My 2024 Reading Recap
A look into my reading life throughout 2024
Prologue
We’ve been in 2025 for two weeks now, and now seems as good a time as any to go over my 2024 yearly reading recap.
Starting off 2024, I didn’t exactly knew at the time where my reading was going to go. I was still recovering from a massive reading slump and I found myself lost at the hundreds and hundreds of books I wanted to read. Nevertheless, I managed to get my groove back and find a reading schedule that ultimately worked for me.
Furthermore, I think 2024 was a year of growth for me as a reader. I found new ways to track my reading that help me reflect the kinds of books I like as well as examine how diversely I’ve been reading. I also took the time to explore genres that haven’t been familiar with and found some new favorites among them. Plus, I even got the opportunity to serve on an actual judging panel for a literary award this past year. Like, how cool is that!
As a result, I’m looking forward to sharing my reading stats and the titles that I absolutely loved throughout the year.
Reading Stats
A Quick Overview
160 books read
42,928 pages read
9,848,488 words read
Reading Formats
Most-Read Genres
Favorite Books Throughout the Year
January - King of Pride by Ana Huang
Such a captivating story to start the year off with and the way I was drawn to the relationship dynamics between Kai and Isabella had me glued to the book till the very last page.
February - Wildfire by Hannah Grace
To quote from my review of the book on GoodReads,
When I say I breezed through and devoured this book, I really mean it.
Personally, I liked Wildfire better than the first book in the Maple Hills series, Icebreaker, and felt that the characters were more relatable and well-developed.
March - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Addicting in everyway, this book lives up to the hype and more. For those of you who have somehow still haven’t read this, let me tell you that you need to read this book.
April - Always Only You by Chloe Liese
Legitimately grinning from ear to ear throughout the entire book, Always Only You made my heart so happy.
May - Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham
Concluding the Skymar series, Loyally, Luke was the perfect story to conclude this adorable epistolary rom-com series and listening to it on audio is an added treat.
June - Flamer by Mike Curato
Stories like Flamer are so vital and necessary for people to read and I felt that it was very easy to get swept in Aiden’s story.
July - Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer
Middle grade hasn’t been something I’ve read a lot of as an adult prior to this past year and Camp Prodigy happened to be one of the first books I read when I was exploring how middle grade has changed from when I was a kid. That said, I really enjoyed this book and felt that it really provided an accessible outlet for young readers to explore themes of gender identity and mental health.
August - Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
A month of so many good reads, there were so many books to choose from for my favorite book of August. Nevertheless, Something More really just stole my heart and it honestly felt like it would’ve been a story I would devour if it came out when I was younger.
September - Puzzled by Pan Cooke
With the perfect blend of illustration and storytelling, Puzzled is a really insightful and powerful graphic memoir about growing up with OCD that I feel that everyone needs to read.
October - Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Out of the 30 books that I read in October, it was hard to pick an overall favorite book for the month, but Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer did it again with the second book in her Assistant to the Villain series and I can’t help but be obsessed with this series.
November - Passenger Princess by Morgan Elizabeth
Morgan Elizabeth is definitely the type of author that brings the fun to the party (if said party was reading a book), and Passenger Princess is that “silly little romance novel” you never knew you needed.
December - Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
The dark horse that came out of nowhere and wasn’t even on my radar until like two and a half months ago, when I say I was obsessed with this book, I was OBSESSED. Part of me held off on finishing since I didn’t want Andrew and Thomas’ story to end.
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Lovely post! King of Pride is so underrated!! I really like this opposite attract energy between them! Love Kai and Isabella so much💜 Need to reread them before King of Envy comes out! Happy reading📖💕