December 2024 is over and with it, another year of great books. I always enjoy reading a wide variety (still mostly romance) and I think this past year accomplished that spectacularly. In December I read a lot of books, but I wasn’t super active on my blog. I’m doing some catch-up posts right now.
Happy New Year! May your ereader never run out of battery, you never lose your bookmark, you always find a comfortable reading spot, and keep on reading.
Here are the book stats:
| Total books read: | 20 |
| 5 star reads: | 4 |
| 4 star reads: | 13 |
| 3 star reads: | 3 |
| Full page review posts: | 4 |
| Quickie review posts: | 1 |
Clicking or tapping on the book cover will take you to either my review here or Goodreads.
FIVE STAR READS
FOUR STAR READS
THREE STAR READS
READING CHALLENGES UPDATE
I participated in two reading challenges in 2024. They were fun and I’m happy to say I completed both.
The first challenge was the 2024 Romance Reading Challenge hosted by Carole @ Carole Rae’s Random Ramblings, Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About, and Blodeuedd @ Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell.
The challenge was to read a book and check the boxes. I did it!!
BOXES ON THE BINGO CHART
SciFi/Fantasy– Only Hard Problems by Jennifer EstepNon-US/UK setting (real country)– Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (mostly in Mexico)Xmas setting– Snow is Falling by Sarah BennettMain character name starts with S– Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti (MC is Scott Terentson)Blue dress on cover– If the Duke Dares by Darcy BurkeNecktie on cover– My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna LevineAnimal on cover– Flash of Fear by Asa Maria BradleyFood on cover– A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (cupcake)Arranged/Marriage of Convenience– Bride by Ali HazelwoodNon-wolf shifter– Dragon Kiss by Donna Grant (dragon shifter)Celebrity for at least one the MCs– The Striker by Ana Huang (football star)Waterfront on cover– Cold Curses by Chloe NeillMedical professional for at least one of the MCs– The Fake February Rake by Charlie LaneRoyal main character(s)– My Royal Showmance by Lexi BlakeSmall town– The Reason I Married Him by Meghan QuinnSTEM/Bluestocking– Good Duke Gone Wild by Bethany BennettWitch/Warlock– The Dragon of Cecil Court by Genevieve JackBorrowed from the library– Better Hate Than Never by Chloe LieseSports– Fangirl Down by Tessa BaileyFake Relationship– The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataSingle parent for at least one of the MCs– Dr. Single Dad by Louise BayRomantic Suspense– Liar’s Point by Laura GriffinLGBTQ– Everything for You by Chloe LieseAudiobook– I listened to the Re: Dracula podcast, which is a faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Not quite an audiobook, but I’m counting it.On your TBR list for over 1 year– Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
The second challenge was the What’s in a Name 2024 reading challenge hosted by Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook.
In 2024, choose 6 books that have titles that contain:
Double Letters– Frostbitten by Rebecca ZanettiAn NFL Team– Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (NFL Team is the Las Vegas Raiders)A Natural Disaster– Waiting for the Flood by Alexis HallA Virtue– Heroic Hearts by Jim Butcher and othersA Shape– The Key to my Heart by Lia LouisFootwear– If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
And that was what my December 2024 looked like. What about yours?
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Great job on your challenges, and at reading 20 books last month! Here’s hoping January is a good reading month for you as well.
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20 books is great! Can’t believe we’re already in 2025. I also enjoyed the Jennifer Ashley novellas. Congrats on meeting your challenges!
Great job on completing the BINGO chart! I’m looking forward to trying again this year. I need to do a break down of my reads by genre. My guess is that I’m 50% romance (traditional HEA genre), with mysteries and UF making up the bulk of the rest.
Happy New Year! Here’s to a book-filled 2025!!
Happy New Year to you too!
It looks like a good month. I enjoy those Jennifer Ashley books.
It looks like you had a good December, Role. Happy New Year and I hope 2025 is all you want it to be.
Thanks, you too!
You had such a great December in books! I hope January will be just as successful Rolé.