2024 was a year of diving into more books than usual. I tracked all of the 2024 Books that I read on Good Reads this past year. For some reason, I quit doing that, at least typically.

I planned to read 52; I read 89. I discovered new-to-me authors and became a fan.

C.J. Archer was one of my favorite new-to-me authors, and I consumed her Cleopatra Fox Mystery series like crazy, gobbling them up as soon as I could get my hands on them. Book 10, “A Murder at Hambledon Hall,” will be released in June 2025.

Not surprisingly, most of my reads had murder, mystery, and fantasy.

Ok, let’s get into my 2024 Book Review and Stats.

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2024 Book Reading Stats

Number of books read: 89 books. Images taken from Good Reads at the end of the post!

Number of re-reads: 11 re-reads

Number of books DNFed: 0, although there were two soft DNFs that I finished later.

Number of pages read: 31,102 pages read

Most read genre: Murder Mystery/Cozy Mystery

Number of new-to-me authors I discovered: 17 new-to-me authors

The first book I read in 2024: “The First Cut” by Peter Robinson

The last book I read in 2024: “Murder on the Brighton Express by C.J. Archer

The shortest book I read in 2024: 41 Pages “The Good Partner,” a short story by Peter Robinson

The longest Book I read in 2024:  791 pages “Natchez Burning” by Greg Iles

My 2024 Book Battle Top 12

1. First Lie Wins, by Ashley Elston
2. Still Life, by Louise Penny
3. The Zoo Keeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman
4. Murder at the Polo Club, by C.J. Archer
5. Murder at the Crown and Anchor by C.J. Archer
6. Murder on the Brighton Express by C.J. Archer
7. Murder at the Debutant Ball by C.J. Archer
8. Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse by C.J. Archer
9. The First Cut by Peter Robinson
10. Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer
11. Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
12. Quicksilver by Callie Hart

My 2024 Book Reads

Taken fresh off Good Reads for my 2024 Challenge!
And, of course, Louise Penny and Peter Robinson have a lot of books on this list. What can I say? I have my favorites.

Over to you!

I hope your New Year and reading lists are off to a bang-up start.

Do we have any books in common for 2024? What were your favorite books, and do you have any you would like to recommend?
Let me know in the comments below!