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2024 BookLights

Jonetta | Blue Mood Café

Welcome to My 2024 BookLights!

I had a great reading year and didn’t want to limit my summary of it to a specific number of books so I’ve arranged them into categories:

  • New to Me Authors I Waited Too Long to Read
  • Debut Authors Who Need to Write More Books
  • Knocked My Ears Off Performances
  • Seriously Series
  • Non Fiction Gems
  • Five Star Beauties

When I reflected on my favorites, they all fit nicely into at least one of these categories.

New to Me Authors I Waited Too Long to Read

I became an instant fan after reading these authors for the first time and am now exploring their backlists.

Hannah Richell – The Search Party

 

 

 


Matt Brolly – The Alliance

 

 

 


Adam Mitzner – The Brothers Kenney

 

 

 

 


Sarah Morgenthaler – The Christmas You Found Me

 

 

 

 

Abby Jimenez – Part of Your World

 

 

 

Sophie Cousens – Is She Really Going Out With Him?

 

 

 

 

Debut Authors Who Need to Write More Books

I read quite a few books by first-time authors last year, taking a chance that paid off nicely with these debuts. Two have already released second books and I loved them as well.

 


Shannon Bowring – The Road to Dalton

 

 

 


Ashley Elston – First Lie Wins

 

 

 


Amy Pease – Northwoods

 

 

 


Emma Grey – The Last Love Note

 

 

 


Emily Habeck – Shark Heart

 

 

 


Amy Tintera – Listen for the Lie

 

 

 


Alison Espach – The Wedding People

 

 

 


Lawrence Robbins – The President’s Lawyer

 

 

 


Knocked My Ears Off Performances

My love for audiobook listening is well known and I’ve had a great year. But these were particular standouts in that the storytelling was elevated so much that it defined the books.

 


Know Your Newlywed – Full Cast Narration

 

 

 


Tom Lake – Meryl Streep, Narrator

 

 


What the Wife Knew – Helen Laser & Andrew Eiden, Narrators

 

 

 


Everybody is a Liar – Multicast Narration

 

 

 


The Last Party – Amy Bentley, Will Damron, Neil Hellegers & Ellen Quay, Narrators

 

 


Worst Case Scenario – Joe Morton, Narrator

 

 

 


New Nigeria County – Full Cast Narration

 

 

Seriously Series

I am a series reader at heart and these represent the best in my experience last year.


Passions in Death – In Death Series by J. D. Robb

 

 

 


Mixed Signals – Lovelight Series by B. K. Borison

 

 


36 Hours – DI Kim Stone Series by Angela Marsons

 

 

 


Track Her Down – Bree Taggert Series by Melinda Leigh

 

 

 


This is Why We Lied – Will Trent Series by Karin Slaughter

 

 

 


Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Keera Duggan Series by Robert Dugoni

 

 

 


Lying Beside You – Cyrus Haven Series by Michael Robotham 

 

 


New Leash on Life – The Dogfather Series by Roxanne St. Claire

 

 

 


Searching for Redemption – Redwood Coast Rescue Series by Tonya Burrows

 

 

 

Non Fiction Gems

I didn’t get a chance to read much in this category but boy were these two exceptional!


The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

 

 

 


Trial by Ambush by Marcia Clark

 

 

5 Star Beauties

These aren’t all of my five-star reads in 2024 but they were true standouts.


Frank & Red by Matt Coyne

 

 

 


Mind Games by Nora Roberts

 

 

 


Funny Story by Emily Henry

 

 

 


The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

 

 

 


If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay

 

 

 


Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life by Helen Fisher

 

 

 


Go As a River by Shelley Read

 

 

 


Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea

 

 

 


Worst Case Scenario by T. J. Newman

 

 

 


The Swimmer by Loreth Anne White

 

 

 


The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella

 

 

 


What Cannot Be Said by C. S. Harris

 

 

 


Someone Somewhere by Debbie Baldwin

 

 

 


Pictures of You by Emma Grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

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25 thoughts on “2024 BookLights”

  2. I think Rachel Grant was the author I’d waited to long to read, especially as I then found I’d got most of her books over the years in my unread part of my kindle. I glommed her entire back list.
    Yes the In Death series is one of my favourites too
    Gill

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  5. Great highlights, Jo. I read most of your five star reads, but will be checking out the ones I haven’t. I can’t believe that was your first Sarah Morgenthaler book. I hope you have many more in your future.

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