Books I've Read in 2024

One of the most special aspects of running Words Like Silver since 2011 is that I have a complete list of every single book I've read since that first year. Nowadays, I use The Storygraph as my preferred reading tracker, but I still love having the full list on the blog too for reference. Check the review archive and books page to explore my thoughts on each. I'm still transferring a lot of my content over, but hope to make the site easy to reference.

* = in progress

1. Evernight by Claudia Gray
2. Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram
3. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
4. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
5. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
6. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
7. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
8. Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
9. Carrie by Stephen King
10. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (*felt like this was missing in my literary education lol)
11. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
12. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
13. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
14. The Glucose Goddess Method by Jessie Inchauspé
15. Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain
16. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
17. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
18. Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith
19. The Awakening by L.J. Smith
20. The Struggle by L.J. Smith
21. The Fury by L.J. Smith
22. Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
23. Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
24. What Happens After Midnight by K.L. Walther
25. Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
26. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
27. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
28. The Consequence of Loving Colton by Rachel Van Dyken
29. The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
30. The Call by Paeder Ó Guilín
31. The Invasion by Paeder Ó Guilín
32. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
33. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
34. Frostbite by Richelle Mead
35. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
36. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
37. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
38. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
39. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
40. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
41. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
42. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
43. Girly Drinks by Mallory O'Meara
44. The Selection by Kiera Cass
45. The Elite by Kiera Cass
46. The One by Kiera Cass
47. Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Cacilda Jetha and Christopher Ryan
48. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver
49. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
50. Flawless by Sara Shepard
51. Perfect by Sara Shepard
52. Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
53. Wicked by Sara Shepard
54. Killer by Sara Shepard
55. Wanted by Sara Shepard
56. The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
57. Funny Story by Emily Henry
58. Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerhand
59. Writing Deep Scenes: Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme by Martha Alderson and Jordan Rosenfield
60. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle
61. Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating by Moïra Weigel
62. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
63. You, with a View by Jessica Joyce
64. This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
65. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
66. Wildfire by Hannah Grace
67. The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
68. In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati Alexander
69. This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs
70. You, Again by Katie Goldbeck
71. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
72. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
73. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
74. The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro
75. Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
76. What You Wish For by Katherine Center
77. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
78. Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need by Bruce Hood
79. The Second Chance Hotel by Sierra Godfrey
80. My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak
81. The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore
82. American Royals by Katharine McGee
83. Offside by Avery Keelan
84. Looking for Alaska by John Green
85. Right on Cue by Fallon Ballard
86. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
87. Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
88. Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings
89. The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings
90. The Great Undoing by Jessa Hastings
91. Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings
92. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
93. Made for You by Jenna Sattherwaite
94. The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
95. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
96. How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
97. Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
98. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
99. The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
100. I Wrote This for You by Iain S. Thomas
101. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone
102. How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life by Massimo Pigliucci
103. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
104. SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin (no comment)
105. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time by Maria Konnikova
106. An Anatomy of Pain: How the Body and the Mind Experience and Endure Physical Suffering by Dr. Abdul-Ghasliq Lalken
107. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis
108. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
109. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
110. A Good Man Is Hard to Find & Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
111. The Wellness Trap by Christy Harrison
112. Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
113. Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner
114. The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Mike Long (such a dramatic title, honestly)
115. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell
116. Grit by Angela Duckworth
117. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
118. Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
119. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
120. The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen
121. Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui
122. The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character by David Riesman (with Nathan Glazer and Reuel Denney)
123. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most by Adam Alter
124. The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction by Larry Young, Ph.D. and Brian Alexander
125. The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
126. What Have We Done: The Moral Injury of Our Longest Wars by David Wood
127. Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
128. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

My data from The StoryGraph