Tenisia Davis Writes

My goal for 2024 was to read 50 books. That’s been my goal for the past few years. It seems reasonable. I didn’t finish a book at all in August or September of 2024. Looking back I can’t think of what was going on, but I have a few books that I DNF.

By the end of the year, I started to track things in The StoryGraph as well as Goodreads. I like that I don’t have to manually log anything in Goodreads, but I think that The StoryGraph seems more up to date and has better challenges. I also like their graphs for each month. I’m tenisiam on The StoryGraph and tenisiadavis on Goodreads.

Here’s my list:

1. Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King by Joyce William (this was a mommy-daughter read)
2. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
3. Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlie
4. Legitimate Kid: A Memoir by Aida Rodriguez
5. The Ultimate Guide to Dorothy Dunnett’s Game of Kings by Laura Caine Ramsey
6. Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea
7. Circe by Madeline Miller
8. Bring on the blessings by Beverly Jenkins
9. E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core by Joyce William (this was a mommy-daughter read)
10. Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies by William Joyce (this was a mommy-daughter read)
11. Shogun by James Clavell
12. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
13. The Art of Forgiving by Camille Pagan
14. The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe
15. The Sandman and the War of Dreams by William Joyce (this was a mommy-daughter read)
16. The Game of Kins by Dorothy Dunnett
17. We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley
18. The Memory Library by Kate Storey
19. Bits and Pieces – My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg
20. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
21. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
22. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
23. Jack Frost The End Becomes the Beginning by William Joyce
24. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
25. The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
26. An Imperfect Plan by Addison McKnight
27. Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris
28. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
29. The Second Chance Supper Club by Nicole Meier
30. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. Martin
31. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
32. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
33. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
34. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
35. Gild by Raven Kennedy
36. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
37. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
38. the Trouble with Goodbye by Sarra Cannon
39. Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan
40. When You are Mine by Kennedy Ryan
41. Hurt Mountain by Angela Crook
42. Weyward by Emilia Hart
43. Out of Nowhere by LaShawn Vasser
44. The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos
45. The Guy Next Door by DL White
46. Home for the Holidays by DL White
47. Leslie’s Curl & Dye by DL White
48. Second Time Around by DL WHite
49. Deck the Shelves by Toni Shilowh
50. The Never List by DL White

My highest rated book of the year was A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. My oldest daughter and niece were reading this series and they convinced me to read them. I really enjoyed them.

Whenever it looks like I won’t reach my reading goal, I start reading romance books. They are quick books that I can read in a day or two and if they are well written, I can fall in love and smile.

The books that stayed with me the most was Shogun and Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.

I really enjoyed Ina Garten’s memoir and once I finished, I started watching her show all over again.

My reading goal for 2025 will be 50 books again. I may re-read the Game of Thrones series or the Wheel of Time series. I can never go wrong with them.

I will try to read a couple of classics this year as well.

I hope that you met your reading goals for 2024.

Happy Reading!