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2024
My Year in Books
18,280
pages read
Greta Samuelson
52
books read
Greta Samuelson
Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand
Shortest Book
54
pages
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Longest Book
724
pages
Average book length in 2024
351
pages
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Most Shelved
6,324,045
people also shelved
The Butterfly Café by Diane Hawley Nagatomo
Least Shelved
477
people also shelved
Greta’s average rating for 2024
3.9
3.9
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.60 average
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Greta’s first review of the year

really liked it
I read the Hunger Games trilogy about 8 years ago and was completely engrossed in the story.
When this prequel came out I wasn’t too sure that I wanted to read it despite the great reviews.

Well… the movie came out- my daughter & her friend loved it and that encouraged me to read this.

I was sucked right back into the world of Panem within the first few pages.

Snow was awful in the Hunger Games series and now you get to know his story. Spoiler al ...more
GRETA’S 2024 BOOKS
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
it was amazing
The Old Lion by Jeff Shaara
All Is Not Forgiven by Joe Kenda
The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
it was amazing
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
Ward D by Freida McFadden
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
One Moment by Becky Hunter
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
The Butterfly Café by Diane Hawley Nagatomo
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
it was amazing
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Hunger of Crows by Richard Chiappone
really liked it
Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Thin Air by Michelle Paver
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
If It Bleeds by Stephen King
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
it was amazing
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Bear by Julia Phillips
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Forgiving Kind by Donna Everhart
Dancing on Coals by Ellen O'Connell
Our Little Secret by Roz Nay
Last Days by Adam L.G. Nevill
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
it was amazing
The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park
The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman

Greta’s last review of the year

really liked it
A funny but also thought provoking short story by one of my favorite authors.

Sometimes with everything swirling all around us we just need to say “no” and give ourselves a break.
Fredrik Backman shows this to us in his fun to read story telling style with an interesting cast of characters.

Also note- Pad Thai must have peanuts!
2024 Reading Challenge
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Greta Samuelson read 52 out of 54 books.
 
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