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Books I Read in 2024

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Reading has been such a nice, relaxing thing for me, especially recently. Here is a quick list of the ones I read in 2024.

Happiness for beginners

Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

The Little Woman, Gladys Aylward

Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman by Gladys Aylward with Christine Hunter

Make Your Bed book cover

Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven

The Four Winds Novel

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Party Crashers by Sophie Kinsella

The Party Crasher by Sophie Kinsella

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers book cover

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Liturgy of the Ordinary, Tish Harrison Warren

Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren

Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy

Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy

Dr. Henry Cloud Book, 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life

9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life by Dr. Hendy Cloud

What Does It Feel Like, by Sophie Kinsella

What Does it Feel Like by Sophie Kinsella

Prince in Disquise Novel

Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm

There were some really good books this year. I’d love to know if you read any of them.

You might also like this book list from when I had a lot of time on my hands.

Note: Just because a book is on my website, it does not mean that I agree with everything in it.

If you purchase from a link on this blog a small percentage of the sale may come back to me. You are never charged more for the product. It’s a way to keep this site going. I’m very selective about the things I list. It’s mostly things we already own and love or things I think you would enjoy. Thank you for reading!

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Posted on 10/31/2025 by Franci. This entry was posted in Thrive and tagged entertaining books, good books to read, inspiring books, motivational books, reading. Bookmark the permalink.
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