This Year's Reading Habits: A Personal Review of 2024's Books So Far

As I sit down to write about my reading habits so far this year, I have to admit that I'm excited to share my thoughts on the books that have caught my attention. With a goal of reading 100 books in 2024, I've been diligently tracking my progress and, while it's not perfect, I'm happy with what I've accomplished so far.

One book that stands out as a clear favorite is "Funny Story" by Emily Henry. This one earned a solid five out of five stars from me, making it one of the best books I've read this year. I was thoroughly entertained and enjoyed every aspect of this story. If you're looking for a funny and engaging read, look no further than "Funny Story". Another book that's quickly become one of my all-time favorites is "Just for the Summer" by Abbi Glines, which also secured a spot at the top of my list.

In addition to these favorites, I've also enjoyed "Ride" as well as "Practice Makes Perfect", both of which are now among my top four favorite books of the year. These stories have really resonated with me, and I appreciate their unique perspectives and writing styles. On the other hand, there have been some books that didn't quite live up to my expectations. Two particular titles that come to mind include "Hate Me" by Helena Hunting and "No One Can Know" by K.A. Marshall.

While "Hate Me" didn't exactly meet my standards, I did enjoy it at first. As a huge fan of brother's best friend romances, I was eager to dive into this book. Unfortunately, it turned out to be mostly just 90% steamy times and 0% plot – not what I'm looking for in a romance novel. "No One Can Know" also fell under my least favorite category. As the second adult thriller book I've read by K.A. Marshall, I was excited to see how it would compare to her first title. Unfortunately, nothing happened when the big reveal occurred, and I just couldn't care about what had happened.

I think this might have set a bit of a sour tone for me when it comes to thrillers – only two this year, which is lower than my usual amount. This hasn't stopped me from reaching out to various publishers and authors to request new releases or titles that catch my eye. Right now, I'm strictly sticking with Romance novels because I've found them so enjoyable lately.

In any case, despite a few missteps here and there, I feel happy with how things have gone so far in 2024. I don't worry too much about the quantity of books read but rather focus on enjoying each title as it presents itself to me. The most important thing is that I'm reading – whether that's two or a hundred books, every single one brings value to my life.

Breaking down my favorite versus non-favorite titles from this year, my top four favorites so far are "Funny Story", "Just for the Summer", "Ride", and "Practice Makes Perfect". If I'm being completely honest, there haven't been many non-favorites – some books didn't exactly stand out to me or left a lasting impression. That being said, if you're interested in hearing about some of my less favorite titles, I did enjoy reading "First Line" (which counts as a thriller!) which made up for one of the lesser moments.

When breaking down these favorites versus non-favorites into specific numbers and comparing them to last year's totals, we see that this year has been quite different from 2023. While there have still been some solid reads throughout the year, I can honestly say that a lot of my favorite titles are now among those I've read recently.

In order to track progress toward my reading goals for the rest of 2024, I'll be sharing another update in August, where I'll compare what's happened so far with what's left to go. As always, it is an absolute pleasure chatting about books and connecting with fellow readers – until next time!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone my name is Heather and today I'm going to share with you all of the books I've read in 2024 so far so we're now a quarter of the way through 2024 so I'm going to talk about all the books I've read so far so the books I'm talking about today I've read during the first quarter of the year so far so I'm going to talk about the books I've read in January February March and April so the first quarter of 2024 um I'm pretty happy I've read 33 books um so far this year that is pretty good for me I am happy about that and I'm very surprised about that because as you guys know my reading year did not start off good there was a lot of family stuff with health in my life with my in-laws and things like that and that just really overtook my entire life which affected my reading but things are somewhat leveling out but not a ton but I'm learning to balance it but either way I'm going to tell you what books they are and when I rated them short and sweet I'll tell you if I loved it you know if it was one of my favorites that you'll see so either way let's begin in January I read a whopping five books watch out cuz it was a lot no it wasn't the first book I read in 2024 was the right mile by Liz Tom for which is the second book of the series I gave it a 4 and a half out of five then we have the breakup Tour by Emily wiberly and Osman Sigma broka I gave this one a three out of Five Mile High by Liz tomford book one in the series I just mentioned did I read them out of order yes I gave this one a three the romcom by Devon Daniels I believe I also gave a three and lastly I ended out the the month with a five star first line wins by Ashley ston very pleasantly surprised by it February I got M Grove somewhat back I read 10 books now this is get we'll get into it when I start talking about is it cheating that I said 10 probably but either way I read Fang girl down by Tessa Bailey which I gave a three out of five bride by Ali Hazelwood which I gave a five out of five this will be on my favorite books of the year look out for it the catch by Amy Lee which I gave three and 1 half out of five first spite by Olivia a date which I gave a three heartless Hunter by Kristen siser I hopefully I say that right I gave it a three and a half out of five the last full life novel I read in February was no one can know by Kate Alice Marshall which I gave a two out of five and officially hang up my cap on Kate Alice Marshall's adult books both of them have loved and then it gets kind of cheating from here because I read four books in the improbable meat cute collection which was a short story collection that Amazon came out with near Valentine's Day and there was I think six or seven in that I read four good reads counts them each individually so that's why I added them up to 10 allog together this month whether you shoting or not it's totally up to you it probably does not count but you know what I read them um first up was rasing the dream boat by Sally Thorne five out of five loved it and I don't really like none of these are going to be my favorites for the year because they're short stories but I still liked most of them then I have um exception to the rule um who was that one by I think that was by I don't know either way I gave it a five out of five then worst wingman ever I gave that also a five out of five I think that one was by Abby himz um and then with any luck but that was by Ashley POS and I gave that one a four out of five so is that cheating probably but you know what we're just going to move on moving into March I read nine books nine full life novels first off I read love theoretically by Ali Hazelwood four out of five practice makes perfect by Sarah Adams five out of five love this one of my favorites then I read a non-fiction book get your life back by John Eldridge I do still have it it's in my garage but either way I loved it done and dusted by Lyla Sage I gave a three and a half out of five Heartless by Elsie silver this is the second book in the chestnut spring series I gave a four out of five if you hate me by Helena hunting two out of five just loved it my lucky charm by Courtney Walsh a three and 1 half out of five happily the Ever After by Len painter I gave it three out of five and lastly for the month of March I read a fate ink and blood by Daniel Al Johnson which I gave a three out of five lastly we're ending the months with April which I also read nine books and I have and I have to say April was the best reading month so far this year I loved it I did start off with a couple of Duds that is first down by Grace Riley I gave a three it was okay then I have caught up by Liz tomford the third book in The Windy City series I gave it a three and a half out of five I read the art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson which I gave a four and then I read home run proposal by Marin Moore or Marin moris I forget I gave that one like a 2 and a half you okay then I read just for the summer by Abby Jimenez I gave this one five out of five this might be my favorite book of the year so far I loved it then I also read Funny Story by Emily Henry five out of five loved it then the rule book by Sarah Adams this is the second book in the cheat cheat series four and a half out of five really enjoyed it and the last book I read in April was powerless by Elsie silver the third book in her with um Chestnut spring series I gave it a three out of five I didn't love it as much it was okay so there you have all the books I read so far in 2024 33 not too shabby if we're going to take it less like you know if we take off F like four of them it's like 20 but either way I think I'm pretty happy with it I think I'm doing decent so far and so if I read 30 for the next quarter and then 30 after that like that's going to be close to 100 and I'm happy about that I think that'll be great but either way it's not about the quantity my friends it's about the quality and a lot of these books I mentioned I did not Love sometimes you just read Duds and I never go into a book thinking this is going to be a dud I hope it's going to be an amazing book you know but sometimes you read books that are just amazing and I've read a fair few of them already like if I had to if we're going to break this down into like favor versus non favorites for um the year so far I mean favorites for sure standing out on top of the pack are both fun funny story and um just for the summer but also ride is up there for me and also practice makes perfect like these are like my four favorite of the year so far I would have to say like I Loved These my least favorites hands down if you hate me by Helena hunting I oh my gosh I read that book strictly because I was like I want to brother's best friend romance because I did a video about that and I had read one other hel in a hunting book before and really enjoyed it this don't bother it was just 90% steamy times and like 0% plot nothing to write home about also no one can know by K Alice Marshall like I said it's the second adult thriller book I've read by her and nothing happens when the big reveal happens I was like who cares it was boring and I think that kind of has set the tone for me because as you can see I've read I think two Thrillers this year that's pretty low for me I'm usually a third I'm usually a romance and Thriller lady that's what I like to read and I don't know if that just set a sour mood in my mouth but I haven't read any Thrillers since and I have been itching towards them I've just been strictly sticking with Romance I'm just I guess this year I'm just like I'm going to read whatever truly I want to read and I'm doing just that but yeah these have been my favorites of the year and if I had to pick some other not favorites that I didn't love um I don't know there hasn't been um a ton that I really haven't liked than the ones I can than the ones I mentioned you I mean kind of lower on the list it would be like first down it was okay it wasn't anything to write home about not rememberable also home run proposal same thing but for the most part I've had a good chunk of my reading this year of just like I wouldn't say mediocre but just Soo books they weren't horrible nor were they amazing they were just decent but these make it all worth it my friend I also also loved first li wi so we'll count that and that's a thriller so I feel somewhat decent about that but either way these are all the books I've read so far yeah I'll check in with you after August to do another one of these and we can see how many I've read in that quarter and compare in contrast with favorites and things like that I love to know how many books you've read so far this year doing good with your goal or not doing good with your goal it does not matter I think if you're reading you're reading and that is something to be proud of and I have to tell myself that a lot so it's not just like a vice I'm throwing out there I have to tell myself that a lot because a lot of people don't read nowadays so I think if you're reading that's amazing no matter how many quantity you are reading you're still reading and that my friends is awesome as always thank you so much for watching and I will see you in my next video byehello everyone my name is Heather and today I'm going to share with you all of the books I've read in 2024 so far so we're now a quarter of the way through 2024 so I'm going to talk about all the books I've read so far so the books I'm talking about today I've read during the first quarter of the year so far so I'm going to talk about the books I've read in January February March and April so the first quarter of 2024 um I'm pretty happy I've read 33 books um so far this year that is pretty good for me I am happy about that and I'm very surprised about that because as you guys know my reading year did not start off good there was a lot of family stuff with health in my life with my in-laws and things like that and that just really overtook my entire life which affected my reading but things are somewhat leveling out but not a ton but I'm learning to balance it but either way I'm going to tell you what books they are and when I rated them short and sweet I'll tell you if I loved it you know if it was one of my favorites that you'll see so either way let's begin in January I read a whopping five books watch out cuz it was a lot no it wasn't the first book I read in 2024 was the right mile by Liz Tom for which is the second book of the series I gave it a 4 and a half out of five then we have the breakup Tour by Emily wiberly and Osman Sigma broka I gave this one a three out of Five Mile High by Liz tomford book one in the series I just mentioned did I read them out of order yes I gave this one a three the romcom by Devon Daniels I believe I also gave a three and lastly I ended out the the month with a five star first line wins by Ashley ston very pleasantly surprised by it February I got M Grove somewhat back I read 10 books now this is get we'll get into it when I start talking about is it cheating that I said 10 probably but either way I read Fang girl down by Tessa Bailey which I gave a three out of five bride by Ali Hazelwood which I gave a five out of five this will be on my favorite books of the year look out for it the catch by Amy Lee which I gave three and 1 half out of five first spite by Olivia a date which I gave a three heartless Hunter by Kristen siser I hopefully I say that right I gave it a three and a half out of five the last full life novel I read in February was no one can know by Kate Alice Marshall which I gave a two out of five and officially hang up my cap on Kate Alice Marshall's adult books both of them have loved and then it gets kind of cheating from here because I read four books in the improbable meat cute collection which was a short story collection that Amazon came out with near Valentine's Day and there was I think six or seven in that I read four good reads counts them each individually so that's why I added them up to 10 allog together this month whether you shoting or not it's totally up to you it probably does not count but you know what I read them um first up was rasing the dream boat by Sally Thorne five out of five loved it and I don't really like none of these are going to be my favorites for the year because they're short stories but I still liked most of them then I have um exception to the rule um who was that one by I think that was by I don't know either way I gave it a five out of five then worst wingman ever I gave that also a five out of five I think that one was by Abby himz um and then with any luck but that was by Ashley POS and I gave that one a four out of five so is that cheating probably but you know what we're just going to move on moving into March I read nine books nine full life novels first off I read love theoretically by Ali Hazelwood four out of five practice makes perfect by Sarah Adams five out of five love this one of my favorites then I read a non-fiction book get your life back by John Eldridge I do still have it it's in my garage but either way I loved it done and dusted by Lyla Sage I gave a three and a half out of five Heartless by Elsie silver this is the second book in the chestnut spring series I gave a four out of five if you hate me by Helena hunting two out of five just loved it my lucky charm by Courtney Walsh a three and 1 half out of five happily the Ever After by Len painter I gave it three out of five and lastly for the month of March I read a fate ink and blood by Daniel Al Johnson which I gave a three out of five lastly we're ending the months with April which I also read nine books and I have and I have to say April was the best reading month so far this year I loved it I did start off with a couple of Duds that is first down by Grace Riley I gave a three it was okay then I have caught up by Liz tomford the third book in The Windy City series I gave it a three and a half out of five I read the art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson which I gave a four and then I read home run proposal by Marin Moore or Marin moris I forget I gave that one like a 2 and a half you okay then I read just for the summer by Abby Jimenez I gave this one five out of five this might be my favorite book of the year so far I loved it then I also read Funny Story by Emily Henry five out of five loved it then the rule book by Sarah Adams this is the second book in the cheat cheat series four and a half out of five really enjoyed it and the last book I read in April was powerless by Elsie silver the third book in her with um Chestnut spring series I gave it a three out of five I didn't love it as much it was okay so there you have all the books I read so far in 2024 33 not too shabby if we're going to take it less like you know if we take off F like four of them it's like 20 but either way I think I'm pretty happy with it I think I'm doing decent so far and so if I read 30 for the next quarter and then 30 after that like that's going to be close to 100 and I'm happy about that I think that'll be great but either way it's not about the quantity my friends it's about the quality and a lot of these books I mentioned I did not Love sometimes you just read Duds and I never go into a book thinking this is going to be a dud I hope it's going to be an amazing book you know but sometimes you read books that are just amazing and I've read a fair few of them already like if I had to if we're going to break this down into like favor versus non favorites for um the year so far I mean favorites for sure standing out on top of the pack are both fun funny story and um just for the summer but also ride is up there for me and also practice makes perfect like these are like my four favorite of the year so far I would have to say like I Loved These my least favorites hands down if you hate me by Helena hunting I oh my gosh I read that book strictly because I was like I want to brother's best friend romance because I did a video about that and I had read one other hel in a hunting book before and really enjoyed it this don't bother it was just 90% steamy times and like 0% plot nothing to write home about also no one can know by K Alice Marshall like I said it's the second adult thriller book I've read by her and nothing happens when the big reveal happens I was like who cares it was boring and I think that kind of has set the tone for me because as you can see I've read I think two Thrillers this year that's pretty low for me I'm usually a third I'm usually a romance and Thriller lady that's what I like to read and I don't know if that just set a sour mood in my mouth but I haven't read any Thrillers since and I have been itching towards them I've just been strictly sticking with Romance I'm just I guess this year I'm just like I'm going to read whatever truly I want to read and I'm doing just that but yeah these have been my favorites of the year and if I had to pick some other not favorites that I didn't love um I don't know there hasn't been um a ton that I really haven't liked than the ones I can than the ones I mentioned you I mean kind of lower on the list it would be like first down it was okay it wasn't anything to write home about not rememberable also home run proposal same thing but for the most part I've had a good chunk of my reading this year of just like I wouldn't say mediocre but just Soo books they weren't horrible nor were they amazing they were just decent but these make it all worth it my friend I also also loved first li wi so we'll count that and that's a thriller so I feel somewhat decent about that but either way these are all the books I've read so far yeah I'll check in with you after August to do another one of these and we can see how many I've read in that quarter and compare in contrast with favorites and things like that I love to know how many books you've read so far this year doing good with your goal or not doing good with your goal it does not matter I think if you're reading you're reading and that is something to be proud of and I have to tell myself that a lot so it's not just like a vice I'm throwing out there I have to tell myself that a lot because a lot of people don't read nowadays so I think if you're reading that's amazing no matter how many quantity you are reading you're still reading and that my friends is awesome as always thank you so much for watching and I will see you in my next video bye\n"