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2024
My Year in Books
59,016
pages read
Melanie Sligh
184
books read
Melanie Sligh
Kitty Fairy's Garden Magic by Gabhi Martins
Shortest Book
24
pages
The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
Longest Book
547
pages
Average book length in 2024
320
pages
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Most Shelved
3,602,602
people also shelved
Kitty Fairy's Garden Magic by Gabhi Martins
Least Shelved
144
people also shelved
Melanie’s average rating for 2024
4.3
4.3
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.43 average
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

Melanie’s first review of the year

it was amazing
#ThatTimeIGotDrunkAndSavedADemon:⁣
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Thank you @orbitbooks_us for my gifted copy! [partner]⁣
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“Who needs him? Or any man! Love is for people with not enough wine in their hands!”⁣
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I feel like 2024 is the year of the cozy. I say it every year, but cozy fantasy really hit mainstream in 2023, and I think that momentum is going to propel it in major feels this year. I’m horrible with titles, but That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon is one I won’t soo ...more
MELANIE’S 2024 BOOKS
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
it was amazing
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan
The Search Party by Hannah Richell
A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes
The Godparent Trap by Rachel Van Dyken
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
it was amazing
A Ghost of Caribou by Alice Henderson
Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young
Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
The Split by Kit Frick
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond
The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
it was amazing
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry
Happily Never After by Lynn Painter
Night for Day by Roselle Lim
The Other Lola by Ripley Jones
Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage
it was amazing
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston
Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer
The Rule Book by Sarah Adams
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
The Gathering by C.J. Tudor
A Promise of Peridot by Kate Golden
it was amazing
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Funny Story by Emily Henry
The Prince & The Apocalypse by Kara McDowell
Effie Olsen's Summer Special by Rochelle Bilow
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford
Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens
it was amazing
The Last Party by A.R. Torre
Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
The Hunter's Daughter by Nicola Solvinic
Bewitched by Laura Thalassa
Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill
Under the Palms by Kaira Rouda
Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis
Swiped by L.M. Chilton
Savor It by Tarah DeWitt
Oye by Melissa Mogollon
it was amazing
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu
The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson
The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis
Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff
Not Here to Make Friends by Jodi McAlister
Under Your Spell by Laura Wood
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Bespelled by Laura Thalassa
it was amazing
The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
Dishonestly Yours by Krista Ritchie
Heir, Apparently by Kara McDowell
it was amazing
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson
Kitty Fairy's Garden Magic by Gabhi Martins
Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket by Kimberly Dean
Pete the Kitty by Kimberly Dean
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
The Backtrack by Erin La Rosa
Beautiful Villain by Rebecca F. Kenney
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
it was amazing
A Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
Powerful by Lauren Roberts
One Year Ago in Spain by Evelyn Skye
The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas
Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors by Kimberly Dean
Peter Pan by Christy Webster
Pete the Cat by Kimberly Dean
it was amazing
Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears by James Dean
Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca
House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell
O Goalie Night by K.M. Gillis

Melanie’s last review of the year

it was amazing
How It’s Done!

O Goalie Night: ⁣
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“Didn’t I tell you to get used to romantic gestures?”
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K.M Gillis, IDK where you came from (Obviously Canada) but ladies and gents, THIS is how you do a hockey romance.This is IT. I am so hyped Beth & Foster’s story is out today because it’s so good!! ⁣
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The banter, the tropes, the maturity of the characters that were supposed to be mature, just all the yes. Amazing brother’s bestie trope and forced proximity. I tru ...more
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