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2024
My Year in Books
47,032
pages read
Johanna
136
books read
Johanna
Leila in Saffron by Rukhsanna Guidroz
Shortest Book
26
pages
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Longest Book
628
pages
Average book length in 2024
345
pages
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Most Shelved
5,747,968
people also shelved
Just a Worm by Marie Boyd
Least Shelved
402
people also shelved
Johanna’s average rating for 2024
4.0
4.0
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Madeline Pendleton
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.55 average
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Johanna’s first review of the year

really liked it
This was a highly enjoyable book until we get near the very end, at which point it started stressing me out.

The main character is a librarian and through the whole thing, she's planning this big library sleepover as a fundraiser and it's really stressing me out because she's blithely disregarding all the things that make such an event a nightmare these days.

Insurance riders. Extensive volunteer background checks. Food service contracts. I'm a pr ...more
JOHANNA’S 2024 BOOKS
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Wool by Hugh Howey
The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding
The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margareta Magnusson
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
it was amazing
Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty
Shift by Hugh Howey
Argylle by Elly Conway
The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Enchanted to Meet You by Meg Cabot
Dust by Hugh Howey
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
ADHD for Smart Ass Women by Tracy Otsuka
it was amazing
Map of Flames by Lisa McMann
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
it was amazing
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Leila in Saffron by Rukhsanna Guidroz
For Never & Always by Helena Greer
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
The Getaway List by Emma Lord
When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
it was amazing
Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
Witches Get Stuff Done by Molly Harper
The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Madeline Pendleton
Dial P For Poison by Zara Keane
The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher
The Singles Table by Sara Desai
Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton
Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi
How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe
it was amazing
Anger Bang by Avery Flynn
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
The Witching Year by Diana Helmuth
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
Escape from Grimstone Manor by Matt McMann
Just a Worm by Marie Boyd
it was amazing
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
Sticks & Stones by Sarah Mlynowski
Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Funny Story by Emily Henry
The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard
Star Bringer by Tracy Wolff
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
The Future by Naomi Alderman
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
Age of Assassins by R.J. Barker
Cultish by Amanda Montell
it was amazing
The Secret by Lee Child
Blood of Assassins by R.J. Barker
King of Assassins by R.J. Barker
What Fresh Hell Is This? by Heather Corinna
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl by Julie Kagawa
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
it was amazing
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer
Wizard for Hire by Obert Skye
The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander
Gangsters of Capitalism by Jonathan M. Katz
The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C.J. Archer
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
it was amazing
Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne
The Apothecary's Poison by C.J. Archer
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Besieged by Kevin Hearne
Your Future Self by Hal Hershfield
The Taken by Inbali Iserles
A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette
The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
it was amazing
The Convent's Secret by C.J. Archer
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre
The Ink Master's Silence by C.J. Archer
The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
On Call by Anthony Fauci
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
The Cheater's Game by C.J. Archer
A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander
Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
Death in the Spires by K.J. Charles
it was amazing
Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
East of Hounslow by Khurrum Rahman
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley

Johanna’s last review of the year

really liked it
Flavia De Luce is at it again, but this time all signs point to our own dear Mrs Mullet as the murderer! The victim is the reclusive Major Greyleigh, done to death by poisonous mushrooms. Inspector Hewitt seems convinced, but what possible motive could Mrs. Mullet have for murder? Something doesn't sound right about this and Flavia is going to get to the bottom of it.

Another great romp across the British countryside! ...more
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