)
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky - 4* (classic, literary, psychological, crime) (A)
My Heart is a Chainsaw - Stephen Graham Jones - 4* (horror, thriller, satirical, relatable) (A)
The Ghost Woods - C.J Cooke - 4* (gothic, historical fiction, women's rights, mystery, creepy) (A)
Jailhouse Lawyer - Nancy Allen & James Patterson - 3* (two books in one, predictable, fast pace, courtroom dramas) (P)
Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney - 4* (thriller mystery, creepy, twisty, dual timeline) (A)
A Touch of Ruin - Scarlett St. Clair - 4* (spicy second in series, contemporary, greek gods) (A)
The Polish Detective - Hania Allen - 4* (Scottish, contemporary, police procedural, whodunnit) (P)
No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy - 3* (crime, multiple POV, action, police, now a film) (A)
Sweetpea - C.J Skuse - 5* (funny, serial killer, inner monologue, strangely relatable, unique take) (A)
The List - Yomi Adegoke - 5* (current, topical, #metoo, cancel culture, mental health, emotive) (A)
We Kill Killers - S.T Ashman - 3* (second in series, thriller, police procedural, fast paced) (D)
The Christmas Book Hunt - Jenny Colgan - 4* (short story, cute, festive, book lovers, romance)
Meet Me on the Bridge - Sarah J. Harris - 4* (time travel, romance, speculative fiction, butterfly effect) (D)
Do No Harm - Jack Jordan - 3* (thriller, medical, family, police, twists, fast-paced) (A)
Elevation - Stephen King - 5* (fantasy/magic, found family, speculative fiction, emotional, poignant) (A)
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