Well here we are already more than half way done with 2024! I’m not sure how that happened but yikes 😳 anyway I figured since it’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted (so sorry about that) I would do a quick roundup of all of my 5 star reads so far this year. I pretty drastically reduced the number of books I’m reading this year so I’ve read 27 and out of those 10 were a 5 star. Well a 4.5-5 star rounded up. Let’s start with my first 5 star of the year which was The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston. Looking back I’m definitely thinking this is closer to a 4.5 but great romance, comedy, family drama and heartbreak. Super sweet book. Next is The Island by Adrian McKinty. If you want a page turning thriller then check this one out! It’s a survival type thriller with some really messed up people. Maybe check trigger warnings on this one. Next up is Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts. Finally an actual great supernatural ghost story! This one actually creeped me out a few times. Excellent, original storyline and it does get gory. Also might want to check trigger warnings. Next is Funny Story by Emily Henry. Gosh I love her writing so much! I was told this gave off New Girl vibes and I can see that. I loved the characters in this book and their development throughout the story. Can’t go wrong with Emily. Next is What Happened To Nina by Dervla McTiernan. Great thriller mystery with multiple POVs. This is a story about the lengths you would go to in order to protect your child. A girl is missing and her boyfriend is the number 1 suspect. I loved the story and it really went in a direction I wasn’t expecting. Ok next is Mary by Nat Cassidy. Ah I love him and this bonkers crazy book! This is about women and menopause and cults and ghosts and it just gets kooky! Stick with it as it does meander a bit but it’s worth the pay off. Please check trigger warnings. I will say there is animal mutilation. It’s quick but it’s there. The Next Mrs.Parrish by Liv Constantine is up next. This is a sequel to The Last Mrs.Parrish so if you haven’t read that yet go do that now. So many morally gray characters. Just the worst kinds of people who will do whatever it takes to be in power. Hard to read at times for sure. And talking about hard to read…The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim. This isn’t a fast paced, in your face horror book but it does get disgusting and horrific. This deals with a lot of misogyny, racism, fetishization of Asian women and yes, cannibalism. Very unique book that will stick with me! Sign Here by Claudia Lux is up next. I heard this was kind of a comedy about Hell and it actually turned out to be way more of a thriller. It did have comedic parts for sure and I enjoyed how Hell was portrayed in this office setting. Another really unique story and it got so intense at the end! The last one on this list is Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. This is about a young single mom who decides to start doing OnlyFans when she realizes the babies father, and no one else in her life, is going to help her with her baby and expenses. Of course there is way more to this book. The father of her baby is her professor, her father is an ex wrestler with a drug addiction. Her relationship with her mother is strained and she is now seeing a religious man who is putting more strain on their relationship. So much girl power here. I loved the look at OnlyFans and sex work (sex work is legitimate work!) and how it is seen in the legal system. It was also very funny and heartwarming. I absolutely loved it!
So that concludes all of my 5 star books so far this year. I have a few new releases that I am very excited for so hopefully I have a lot more 5 stars to come 😊
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