Books are said to take you into a whole different world just by reading the first page, creating a mirage of fantasy around you that works as an escape from the real world outside. Books come in various genres, topics, and themes, including everyone in the vast expanse of its diversity and inclusivity.
Fans of horror and thriller alike, and those who enjoy a sweet little rom-com book while sipping a warmly brewed coffee in bed, books are a man’s best friend, aside from dogs of course.
Avid book readers who have always prided themselves on their accomplishments of completing a select number of books each year must know about the top most recommended books to finally grasp this year.
So, here is a list of a few select books from the top ladder from the year 2024 that you must read before the year ends!
The River We Remember By William Krent Krueger
For those of you who enjoy a good mystery novel to keep you on your toes, to keep you thinking about that same question- what happens next? when sleep evades you all night long. The River We Remember is the book you should be adding to your shopping cart next.
Its the year 1958, when a small town in Minnesota is ripped apart by the death of one of it’s most powerful citizens. As the people of Jewel gather on Memorial Day to honor the sacrifices of the Galant soldiers who lost their lives in the war, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast.
This book is meant to keep you hooked on each page. It keeps you from setting it down until you’ve reached the very end. Until you’ve finally found the true answer to your questions.
1st book club meeting went great!! We read “The Maid” by Nita Prose! Good first book that all of us enjoyed!
Now onto the 2nd book… “The River We Remember”
📚📖 pic.twitter.com/81eW0sDX0y— Kristin ~I stand with Taylor~🫶🏻 (@swiftie06_13) November 21, 2024
The New Life By Tom Crewe
For those fans who enjoy a good historical fiction book to read. That gives the familiar feeling of skimming through news blotted in ink against a fresh newspaper. The New Life by Tom Crewe is the book you should start on next.
In the year 1985, two men by the name of John and Henry, decide to write a revolutionary book together meant to challenge the convention and the law. However, both of them are stalked by the sentiments of their shame and guilt. Though they together share the vision of a better world, a utopia just out of reach.
Their daring book threatens to throw John and Henry, and all those around them, into danger.
Have you read THE NEW LIFE (@chattobooks) by Tom Crewe, shortlisted for the #WalterScottPrize 2024? Enjoy our interview with the author, part of our seasonal feature on all our winning and shortlisted titles for 2024. https://t.co/OgYgi0UCjK pic.twitter.com/RCCutxqGWk— Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (@waltscottprize) November 13, 2024
You Should be So Lucky By Cat Sebastian
Looking for a good romance book to leave you kicking your leg. But at the turn of the next page, it feels as if your heart is being torn apart into two. Then ‘You Should Be Lucky’ is the novel that should be on your bookshelf this year.
The book is an emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family. Between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly), cover his first season. Where relationships not meant to blossom or outed can’t be hidden anymore. Can Mark and Eddie keep their relationship a secret anymore?
$1.99 ✦ You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
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Historical Romance (MM) | https://t.co/Dkh9D0C7SE pic.twitter.com/722Wc68Xpy— Danielle (TBQ) (@The_Book_Queen) September 13, 2024
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
A shortlisted book for the Women’s Prize. Soldier Sailor follows a story that takes us deep into the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity. The story weaves a vivid path of realization of the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother.
‘Intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny.’ David Nicholls
‘One of the finest novels published this year.’ Sunday Times
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy – now on the longlist for the Women’s Prize 2023 – is now out in paperback.https://t.co/gJ8MxSs0KK pic.twitter.com/hJmsX2URwO— Faber Books (@FaberBooks) March 27, 2024
