Welcome to another round of the Best Books of the Year so Far, where halfway through the year, I name the titles I read that I feel are the best of 2024 so far. I will be listing the books by different genre and format. So, stay tuned throughout the rest of this month to catch my favorite reads of 2024 that you want to keep your eye on!

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
What about the Alperton Angels that people can’t get enough of? I got a chance to find out in another mind-bending mystery brought to us by the innovative and sneaky Janice Hallett! I am so glad that I took the time to read this on my recent vacation. I had a hard time putting this one down! The more I read, the more I was drawn into a masterfully and intricately plotted thriller that has you guessing and shocked until the last page. What I love about Hallett’s books is that she brings a new twist to the detective genre, allowing and encouraging readers to discover the absolute truth of the mystery. She keeps making it fresh and alluring and always leaves the reader wanting more!

The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson
Robinson always bring the heart and warmth in her stories and with The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster, she shines with those elements and more. This novel highlights what people look for within themselves: trying to find their identity and finding their identity withing theri family. I connected, along with Robinson’s other books, with this stroy on a deeper level and I just loved every minute of it and was sad that the Townsend family were leaving.
FYI: Be prepared to crave mac and cheese after reading this because after I put this book down, I was craving for a good bowl of mac and cheese.

Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner
Jenner has written another heartbreaking but beautiful novel that will leave readers with warmth and insight that will stay with readers up to the very last page. Jenner brings a new voice to the historical genre, and it is a voice that readers of the historical genre need to be on the lookout for.

The Kill List by Nadine Matheson
I love Inspector Anjelica Henley! She is by far one of my favorite literary female detectives. Matheson continues to bring her to life and shine in every new instalment she writes. With this latest thriller, Matheson shines as a new voice in the thriller genre and manages to hook her readers from the first paragraph on the page.

A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh
Another winner for Mackintosh! I am in love with the Ffion Morgan series. Ffion Morgan is not like the other detectives you see in books or on TV but there is something about Morgan’s blunt but relatable personality makes you as the reader except her flaws and continue to root for her throughout the book. But let us not forget the heart-racing mystery that Mackintosh has written. Mixed with social commentary about reality television, an intricately plotted thriller with a list of suspects, and beautiful Welsh mountain backdrop, Mackintosh truly excelled at this one and Mystery Fans will have a fun time reading this one from an excellent storyteller.

The Last Murder At The End of The World by Stuart Turton
Turton has another winner on his hands! What can I say about this thriller without giving up any spoilers and revelations? Turton did such a fantastic job of blending both mystery and sci-fi in this exciting new suspenseful mystery that will have you engrossed from beginning to end. Like his others, it’s a book I can’t stop thinking about, and after you read it, you won’t either.

The Gathering by C. J. Tudor
I don’t like reading stories about vampires. However, what Tudor does with this latest horror novel is, still keeping with the folklore, but making the vampires her own. She keeps with her signature formula of suspenseful horror with an isolated setting but adding something diffrent that will keep readers interested in the change. I was hooked from the very beginning with The Gathering. Fans of vampires (or the haters) will immediately receive the chills and thrills of this mystery.
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