Favourite Books of 2024 | Modern Books

I also wanted to mention agens in Britain 400 years of History by Rosen visram this is a fantastic history book looking at the 17th century to the 20th century looking at the history of people from the Indian subcontinent coming to Britain

this year I read Book Lovers happy place and Beach readed all of which I absolutely loved

this year I read Book Lovers happy place and Beach readed all of which I absolutely loved

I absolutely loved bright feir by Mary Jean Chan this is a fantastic wonderful collection of poetry some more traditional poems some more sort of Pros poetry and I just love the way Mary jeene Chan writes

this is Cabaret ma which is the third book in his Joseph Spectre locked room mystery Series this year I read the murder wheel which is book two and cabar mab which is book three and I also reread death in the condra which is book one

is cudy by Benjamin Myers This is a truly fantastic wonderful work of historical fiction that I don't think will be for everyone it's quite experimental but goodness was it for me

this year I read the murder wheel which is book two and cabar mab which is book three and I also reread death in the condra which is book one and I am partway through rereading the murder wheel at the moment

one of which was a drama and danger which is the first book in the Lizzy and Bell Mysteries by JT Williams this is a fantastic historical middle-grade mystery set in the Georgian period about two young girls

I also really loved Empire Land by satam singera this is a fantastic non-fiction work kind of a mix of history and journalism I suppose looking at the history of the British Empire and how that history and its Legacy has kind of shaped modern Britain

at number 10 I have put the fraud by Zade Smith I don't think this book will be for everyone I don't necessarily think it's a perfect book but my goodness did I have a good time with it

one was gentleman of Uncertain Fortune by Rory M which is basically about the younger sons of the Gentry in the Georgian period ... there was just so much in it that was fascinating and really enriching

and then I also had to mention Gren and art are not in love by Lex Croucher which is a fantastic ya historical novel that was just such an utter joy to read

I just loved ha girl Once Upon a Galaxy so much that I thought I would mention it in my favorite books of the Year video and reading this was just such a joy and made me really want to read more comics in the future

this year I read Book Lovers happy place and Beach readed all of which I absolutely loved

and the air of Venus is both about the Trojan War and the aftermath of the Trojan War and it's another really powerful novel I just love the way Laura shefferson writes

this year I also read and absolutely love two books by Laura sheperson the heroins and the air of Venus the heroins is a retelling of the fader myth although there is so much else going on here and it's such a wonderfully told story with such powerful characters and Such Great Character developments

another absolute favorite of 2024 was home by kayin Steed this is a fantastic novel about a person called Zoe who was brought up in a cult many years later she has escaped the cult she's living her life but someone from the cult has come back to see her

number four I have a ladyes guide to Scandal by Sophie Owen this is a truly wonderful novel set in the Regency period which we're following a young widow who after the death of her husband who she was pushed to marry by her family

another favorite work of historical fiction that I read this year was learned by Heart by Emma donu this is a story of two teenage girls at boarding school falling in love as well as looking at the impact of that relationship on one of the girls later on in life

is the Mars house by Natasha pulley this is an incredible novel this is a work of Science Fiction set several centuries in the future when Earth is increasingly in climate crisis

at number three I have midnight at Malabar house by vasim Khan and this is a wonderful historical mystery book the first in a series which I'm really looking forward to reading on with

was music in the dark by Sally Magnuson this novel is set in 19th century Scotland and is about the Highland clearances and their legacy and is also about a kind of slightly later in life love story between two people

I think my favorite book by her is still you and me on vacation or people we meet on vacation but I kind of think it's my favorite in the way that like a first book you read by a new favorite author kind of becomes your favorite because that was when you were first introduced to their writing

another work of historical fiction I loveed this year was the rebels by Stacy Thomas this book is set in mid 17th century England amongst the witch trials we're following a young man who has some kind of Supernatural ability who fears that he may be a witch

and then another collection that I also loved this year is serious concerns by Wendy cope this is the book from the '90s I think this came out in 1992 to and this is a really fun witty collection of entertaining poems

and number two I have the square of sevens by Laura Shepard Robinson this was such a fantastic wonderful wild ride of a work of historical fiction

number five I have strange Sally Diamond by Liz nent this is a crime novel and it is intensely distressing and very upsetting like I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to everyone it's very grim and intense but it is such a fantastic novel and it's so incredibly well written

at number five I have the Great Divide by Christina henriquez this book came out earlier in 2024 and is fantastic and this book is set in the early 20th century in Panama and looks at the building of the Panama Canal

and it also had to mention the little Stranger by Sarah Waters what a wonderful book this was this is a really eerie intense novel set in the late 1940s

this year I read the murder wheel which is book two and cabar mab which is book three and I also reread death in the condra which is book one and I am partway through rereading the murder wheel at the moment

I also really loved the 12 by Liz Haider the 12 is such a wonderful book and we're following kit a young teenage girl who's away on holiday with her family when her sister vanishes

I really enjoyed this collection as always with a short story Anthology with stories written by different people there were some stories I loved more than others there were definitely a few stories that I didn't like in here but overall I thought the collection was really strong with a lot of fantastic stories in

another wonderful crime thriller book I read this year was this is then things went dark by B Fitzgerald this is a fantastic incredibly addictive Thriller set on a reality TV show

probably was tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zan which I feel is not a you know unique opinion this book has got so much praise and so much hype but I really genuinely think it is all welld deserved I loved tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow so much