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꒰ my reading year in 2024 ꒱

what’s up y’all! this year hasn’t been the best in terms of finding winners, but we win some, we lose some, i suppose. i’m not gonna be reading any more till the new year begins, so here’s my reading wrap up!

— 2024 has been rather busy for me, which i’d been anticipating, hence the huge reduction in my number of reads. i still managed to read 168 books (woohoo!), which i’m very proud of, since my reading goal was 150. (for reference, i read 412 last year.)

— my tastes have changed quite a bit over the past year! i’ve noticed i’m leaning more towards reading lighthearted & humorous books than the darker, emotional type. even when i do read dark fiction (romance, mostly), i tend to get nitpicky and more critical — because i apparently have higher standards for books in that genre.

— my most read authors this year are: john wiltshire (duh, i binged the entire more heat than the sun series within the span of 2 weeks in the start of the year lmao), cat sebastian (how i adore this author), mò xiāng tóng xiù (did i mention i finally got around to reading módào zǔshī and i’m so glad i did? it was truly splendid, and i adored wangxian), marina vivancos (my beloved!), haley cass (so dear to me, again), and runyx (no comment).

— my average rating for the year, according to storygraph, is 2.92, so… evidently i have been much pickier this year lol.

— i managed to check out all except one of the books on my immediate tbr that i’d been intending to read this year, which was so surprising to me because i rarely tend to stick to such goals. it brought me some unexpected wins — like the seven husbands of evelyn hugo and babel — which i’m very glad for. (alas, the iskari series got left out, but oh well. there’s always next year.)

— i participated in the 12 recs by 12 friends challenge this year and got around to reading all my friends’ recommendations (at least partially), so cheers to that! i didn’t get around to finishing 4 of them, but that’s another topic.

— i also took part in the trans reading challenge 2024, organized by @readwithrhys, and read some very intriguing as well as enlightening books. i’d recommend if you still recognize me by cynthia so, gender queer by maia kobabe and the prospects by k.t. hoffman.

— i joined the storygraph’s onboarding reading challenge mid-year as well and completed all the prompts! sadly all duds, from what i read. but hey, at least i tried.

— i buddy read a whopping 24 books with my friends! most of them were with buket, my beloved. i adore you.

— i watched three shows in the latter half of the year that i got absolutely obsessed with: interview with the vampire, heartstopper, and arcane. and two of them have bicons i’m obsessed with! (yes, nick, i mean you, you adorable lil cutie. and yes, of course it’s you, lestat de lioncourt, don’t you smirk that evil smirk at me.)

🎀 top 24 of 2024

in no particular order, this is just sorted by when i read it.

⭑ bad reputation
⭑ this other country
⭑ the bruise-black sky
⭑ when you least expect it
⭑ you don’t have a shot
⭑ two straights too many
⭑ on the same page
⭑ season’s change
⭑ and then you
⭑ if you still recognize me
⭑ charlie sunshine
⭑ babel
⭑ nowhere ranch
⭑ attractive forces
⭑ the prospects
⭑ winter’s orbit
⭑ requiem
⭑ the language of seabirds
⭑ book lovers
⭑ sicken of the calm
⭑ a matter of temptation
⭑ the seven husbands of evelyn hugo
⭑ free from falling
⭑ the perfect rake

finally, to all my friends (old & new) who’ve been here with me — thank you for sticking with me through the journey that was this year! sending out hugs & kisses to you all! i hope this year has been kind to you. be proud that you made it out to the other side.

happy holidays! here’s to reading some awesome books over the course of the next year 🥂