Our Favorite Reads of 2024 (64 books)

Favorite reads of 2024 from the members of the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge Goodreads group

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1	The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) by Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 20,861 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 1 by Natsu Hyuuga 4.49 avg rating — 16,090 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4.17 avg rating — 2,474,443 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier 3.99 avg rating — 24,435 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Marvel Year By Year A Visual History New Edition by Tom DeFalco 4.29 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,570 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy by Eric G. Wilson 3.27 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 5,682 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, #4) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 37,274 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 3,887 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,953 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 93,367 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 8,623 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri 4.16 avg rating — 179,757 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Shady Hollow (Shady Hollow, #1) by Juneau Black 3.75 avg rating — 32,549 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1) by Hisashi Kashiwai 3.66 avg rating — 46,794 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 542,566 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,391 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Wendy, Darling (Wendy, Darling, #1) by A.C. Wise (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 5,890 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 146,355 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 407,747 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng 4.28 avg rating — 18,738 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Watching the Clock (Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations #1) by Christopher L. Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,121 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) by Shannon Chakraborty 4.25 avg rating — 80,375 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily: A Hilarious and Heartbreaking Debut YA Romance by Laura Creedle 3.82 avg rating — 3,553 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 4.03 avg rating — 121,579 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Murder Road by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 56,942 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi 4.01 avg rating — 3,251 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 95,222 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Articles of the Federation by Keith R.A. DeCandido (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 838 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Dying with Her Cheer Pants On by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 809 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino 3.98 avg rating — 18,036 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	There There by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 227,064 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 112,515 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Guide Me Home (Highway 59, #3) by Attica Locke 3.99 avg rating — 3,337 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 181,360 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Word on Fire Bible: The Gospels (Word on Fire Bible #1) by Robert Barron (Other) 4.88 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Fallow Year (Little Thieves, #2.5) by Margaret Owen (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 861 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos by Ogi Ogas (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 360 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Dream in the Dark (A Wrongful Conviction, #2) by Robert Justice (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 11,744 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Word on Fire Bible (Volume II): Acts, Letters and Revelation (Hardcover) (Word on Fire Bible Series) by Robert Barron 4.93 avg rating — 218 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1) by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 5,710 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth 4.16 avg rating — 15,755 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Spy Coast (The Martini Club, #1) by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 110,783 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 223,027 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Deep Dark by Lee Knox Ostertag 4.31 avg rating — 6,758 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Imagination and Meaning in Calvin and Hobbes by Jamey Heit 3.62 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 59,486 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 43,003 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 199,074 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1) by Hank Green (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 130,515 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin 4.38 avg rating — 10,953 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 221,593 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 20,371 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family by Rowan Jette Knox 4.40 avg rating — 4,838 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 113,811 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 4.33 avg rating — 105,402 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall 4.21 avg rating — 21,342 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier 3.85 avg rating — 9,718 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 4.17 avg rating — 129,037 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 43,332 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers by Hannah Brencher (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,847 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn 4.11 avg rating — 35,908 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars