I might be a little late to this since most people already posted their annual bookish wrap-ups around January 1st (and why does it feels like it’s already been a month since then?), but as someone once said “better late than never”, here I am! Well, to be honest, after all the reading I did last year there was no chance I would let this post slide knowing how reading was one of the top three things that got me through the year.
I read a total of 32 books in 2024 and that’s quite a number for me because it was definitely the first time I was so into reading that I picked one book after another and just couldn’t stop. I remember it was around 12 books in 2023 and basically none before that, so yeah I was very much thrilled when I learned that I read over 30 books in a year.
Here’s an overview…
January | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
It all started with me getting obsessed all over again with the HP series and rereading the books. I was surprised by how many details I hadn’t noticed when I first read the series years ago and that’s all that led me to preferring books over movies. Now I hope nobody will judge me for adding a reread here because common guys… a book is a book and it takes the same time whether you’re reading it for the first or tenth time, okay?
June
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Series | 3/3 books) – Holly Jackson
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Series | 2/3 books) – Jenny Han
Now don’t ask me how come I didn’t touch any books for four months straight. Even if you asked me I wouldn’t know why lol but yeah, I must’ve had my reasons. So my fondness with reading series grew deeper in June when I picked up AGGGTM to read. I had no idea these two had their sequels until after I finished reading them but nevertheless, they made me write my first ever book review on my blog.
July
- Always and Forever, Lara Jean (TATBILB book 3) – Jenny Han
- Even If These Tears Disappear Tonight – Ichijo Misaki
Even If These Tears Disappear Tonight will be one of my top 5 reads of the year. If I hadn’t read this book I would forever be living with grief that its prequel gave me in 2023. Both books were heartbreakingly beautiful and made me cry rivers. On the other hand, I was very disappointed by the final book of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before series. I just don’t understand what was the point of it when the story had already had a good conclusion.
August – September | Twisted series (4/4 books) – Ana Huang
I love Ana Huang’s writing style. She knows how to keep a reader hooked from the very first page and I enjoyed reading all the four books from the Twisted series. I’m not sure but I guess it was my first time reading dual POV and dude… that was just so much fun.
October
- The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Happy Place – Emily Henry
- Better Than The Movies – Lynn Painter
- The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
I had a great reading month in October. Though Happy Place was quite a disappointment, Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Silent Patient made it up to me.
November | Shatter Me (Series | 6/6 books + 5/5 novellas) – Tahereh Mafi
Hands down the best series I read in 2024. I basically devoured all the books in like 10 days. I had never pulled an all-nighter for a book before but for Tahereh Mafi, I just had to.
December
- Once Upon a Broken Heart (Series | 3/3 books) – Stephanie Garber
- I Hope This Doesn’t Find You – Ann Liang
Once Upon a Broken Heart grew my fondness for fantasy novels. The chemistry between Evangeline and Jacks was just too good and when I finished the series, it felt like coming back home from a long journey. I picked up I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by ….. for my final read of the year and it was just perfect. I finished the whole book wrapped up in my blankets comfortably, giggling, relating to the characters and not getting bored once. Much recommended if you want a light and cozy rom-com to read.
So did I achieve my reading goals?
YES! My goal (that I set in October) was to finish 25 books, but at the end of the year, I had 32 books read, so that was quite a surprise for me. I was still a little upset about totally ruining my End-of-Year TBR (I had picked up 9 books out of which I only read two, lol) but I’m okay with it now because I was able to read many more than those few selected books. I will try to get through them this year, and also, I’m not making any more TBR lists from now on because I’ve accepted that I will only read what I feel like at a particular moment, no matter what the next book in my TBR is. So here’s to luck and picking up books randomly!
What are you reading currently? Have you set a reading goal for 2025 yet?
Mine is to read 40 books this year and I’m on my third one as of today (Jan 14). Can’t wait to hear from you in the comments!
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