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Today’s topic is the best books I read in 2024, which can be both fun and exciting, and difficult as well.  I’m not a picky reader, so I tend to enjoy everything I read.  So, picking The Best can be rough.  But here we go!

In no particular order:

Starter Villain by John Scalzi.  Last year, I read Redshirts and fell in love with this author.  Starter Villain is ten times better (and more ridiculous).  So much better in audio, too, because Wil Wheaton is a treasure, and no one quite does incredulous like he does.

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree.  I never knew I needed cozy fantasy in my life, but this is the perfect gateway, even for someone who might not like fantasy.  Bonsu: the author, a prolific audiobook narrator, reads his own book.

The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst.  This was one of the most unique and interesting books I’ve read in a very long time.  An addictive story that nearly breaks your heart at times.

Lucky Bounce by Cait Nary.  I’m a huge hockey fan, so a bit of hockey romance is necessary each year.  Zeke and Spencer are probably my second favorite hockey couple.

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio.  A very different sort of story involving alternating worlds and a ladder to an attic full of alternate husbands.

Silver Alert by Lee Smith.  I picked this up on a whim because you don’t find a lot of stories centered around senior citizens.  But this was a blast.  Herb, struggling to care for his aging wife, takes off on a road trip with the young woman hired to care for his wife.  Sweet, funny, and a little sad at times, it was a refreshing read.

A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland.  A blend of historical romance and fantasy, this really sucked me in from page one.  I don’t read a lot of lesbian fiction, but the love story contained within is epic in its own right.  Beautifully written, too.

Check Please! Book 1 by Ngozi Ukazu.  As I said above, I love hockey.  I also love manga and graphic novels, so when the two combine, I’m sold.  This was a super sweet story about a kid who loves to bake and his maybe boyfriend.  College romance done up in adorable graphics.

A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. Penner.  Another cozy fantasy but this time add a dash of The Great British Bake Off.  Super cute and quick read.

She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica.  I love her books in general, but this has been my favorite to date.  Twisty and engrossing, I couldn’t stop reading until I knew the truth.

Have you read any of these?  What did you think, if you did?

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Yes, I am the same Astilbe who submitted this topic to Jana. I was thrilled to learn she picked it.

All of the books on this list feature blizzards and snowstorms. I don’t know about all of you, but I like reading about blizzards and snowstorms while they are happening so long as I’m tucked safely at home and don’t need to go anywhere until the roads are ploughed and okay for travelling on again.

1. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

2.  The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic by Gay Salisbury

3. The Children’s Blizzard by David Laskin

4. Let It Snow by John Green

5. Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

6. A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor

7. The Day After Tomorrow by Whitley Strieber

8. Ghost Story by Peter Straub

9.Chance of a Ghost (Haunted Guesthouse Mystery, #4) by E.J. Copperman

10.Who Stole Stonehenge? by Leela Cutter

Do you also like to read books about bad weather while the weather is snowy or stormy where you live?