Some of my favourite reads from 2024!
Hello lovely readers and welcome to 2025. It is so wonderful to have you here in my little corner of the internet. I hope that 2024 treated you well and that your 2025 has begun smoothly.
I must first acknowledge my absence over here, and to a certain extent over on Instagram as well, in 2024. I spent the year completing my masters degree in archaeology and writing my thesis which, unsurprisingly, left little room for reviewing books. However, I am looking forward to getting back to my book reviews and recommendation posts this year. I have started work as a full time archaeologist, which means outside of working hours I am blissfully free of responsibilities.
2024 reading highlights
Before getting into 2025, it’s time for a little 2024 reading wrap up. Last year I read 82 books and 36,889 pages which I am stoked about. I do like to set a reading goal for myself each year, but it’s more that I hope I get the chance to read that much, rather than something I feel I need to complete each year. I would certainly prefer to read less books but all of them be books I really enjoy than read a heap that are average. In saying that, I have set my goal for this year to 100 books in the hopes that I find lots of time this year to relax and read! I have never read that many books in a year so who knows how it will go.
I primarily used fable last year to track my books, although I did use Goodreads as well, and I love the reading wrapped you get each year! In 2024 my average rating was 3.6 stars which isn’t too bad and my most read genre was fantasy / romantasy. My favourite books of the year were Pride and Prejudice, The Bone Season, Ancestors, Buried, Queen Macbeth., The Missing of Clairdelune and One Dark Window. I truly had such a great reading year with lots of different genres and authors.
The Year ahead
I personally don’t subscribe to the New Year New Me schtick, I am planning on being just as insufferable this year as I was last, but I do also feel like January 1st is like, the 9am Monday morning of the year. Translation: it makes sense in my brain as a good day to start some new habits. In 2025 I would like to prioritise my physical tbr, be more selective with buying new books, drink more water, write more reviews and read my horoscope each day. Do you make New Years resolutions? What are some habits or skills you want to pick up (or drop) this year?
I am currently working on a little series review for you guys (and if you follow me on Instagram, or Fable, or Goodreads you will have an inkling as to which series I am talking about)!
I also wanted to take this time to shamelessly self promote Whims & Fables, a bookclub that myself and two friends are hosting! Make sure to check out the dedicated page on here for the bookclub if you are interested in reading a fantasy book each month, and discussing it with a group of likeminded people!