The Fireside Chats

Well, this post I’m going to talk about my reading from the year 2024 since we’ve reached the end of the year. Below is a list of books I’ve read over the course of this past year. The “P” next to the book stands for paperback and the “H” next to the book stands for hardcover…….for those people that were wondering.

• Darkness by Christopher Kravatin (P)
• The Doll People by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin (Brian Selznick illustrator) (P)
• The Pale House Devil by Richael Kadry (H)
• Stargazing at Noon by Amand Torroni (P)
• Take Me With You by Andrea Gibson (P)
• Maybe Today by S. K. Williams (P)
• Chameleon Aura by Billy Chapata (P)
• The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia McKissack (P)
• The Road Between by Courtney Peppernell (P)
• The House by Christina Lauren (P)
• Where Hope Comes From by Nikita Gill (P)
• I Hope My Voice Doesn’t Skip by Alicia Cook (P)
• Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (H)
• A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll (H)
• Up on Crowley’s Ridge by Wayne Hancock (H)
• Tales to Keep You Up at Night by Dan Poblocki (P)
• The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by: Paulo Coelho (P)
• The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas (P)
• Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (H)
• Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare (H)
• The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (H)
• The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu (P)
• The Sister’s Next Door by L. H. Stacey (P)
• Cherish by Tracy Wolff (H)
• What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena (H)
• Too Scared to Sleep by Andrew Duplessie (H)
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (H)
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (H)
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (H)

I’ve read all kinds of books this year, from several genres. That’s typical for me. I normally don’t stick to one specific genre…..I normally bounce around from genre to genre because my attention span won’t let me stay on one genre for too long. But I think that’s how I can stay focused on my reading…..I bounce around enough to keep things interesting.

What are your thoughts on the books I’ve read this year? Have you read any of the above books? Which would you say is your favorite?