Another year of reading is coming to a close and as always, we share with you what our best and worst books of the year were.
Taynement’s Best:
“I think of Constance’s hushed voice whenever we were cleaning together. Once some things get dirty they can never be clean again and once some things are broken they can never be fixed.”
I stumbled upon this book randomly. I sometimes go to the bookstore just for a happy high and I take pictures of the featured book display and go down the list to see what is available in my library. Sugar, Baby was and from the moment I read this book it has not left my mind and that’s why it is my favorite read. I couldn’t stop gushing about it to Leggy. I love books that remind you that life isn’t black and white. I don’t think enough promo was done for this but here is my review. Check it out and let me know what you think!
Some other faves:
- Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr (another underpromoted book, I couldn’t even find it at the bookstore. The book asks the question “What defines a mother?”. Full review here)
- Here One Moment by Lianne Moriarty (I never thought I would have a Moriarty book on my “best of” list but here we are. Full review here)
- How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (What a memoir. Full review here)
- A Kind of Madness by Uche Okonkwo (Enjoyed these collection of short stories)
- Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi (Listen, I am just as surprised as you are to see this here)
Leggy’s Best:
“In the rare hopeful hour, I tell myself this darkness has a purpose: to help me recognize light if I ever find it again.”
I heard such good things about this book when it was released in 2023 but I never got around to reading it. Finally, I cracked it open in 2024 and I understood why it was recommended so much to me. Read my full review of this one here.
Some other favorites:
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach. I read this last month and really, really liked it. I feel like everything might have been wrapped up too neatly but I still really enjoyed my reading experience. This will probably be my first review of the new year.
- Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Rich people being badly behaved will always have my heart in literature. You can read my review here.
- James by Percival Everett . You can read my review here.
- Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell. I think this is my favorite romance of the year.
Taynement’s Worst:
I tried but I couldn’t get over the premise. Maybe it is possible, but it’s hard for me to imagine that someone would fall for the identical twin brother of the person who raped and impregnated her and have that child have an Uncle/Dad relationship? I know I say life isn’t black and white but this was not it at all.
Leggy’s Worst:
This book was just badly written and just bad. This was also the only book that I gave one star this year soooo it earned its place.
Thank you so much for sticking with us this year. Let us know your best and worst books of the year in the comments. Happy Holidays, everybody!
Taynement & Leggy
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