When last year came to a close, I was disappointed that many of my reads were just average. As 2024 started, I had a desire to read more great books. And, that definitely happened!

It was a great year in reading!

Two stars next to my top 6, one star next to some of my other favorites:

The Measure – Nikki Erlick ⭐️
Becoming – Michelle Obama ⭐️
You Are My Sunshine – Sean Dietrich
And Yet: Poems – Kate Baer
Independence – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ⭐️⭐️
Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
The Sweetness of Water – Nathan Harris
I’m Glad My Mom Died – Jennette McCurdy ⭐️
5 Things to Pray for Your Spouse – Melissa B. Kruger
All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir – Beth Moore
Georgie, All Along – Kate Clayborn
We are Displaced – Malala Yousafzai ⭐️
Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt ⭐️⭐️
Dear Future Mama – Meghan Trainor
Coronation Year – Jennifer Robson
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain
Beyond the Wand – Tom Felton
The Light We Carry – Michelle Obama
Try Softer – Aundi Kolber ⭐️
The Wishing Game – Meg Shaffer ⭐️
Tell Me Everything – Minka Kelly
The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry ⭐️⭐️
The Try Softer Guided Journey – Aundi Kolber
Hula – Jasmin Iolani Hakes
The Great Reclamation – Rachel Heng
Sourdough – Robin Sloan
Heartburn – Nora Ephron
Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward – Ruth Chou Simons ⭐️
Party of My World – Jodi Benson
The Miracle Goes On – John W. Peterson
Tom Lake – Ann Patchett ⭐️⭐️
If You Would Have Told Me – John Stamos
None of This is True – Lisa Jewell ⭐️
The Secret Keeper – Kate Morton ⭐️⭐️
Killers of the Flower Moon – David Grann
Bright Lights, Big Christmas – Mary Kay Andrews
Corrie’s Christmas Memories – Corrie ten Boom
Advent: The Season of Hope – Tish Harrison Warren
Upon Waking – Jackie Hill Perry ⭐️⭐️
The Uncommon Reader – Alan Bennett

My favorite place to track my reading is Goodreads–let’s be friends!

Here’s to more great reads in 2024!