ToriTalks 16.9K subscribers · Jan 2, 2025

The Best Books I Read in 2024

Reviews14

Blood SongAnthony Ryan
Loved it

I completely understand why this book is so beloved in our fantacy community because it is phenomenal it's so good. vein is an excellent protagonist

By Blood, by SaltJ.L. Odom
Loved it

J odm's character work and the arcs through the story are simply incredible she is such a gifted author and I cannot believe that this is a debut novel

Dark AgePierce Brown
Not a fan

I struggled so hard with iron gold and Dark Age and I was afraid to read lightbringer after the experience I had with both of those books

the way that Juliet wrote this and gave it a dark twist and really gave us an internal exploration of soraa as a strong female young protagonist in a fantasy world is just absolutely mind-blowing. I really loved this book

Iron GoldPierce Brown
Not a fan

I struggled so hard with iron gold and Dark Age and I was afraid to read lightbringer after the experience I had with both of those books

Iron PrinceBryce O'Connor
Loved it

this book single-handedly wins the hardest to put down of the entire year award I'm not joking I loved my time with this book I blasted through a thousand Pages all in a few days I couldn't put it down

LightbringerPierce Brown
Loved it

lightbringer was promised to me as a return to form and it really delivered my characters were back I felt like I suddenly could connect with the heart of the story again. I think Pierce Brown's writing improved exponentially between Dark Age and lightbringer

I was absolutely enthralled by this book I could not put it down it was so dark and so gripping. as soon as I closed this book I was ready to open it back up and start from page one and read it again

Men at ArmsTerry Pratchett
Loved it

men-at-arms was the book in the series where I knew I was reading a new favorite author and reading a new favorite series absolutely love it

PiranesiSusanna Clarke
Loved it

the atmosphere and the Beautiful writing style that Susanna Clark uses to bring this magical realism world to life is really breathtaking and had me taking a step back and really slowing down. I think it's very well-deserved and I highly recommend this book

Song of the beastCarol Berg
Loved it

this book has an incredibly fresh take on dragons... the protagonist is phenomenal Aiden mallister is just fantastic as a narrative character. I loved this book and this is another one that I cannot wait to reread

The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien
Loved it

I absolutely loved this book I had a fantastic time reading it I love it so much and I'm very glad that although I didn't grow up reading this book that I was able to grasp just a little bit of that Whimsical Nostalgia that everyone always talks about

the only criticism that I had of this book was really that there was a secondary storyline that kind of went back in the past a little bit that I felt really didn't fit the tone of the rest of the story. This book was an incredible story it had me crying multiple times