In Ep. 183, we’re starting the wrap-up of 2024 with the first of our two year-end episodes: Best Books of 2024 Superlatives with Susie (@NovelVisits). In this episode, we’re sharing our top books of the year across over 25 Superlative categories, including Most Deserving of the Hype, Best Pairing, an “Eat My Words” book, Most Memorable Cast of Characters, and so much more!

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Announcements

• My 2025 Reading Tracker is out! Plus, this year we’ve added another option — a LITE Tracker. Once again, the Tracker is ONLY available to Superstars patrons (i.e., no longer available as a separate purchase for $14.99 here on my website). Also, to avoid Apple’s 30% fee, be sure to join directly from Patreon’s site, mobile or desktop. Become a Superstars Patron here!

Highlights

Our best books of the year from over 25 categories, including:

• Most Deserving of the Hype
• Most Memorable Cast of Characters
• Best Book Read Because of FOMO
• Darkest Book of the Year
• Best Underrated Gem
• Most Unpopular Opinion
• Most Surprising DNF
• Favorite Coming-of-Age Book
• Best Pairing
• “Eat My Words” Book
• Best and Worst Titles
• Best and Worst Covers

2024 Superlatives [3:42 ]

Susie

• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [5:19 ]
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:11 ]
• How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica | Amazon | Bookshop.org[11:42 ]
• Grown Women by Sarai Johnson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:44 ]
• Piglet by Lottie Hazell | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:36 ]
• Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:08 ]
• Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh  | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:52 ]
• Intermezzo by Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:23 ]
• Entitlement by Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:25 ]
• Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:18 ]
• The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:56 ]
• Hera by Jennifer Saint | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:40 ]
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:23 ]
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong | Amazon | Bookshop.org [57:31 ]
• Annie Bot by Sierra Greer | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:01:49 ]

Sarah

• Mercury by Amy Jo Burns | Amazon | Bookshop.org [6:17 ]
• River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure | Amazon | Bookshop.org [10:17 ]
• James by Percival Everett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [14:04 ]
• The Women by Kristin Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:45 ]
• Sociopath by Patric Gagne, PhD | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:22 ]
• Earth by John Boyne | Amazon [26:23 ]
• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt  | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:13 ]
• Intermezzo by Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop.org [37:54 ]
• A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:26 ]
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:23 ]
• Leaving by Roxana Robinson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:16 ]
• The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:51 ]
• Dixon, Descending by Karen Outen | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:33 ]
• Everest, Inc. by Will Cockrell | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:51 ]
• Sandwich by Catherine Newman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [51:59 ]
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach | Amazon | Bookshop.org [52:14 ]
• All The Worst Humans by Phil Elwood | Amazon | Bookshop.org [55:16 ]<