Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Top Ten Fiction Books 2024

Top Ten Fiction Books 2024


It has been a good year for reading. I have read 362 books this year, many great reads, and a few new authors that I had not explored yet, with plans to read more from some of them.  I have read just about a day, in comparison with the last 7 years:

     362 - 2024
     455 - 2023 
     438 - 2022
     365 - 2021
     317 - 2020 
     392 - 2019
     359 - 2018
     380 - 2017 
     272 - 2016 

But back to this year by the numbers:

Books Read: 362
First Time Reads: 282
Fiction: 153
Non-Fiction: 188
5/5 Stars: 264

The first half of this year was great. The second half, I switched roles at work, and family life was very busy.. I can state again that looking back 2016 is a bit of an outlier as late that year I switched jobs and have since had much better work – life balance. In the spring of 2016, I worked through Brandon Vogt’s course Read More Books Now (now available on ClaitasU). The year before that I removed all games from my phone and tablet and my reading had doubled. 
 
Top Ten Fiction Books 2024:

1. Raven Mistcreek Series - N.R. LaPoint 
 2. Weigh the Odds - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 11 
 3. Shadows Visible & Invisible - Catholic Teen Books Anthology 
 4. Curse of the Seawolf - Nick Donnelly (Unpublished manuscript)
 5. Gapman - Karina Fabian - DragonEye, PI Book 9.0  
 6. Honeymoon from Hell - Declan Finn 
 7. Little Red-Hood and the Wolf-man - Cedar Sanderson  
 8. Missing, Presumed Lost - Fiorella De Maria - Father Gabriel Book 5
 9. Sumire Series - Cedar Sanderson as Lilania Begley
10. Raven - Lori Janeski - Carter Files Book 2 

Bonus Books 2024:

Dinosaur Warfare Series - N.R. LaPoint 
Pixie Noir Series - Cedar Sanderson

As can be seen by the numbers, my reading has been up over each of the last few years, but this year there was a dip.  

In April of 2023 I wrote a piece called How I Read So Much? Because I get asked the question so often, read the piece linked above if you are looking for some ideas on ways to read more. 

Note: I do not include books that have been read in previous years and were reread this year in my top ten lists, they are sometimes in the bonus section. But if you want more options check out my favourite books year by year list. Or this year not to flood the list with one specific author.   


Relates Posts: 
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap
Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010
Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011 
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update 
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011 
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books  4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013 
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2015
Top Ten Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2016
Top Ten Non- Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Catholic Books
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2017
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2018
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2019
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2020 
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2024
Top Ten Fiction Books 2024
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2025
... 


Statistics Books Read By Year:
363 - 2024
455 - 2023 
438 - 2022
365 - 2021
317 - 2020 
392 - 2019
359 - 2018
380 - 2017 
272 - 2016 
177 - 2015 
130 - 2014 
88 -  2013
176 - 2012 
163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996


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Monday, 30 December 2024

Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2024

Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2024


It has been a good year for reading. I have read 362 books this year, many great reads, and a few new authors that I had not explored yet, with plans to read more from some of them.  I have read just about a day, in comparison with the last 7 years:

     362 - 2024
     455 - 2023 
     438 - 2022
     365 - 2021
     317 - 2020 
     392 - 2019
     359 - 2018
     380 - 2017 
     272 - 2016 

But back to this year by the numbers:

Books Read: 362
First Time Reads: 282
Fiction: 153
Non-Fiction: 188
5/5 Stars: 264

The first half of this year was great. The second half, I switched roles at work, and family life was very busy.. I can state again that looking back 2016 is a bit of an outlier as late that year I switched jobs and have since had much better work – life balance. In the spring of 2016, I worked through Brandon Vogt’s course Read More Books Now (now available on ClaitasU). The year before that I removed all games from my phone and tablet and my reading had doubled. 
 
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2024:

1. Vision Books for Young Readers - Ignatius Press
Saint Kevin of Glendalough - Kevin McKenzie
 2. Books by Benedict XVI
 3. Books by Francis J. Hoffman aka Father Rocky 
 4. Born to Do This: 30 Days with Joan of Arc - Jaymie Stuart Wolfe - Great Spiritual Teachers Series   
 5. Sunday Hoimilies Series by Father Mike Schmitz
 6. 33 Days to Eucharistic Glory - Matthew Kelly
 7. Artificial Intelligence - Fr Andrew Pinsent, Sean Biggins, and Robert Seed - CTS Explanations 
 8. Coached by Josemaría Escrivá - Fr. John Henry Hanson O. Praem. 
10. Books by Barbara Calamari and Sandra Di Pasqua

Bonus Books 2024:
  
Essential Prayers for the Dead - Sr. Mary Leonora Wilson FSP

As can be seen by the numbers, my reading has been up over each of the last few years, but this year there was a dip.  

In April of 2023 I wrote a piece called How I Read So Much? Because I get asked the question so often, read the piece linked above if you are looking for some ideas on ways to read more. 

Note: I do not include books that have been read in previous years and were reread this year in my top ten lists, they are sometimes in the bonus section. But if you want more options check out my favourite books year by year list. Or this year not to flood the list with one specific author.  


  
Relates Posts: 
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap
Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010
Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011 
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update 
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011 
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books  4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013 
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2015
Top Ten Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2016
Top Ten Non- Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Catholic Books
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2017
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2018
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2019
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2020 
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2024
Top Ten Fiction Books 2024
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2025
...  

All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More

Statistics Books Read By Year:
363 - 2024
455 - 2023 
438 - 2022
365 - 2021
317 - 2020 
392 - 2019
359 - 2018
380 - 2017 
272 - 2016 
177 - 2015 
130 - 2014 
88 -  2013
176 - 2012 
163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996

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Sunday, 29 December 2024

Top Ten Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Fourth Quarter 2024

Top Ten Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Fourth Quarter 2024

My Den Fall 2023 - SRMcEvoy

It has been a good year for reading so far. I averaged just under a book a day. It was slower this year than the last few, but both work and home life have been much busier. 

In April of 2023 I wrote a piece called How I Read So Much? Because I get asked the question so often, read the piece linked above if you are looking for some ideas on ways to read more. 

This quarter I read 77 books and had 1 in added to the ‘did not finish’ list, low compared to the last few years, below is the comparison with the last 8 years:

     2024 - 77
     2023 – 88
     2022 – 94
     2021 – 83
     2020 – 65
     2019 – 95
     2018 – 78
     2017 – 104
     2016 – 89

As can be seen this is right about on par, and last year was a serious outlier. But back to this quarter by the numbers:

Books Read: 75
First Time Reads: 48
Fiction: 26
Non-Fiction: 51
5/5 Stars: 59

A dip over the last few years overall so far this year, but this quarter was close to average. I can state again that looking back 2016 is a bit of an outlier as late that year I switched jobs and have since had much better work – life balance. In the spring of 2016, I worked through Brandon Vogt’s course Read More Books Now (now available on ClaitasU). The year before that I removed all games from my phone and tablet and my reading had doubled.  

Here is my top ten fiction and non-fiction books of the fourth quarter of 2024.


Top Ten Non-Fiction Books:

1. Born to Do This: 30 Days with Joan of Arc - Jaymie Stuart Wolfe - Great Spiritual Teachers Series  
2. Catechism of the Catholic Church - Ascension Edition
4. Essential Prayers for the Dead - Sr. Mary Leonora Wilson FSP
7. Books by Barbara Calamari and Sandra DiPasqua 
8. Companion to the Sunday Gospels - Year B - Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB - CTS Companions
9. Visions of Purgatory: A Private Revelation - Anonymous
10. Notes on Prayer - Jubilee 2025 - Catholic Truth Society
6. The Church in Prayer - Carthusian Monks
2. Praying with the Psalms - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
5. The Parables of Prayer – Msgr Antonio Pitta
4. Praying with Saints and Sinners - Fr Paul Brendan Murray, OP
1. Prayer Today: A Challenge to Overcome - Cardinal Angelo Comastri
11. Ordinary Time: Finding Holiness in Everyday Life - Fr.  Mike Schmitz - Homilies Book 2

Bonus Books:

31 Days with Mary - Maria Alinne Costa 
The Catechism in a Year Companion, Volume III - Fr. Mike Schmitz, Petroc Willey, and Ann Koshute
The Legend of Saint Rocco and His Dog - Dessi Jackson and Martina Parnelli 
Best Christmas Ever - Matthew Kelly - Worst Christmas Ever

Top Ten Fiction Books:

1. Weigh the Odds - Corinna Turner - unSPARKed Book 11
2. Gapman - Karina Fabian - DragonEye, PI Book 9.0
4. C.S. Lewis - The Ransom Cycle
5. Antony Barone Kolenc - The Harwood Mysteries
6. The Dwarf's Dryad - Cedar Sanderson
8. The Adventures of Tally Ho - A.K. Frailey
9. Holy Flying Pumpkins! - Legend Fiction
10. Cave of the Crystal Dragon - Tracey West and Graham Howells - Dragon Masters Book 26

Bonus Books:

Jacob the Baker - Noah benShea
Jacob's Journey - Noah benShea - Jacob the Baker Book 2
Jacob's Ladder - Noah benShea - Jacob the Baker Book 3

My reading has been up over each of the last few years, with the drop this year, it is staying pretty consistent at about a book a day for the year. I attribute in part to Brandon Vogt’s course Read More Books Now, removing all games but 1 brain game from my devices. Working from home reading took a little more discipline, and we are now back to a hybrid model with 5 days a month in the office, so things have changing again.  

Note: I do not include books that have been read in previous years and were reread this year in my top ten lists, they are sometimes in the bonus section. But this year I made an exception for the Ransom Cycle by C.S. Lewis because of new scholarship and I had not reviewed 2 of them previously.

But if you want more options check out my favourite books year by year list.
  


Relates Posts: 
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap
Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010
Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011 
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update 
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011 
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books  4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013 
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2015
Top Ten Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2015
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2016
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2016
Top Ten Non- Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Fiction Books 2016
Top Ten Catholic Books
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2017
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2017
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Fiction Books 2017
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2018
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2018
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Fiction Books 2018
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2019
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2019
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Fiction Books 2019
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2020
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2020 
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2024
Top Ten Fiction Books 2024
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2025
...    

All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More

Statistics Books Read By Year:
363 - 2024
455 - 2023 
438 - 2022
365 - 2021
317 - 2020 
392 - 2019
359 - 2018
380 - 2017 
272 - 2016 
177 - 2015 
130 - 2014 
88 -  2013
176 - 2012 
163 - 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996


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