2024 books

Here we are, halfway through the year. Yeah, I don’t know how either, but I’ve read quite a few books, which is what I’m here to talk about!

For as much as I like a to-do list, I don’t plan out what books I will read and when. I pick up whatever I want to read next, so my mood and whatever is happening around me can determine what kind of book I read. So far this year, I’ve read lots of lighter, feel-good romance novels. I read some historical fiction and thrillers, but then I found myself wanting to lighten the mood again.

I also realize my memoir reading (actually, listening) was limited because I found myself not driving the kids to school most days, thanks to my teenage driver. Seasons of life affect what and when and how I’m reading.

Here’s a list of the 39 books I’ve read so far this year:

Romance / Romantic Comedy

1. “Great and Precious Things” by Rebecca Yarros {Facebook Review}
2. “The Things We Leave Unfinished” by Rebecca Yarros {Instagram Review}
3. “Ready or Not” by Cara Bastone {Goodreads Review}
4. “In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle {Goodreads Review}
5. “Indigo Ridge” (Edens #1) by Devney Perry {Facebook Review}
6. “Juniper Hill” (Edens #2) by Devney Perry
7. “Garnet Flats” (Edens #3) by Devney Perry
8. “Jasper Vale” (Edens #4) by Devney Perry {Goodreads Review}
9. “Crimson River” (Edens #5) by Devney Perry
10. “Sable Peak” (Edens #6) by Devney Perry
11. “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez {Facebook Review}
12. “This Summer Will Be Different” by Carley Fortune {Facebook Review}
13. “When in Rome” by Sarah Adams {Instagram Review}
14. “Let’s Pretend This Will Work” by Maddie Dawson {Facebook Review}
15. “The Off Limits Rule” by Sarah Adams {Related Post}
16. “The Temporary Roomie” by Sarah Adams {Related Post}
17. “The Cheat Sheet” by Sarah Adams {Related Post}
18. “One-Star Romance” by Laura Hankin {Facebook Review}

Contemporary Fiction

1. “Blank” by Zibby Owens {Goodreads Review}
2. “Any Other Family” by Eleanor Brown {Goodreads Review}
3. “What We Find” by Robyn Carr {Facebook Review}
4. “The Lighthouse Keeper” by Cynthia Ellingsen {Goodreads Review}
5. “The Road Before Us” by Janine Rosche {Review}
6. “Expiration Dates” by Rebecca Serle {Facebook Review}

Historical Fiction

1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah {Facebook Review}
2. “The Lost Letters of Aisling” by Cynthia Ellingsen {Facebook Review}
3. “The German Wife” by Kelly Rimmer {Goodreads Review}

Thrillers

1. “First Lie Wins” by Ashley Elston {Facebook Review}
2. “The Other Mothers” by Katherine Faulkner {Instagram Review}
3. “Darling Girls” by Sally Hepworth {Facebook Review}
4. “Before She Disappeared” (Frankie Elkin #1) by Lisa Gardner {Facebook Review}

Memoirs

1. “Thicker Than Water” (audio) by Kerry Washington {Facebook Review}
2. “How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told” (audio) by Harrison Scott Key {Instagram Review}
3. “Tell Me Everything” (audio) by Minka Kelly {Goodreads Review}
4. “Saving My Assassin” by Virginia Prodan {Facebook Review}
5. “Mrs. Kennedy and Me” by Clint Hill {Facebook Review}

Non-fiction

1. “Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship” by Justin Whitmel Earley {Instagram Review}
2. “Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere” (audio) by Savannah Guthrie {Facebook Review}
3. “Holier Than Thou” by Jackie Hill Perry {Instagram Review}

I’d love to hear what books you’ve loved recently and if you’ve read any on my list!

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Here are some other tips & tricks to make time for reading:

• Nine tips to read more books
• How reading on a Kindle works for me
• How to make time for books

Need more recommendations? Here are #KHTreads from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017. I also often post on Instagram and Facebook as I read and share reviews on Goodreads.