ToriTalks 16.9K subscribers · Jan 13, 2025

tier ranking the 100 books I read in 2024

  • Ranking · 81 books

Reviews81

Advent of WinterUnknown
Loved it

I did read all of the other author's works and really I feel like we put together a really good Anthology ... I really do think we put out a good book

Beyond the WandTom Felton
Loved it

I really enjoyed this I think it's a really good Memoir ... it was really open and vulnerable and honest ... I'm going to put that on Amazing read

Blood SongAnthony Ryan
Loved it

this made it onto my top 10 of 2024 I really loved it checked so many boxes for me ... that one definitely ended up in my best books of 2024

BrideAli Hazelwood
Not a fan

I have nothing positive to say about this book ... this reads like some of the worst fanfiction I've ever read ... that one's a casted into the fire easily

By Blood, by SaltJ.L. Odom
Loved it

within a few pages you just know that you're in good hands ... it's in my top three reads from 2024 it was my number two pick of the entire year

Crane among WolvesJune Hur
Not a fan

however this book is not my favorite of hers ... it's definitely my least favorite ... the characters fell very flat for me and I just I didn't love it ... I'm going to have to put this one in a hot mess

Dandelion WineRay Bradbury
Mixed

I really struggled with it in quite a few sections it made me frustrated especially toward the end ... Bradberry captured the atmosphere of childhood ... I'd say that's a milk toast read

Dark AgePierce Brown
Not a fan

I just felt like Pierce Brown really lost his way in this book ... Dark Age was a hot mess ... it was so frustrating to read

Day ZeroC. Robert Cargill
Mixed

there were so many things about this book that I loved ... the one thing that bothered me though is that ... I wanted a little bit more tiger ... it was a good book but that felt like a really big missed opportunity

ForerunnerAndre Norton
Mixed

it was good like it was a decent book I don't know that I was particularly Blown Away by it but I did really like some of the World building and concept things

Golden SonPierce Brown
Loved it

I did a reread of Golden Sun from the Red Rising series ... of course that's going to go up in my amazing reads because I still love it holds up every time

Guards! Guards!Terry Pratchett
Loved it

this is a good book and I love this series and I really liked this book but it wasn't until book two that I realized I was reading one of my favorite series ... guards is a good intro

Happy PlaceEmily Henry
Not a fan

I didn't love this I really didn't love this ... the romance was so incredibly predictable frustrating ... it really bothered me

HatchetGary Paulsen
Loved it

it's so good you guys I miss the era of coming of age survival stories ... Gary Paulson does such a good job with the tension in such a short book

HeavenMieko Kawakami
Loved it

it's very hard to read but it's done in a very straightforward and honest style that I really liked ... I definitely want to read more of kaak kami's works

Iron GoldPierce Brown
Mixed

it was okay I'm going to put it at the end is of book good ... I do have a hard time judging my experience with iron gold separately from the disaster of Dark Age

LightbringerPierce Brown
Loved it

lightbringer really restored my faith in where Pierce Brown is going with this series it's an improvement over Dark Age in every possible way

Lonesome DoveLarry McMurtry
Mixed

I gave it three stars ... the atmosphere he created ... was amazing ... there was a very heavy focus on a female character ... so exhausting to read ... I'm going to put it in milk toast

Morning StarPierce Brown
Loved it

I reread Morning Star this year ... I got to put it up in the top reads of 2024 because I love it so much it's one of my favorite books ever

MortTerry Pratchett
Loved it

Mort is the story of a very awkward and gangly teenage boy who becomes an apprentice to death and it's precious ... the characters especially in the first half of the book are just so incredibly good

NightElie Wiesel
Loved it

it's very short but it's an incredibly impactful read ... I really appreciated vel's exploration of how his faith ... mind-blowingly good

Northanger AbbeyJane Austen
Loved it

this was my first official all the way through Jane Austin read and I'm really glad that I started with this one ... I just really loved this book

Of Blood And FireRyan Cahill
Not a fan

I wasn't a big fan of this I didn't like the writing style very much I found it to be pretty clunky ... book one was pretty was pretty meh for me

PiranesiSusanna Clarke
Loved it

this was also in my top reads of 2024 really enjoyed it's a short book ... I'm still pretty kg about details because just read it

Priest of CrownsPeter McLean
Not a fan

I just the author does something at the very end of book four that is one of my most hated plot elements ever ... I was just really disappointed in the direction overall that the series took

Rival Most VialR.K. Ashwick
Mixed

I liked a lot of the potions making aspect of this book ... when it came to the romance it was pretty tropey and just very predictable ... I'm going to put that one in hot mess

book one it's it's very concept and worldbuilding heavy some good characters set up in book one but it not quite enough to hook me ... it's still a good book I still would put it in the in the good book category

Ship of MagicRobin Hobb
Not a fan

this book just felt like straight misery and torture through the entire book ... I absolutely hated it ... Liv ship Traders is not for me

Song of the beastCarol Berg
Loved it

this one is going up in my best books of 2024 because it's phenomenal ... one of the coolest depictions of dragons ... Carol Berg's writing is just phenomenal

Spy x FamilyUnknown
Loved it

I love this series so much some of the volumes that I read this year were definitely more filler esque ... I absolutely have been having a blast with this series

The Bloody ChorusJohn Marco
Loved it

this was a surprise for me as well ... the magic system and the system the pantheon in this book is really interesting and unique ... I would definitely put this in a amazing read category

The BurialDrew Montgomery
Loved it

I really liked the story in the sense that I think it brings to the center stage a type of character we don't often see ... there were a few kind of clunky things about it

I like the premise of this book but I'm not going to lie the daughter character was absolutely insufferable ... I'm going to put that in the milk toast C category

The Sword of KaigenM. L. Wang
Loved it

it ended up in my best books of 2024 ... the present day story is phenomenal it's absolutely incredible ... my only criticism is that secondary story line really changed the tone

Those Empty EyesCharlie Donlea
Loved it

I enjoyed this I would put it in the book good category I was very hooked ... it was really interesting and I really appreciated the way that Charlie Donley called that side of culture out

WagerDavid Grann
Loved it

this was a really good book you guys ... it's really interesting and I appreciated that the author didn't give us all the answers ... really good I enjoyed it a lot

Wistful AscendingJ. C. M. Berne
Loved it

two years ago wistful ascending was one of my top reads the year that I read it book one absolutely love it's a superhero Space Opera kind of story ... it remains one of my top most underrated sci-fi gems and Indie gems that I've read

Worse Than DyingUnknown
Not a fan

this is a zombie apocalypse story ... the central event kind of catalystic event that takes place with the characters in this story I really didn't love ... I was kind of grossed out by it