2024 Books

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Here are the books I read and reviewed in 2024.

★★★★☆ North Woods by Daniel Mason
★★☆☆☆ The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon (The Downworld Sequence #1)
★★★☆☆ Orion and King Arthur by Ben Bova (Orion #6)
★★★☆☆ Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams
★★★★☆ The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell
★★★★☆ The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
★★★☆☆ Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi edited by Tom Hoeler
★★★☆☆ Endless Night by Agatha Christie
★★★☆☆ Book of Names by John Peel (Diadem #1)
★★★★☆ Beholder by Ryan La Sala
★★★★☆ Derring-Do for Beginners by Victoria Goddard (The Red Company #1)
★★★☆☆ Through the Groves by Anne Hull
★★★★☆ The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
★★★☆☆ What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher
★★★★☆ Book of Signs by John Peel (Diadem #2)
★★★★☆ Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
★★★★☆ The Tower at the Edge of the World by Victoria Goddard
★★★★☆ The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch
★★★☆☆ By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (Tommy and Tuppence #4)
★★★☆☆ Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
★★★☆☆ Book of Magic by John Peel (Diadem #3)
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: The Star Beast by Gary Russell
★★★☆☆ In the Company of Gentlemen by Victoria Goddard
★★★★☆ Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
★★★☆☆ Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott (The Sun Chronicles #1)
★★★★☆ King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
★★★☆☆ Book of Thunder by John Peel (Diadem #4)
★★★☆☆ Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian
★★★★☆ The Game of Courts by Victoria Goddard
★★☆☆☆ Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #41)
★★★☆☆ Sphere by Michael Crichton
★★★★☆ Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham
★★★★★ Book of Earth by John Peel (Diadem #5)
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder by Mark Morris
★★★★☆ The Bride of the Blue Wind by Victoria Goddard (The Sisters Avramapul #1)
★★★☆☆ The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found by Frank Bruni
★☆☆☆☆ West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
★★★☆☆ Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall
★★★☆☆ Book of Nightmares by John Peel (Diadem #6)
★★★☆☆ Alien Terror by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #1)
★★☆☆☆ Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
★★★☆☆ Aurelius (to be called) Magnus by Victoria Goddard
★★☆☆☆ The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
★★★★☆ Dark Heir by C. S. Pacat (Dark Rise #2)
★★★★☆ Book of War by John Peel (Diadem: Worlds of Magic #7)
★★★★☆ Doctor Who: The Giggle by James Goss
★★★★★ The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson
★★★☆☆ Terec and the Wild by Victoria Goddard
★★★★☆ The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
★★★★☆ Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
★★☆☆☆ Book of Oceans by John Peel (Diadem: Worlds of Magic #8)
★★★☆☆ Nemesis by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple #12)
★★★★☆ Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
★★★★☆ The Warrior of the Third Veil by Victoria Goddard (The Sisters Avramapul #2)
★★★★☆ Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins
★★★★☆ Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
★★★★☆ Book of Reality by John Peel (Diadem: Worlds of Magic #9)
★★★☆☆ One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
★★★☆☆ Alien Blood by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #2)
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song edited by Justin Richards
★★★★☆ He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan (The Radiant Emperor #2)
★★★☆☆ Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
★★☆☆☆ Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #42)
★★★★☆ Book of Doom by John Peel (Diadem: Worlds of Magic #10)
★★★☆☆ Dream Girl by Laura Lippman
★★☆☆☆ Olivetti by Allie Millington
★★★☆☆ When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown by Kenan Thompson
★★★☆☆ The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
★★☆☆☆ The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi (The Gilded Wolves #3)
★★☆☆☆ Book of Time by John Peel (Diadem #11)
★★★★☆ Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds #2)
★★★★★ The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard (Lays of the Hearth-Fire #1)
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: The Phaser Aliens & Other Stories edited by Michael Stevens
★★☆☆☆ Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (Tommy and Tuppence #5)
★★★★☆ Alien Scream by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #3)
★☆☆☆☆ Book of Games by John Peel (Diadem #12)
★★★☆☆ Dragonsteel Prime: A Sanderson Curiosity by Brandon Sanderson
★★★★★ The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
★★★★☆ You Like It Darker by Stephen King
★★☆☆☆ Stargazy Pie by Victoria Goddard (Greenwing & Dart #1)
★★☆☆☆ Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
★★★☆☆ Jhereg by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #1)
★★★☆☆ The Day Tripper by James Goodhand
★★★☆☆ Happy Place by Emily Henry
★★★★☆ A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen (Waxways #1)
★★★★☆ Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #44)
★★★★☆ Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
★★★☆☆ The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
★☆☆☆☆ The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
★★★★☆ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm by Greg Keyes
★★★★☆ A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
★★☆☆☆ While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman
★★★☆☆ Yendi by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #2)
★★★☆☆ The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
★★★★☆ The Will of the Many by James Islington (The Hierarchy #1)
★★☆☆☆ The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
★★★☆☆ Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple’s Last Case by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple #12)
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: Ruby Red by Georgia Cook
★★★☆☆ Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie
★★★★☆ Murdle: Volume 1 by G. T. Karber
★★☆☆☆ Jewish Noir edited by Kenneth Wishnia
★★★☆☆ Bee Sting Cake by Victoria Goddard (Greenwing & Dart #2)
★★★☆☆ The Way of Kings Prime: A Sanderson Curiosity by Brandon Sanderson
★★★☆☆ Teckla by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #3)
★★★★☆ The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
★★☆☆☆ Second Sight by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #4)
★★★☆☆ The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
★★★☆☆ Miss Marple’s Final Cases and Two Other Stories by Agatha Christie
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: I, TARDIS: Memoirs of an Impossible Blue Box by Steve Cole
★★★☆☆ A Whisper in the Walls by Scott Reintgen (Waxways #2)
★★★★☆ Translation State by Ann Leckie
★★★★☆ One Way Back by Christine Blasey Ford
★★★☆☆ Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard (Greenwing & Dart #3)
★★★☆☆ James by Percival Everett
★★★☆☆ Taltos by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #4)
★★★★☆ Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse (Between Earth and Sky #3)
★★★★☆ Shape-Shifter by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #5)
★★★☆☆ Brat by Gabriel Smith
★★★☆☆ While the Light Lasts and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: Caged by Una McCormack
★★★★☆ The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
★★★★☆ On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci, M.D.
★★★★☆ You’d Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
★★★☆☆ Stone Speaks to Stone by Victoria Goddard
★★★★☆ The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
★★★★☆ Phoenix by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #5)
★★★☆☆ The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
★★★★☆ Aftershock by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #6)
★★☆☆☆ The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams (The Babysitters Coven #1)
★★★☆☆ Tradition!: The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World’s Most Beloved Musical by Barbara Isenberg
★★★★☆ Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
★★★★☆ The January 6th Report by The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
★★★☆☆ The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
★★★☆☆ Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #1)
★★★☆☆ Blackcurrant Fool by Victoria Goddard (Greenwing & Dart #4)
★★★☆☆ Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
★★★★☆ Athyra by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #6)
★★★☆☆ Blitz by Daniel O’Malley (The Checquy Files #3)
★★★★☆ Flash Forward by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #7)
★★★☆☆ Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (Anna #1)
★★★★★ The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: Space Babies by Alison Rumfitt
★★★☆☆ Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
★★★★☆ The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan (The Mirror Realm Cycle #1)
★★★☆☆ Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #2)
★★★★☆ Love-in-a-Mist by Victoria Goddard (Greenwing & Dart #5)
★★★☆☆ The Pairing by by Casey McQuiston
★★★★☆ Orca by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #7)
★☆☆☆☆ The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
★★★☆☆ Face the Fear by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #8)
★★★☆☆ Stories to Keep You Alive Despite Vampires by Ben Acker
★★★☆☆ The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Ballard and Bosch #5)
★★★★☆ Doctor Who: 73 Yards by Scott Handcock
★★★☆☆ The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (Welcome to Night Vale #3)
★★★★☆ ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
★★☆☆☆ Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #3)
★★☆☆☆ Plum Duff by Victoria Goddard (Greenwing & Dart #6)
★★★☆☆ Ghost Station by S. A. Barnes
★★★☆☆ Dragon by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #8)
★★☆☆☆ The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
★★★★☆ Out of Time by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #9)
★★★☆☆ After the Forest by Kell Woods
★★★★☆ In the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran (Guardian of the Gods #1)
★★★★☆ Doctor Who: Rogue by Kate Herron and Briony Redman
★★★☆☆ Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu
★★★★☆ Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
★★★★☆ The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
★★★★☆ Clary Sage by Victoria Goddard
★★★☆☆ Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
★★★☆☆ Issola by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #9)
★★★☆☆ The Overstory by Richard Powers
★★★☆☆ Meltdown by Chris Archer (Mindwarp #10)
★★★★☆ The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
★★★★☆ Artifact Space by Miles Cameron (Arcana Imperii #1)
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: Eden Rebellion by Abi Falase
★★★★☆ Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive #5)
★★★☆☆ Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson
★★★☆☆ The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
★★★★☆ Traveller’s Joy by Victoria Goddard
★★★★☆ Ithaca by Claire North (The Songs of Penelope #1)
★★★☆☆ Dzur by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #10)
★★★☆☆ Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #9)
★★★★★ Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Dr. Chris Kempshall
★★★☆☆ Notes to a Science Fiction Writer: The Secrets of Writing Science Fiction That Sells by Ben Bova
★★★☆☆ Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: Beginnings Omnibus by Robin Furth, Peter David, Jae Lee, and Richard Isanove
★★★☆☆ Doctor Who: Death in the Stars by Bonnie Langford and Jacqueline Rayner
★★★☆☆ The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
★★★☆☆ Deep Black by Miles Cameron (Arcana Imperii #2)

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