📚 mid-year book freak out tag 📚 (the best & worst books of 2024 so far!)

MY MID YEAR READING WRAP UP!!! I'm answering the book freak out tag questions and sharing my reading stats for the first half of 2024. I've read 69 books so far this year - with many of those being fantasy, romance, and thriller books. Let's talk about anticipated new releases, the best books i've read so far this year, and books that have made me cry!!
The questions:
Best book you’ve read so far
Best sequel you’ve read so far
New release you haven’t read yet, but want to
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
Biggest disappointment
Biggest surprise
Favorite new author
Newest fictional crush
Newest favorite character
Book that made you cry
Book that made you happy
Most beautiful book that you’ve bought
Books you need to read by the end of the year
(PS I think this is the orginal creator of this tag: • Mid Year Book Freakout... )
And then let's go over my reading stats!
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[@forevermoodreading]

Would love to see more BIPOC authors next time! ❤

[@sam.kwiatkowski]

You’re so right. Thank you so much for pointing this out!! 🤍 I realize now that representation is embarrassingly lacking on my part in this

[@sarahcouture4530]

I LOVE The Beasts of Briar series too ! But it’s not the last book, they announced 7 in their facebook group !

[@chocolateoreo6489]

I’m sending you love❤❤❤

[@sam.kwiatkowski]

Thank you 🤍

[@chocolateoreo6489]

@@sam.kwiatkowski Aw of course love 💜

[@BekahBooksandBujo]

I am a Kristin Hannah completionist! I would recommend you try Winter Garden next!

[@sam.kwiatkowski]

I’ll add it to my TBR!!!

[@coasttocoast2011]

I read 69 books in the first 6 months of this year too 😅. This month (July) I’m doing to chapters for change readathon and my goal is to read the 17 Fleur McDonald books that I haven’t already read because I’m on leave the last 2 weeks of July

[@sam.kwiatkowski]

That sounds like an amazing way to spend 2 weeks off!!

[@zachreads]

I've finished 93 so far
Best book
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Best Thriller
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
Best YA
The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska (also gay!)
Best romance
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Best general literary book
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Best sequel
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (very gay!)
New release I havn't read yet
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock (gay)
New releases for 2nd half of the year
"The Night Guest" by Hildur Knutsdottir
"A Novel Love Story" by Ashley Poston
"Fury of the Gods" by John Gwynne
"Heavenly Tyrant" by Xiran Jay Zhao
"Managing and other Lies" by Willow Heath (written by a queer youtuber!)
Biggest disappointment
After world by Debbie Urbanski
Biggest surprise
No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
Fav new author
Freya Marske
Luna Fury
Fictional crush
Emily from "Taken by the Witch Queen" by Luna Fury
Fav character
Winter from Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu
Made me cry
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
The Hidden Guardian by J.D.L Rosell
Made me happy
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Prettiest book
The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
Want to read
All 500ish on my tbr lol

[@sam.kwiatkowski]

Wow I haven’t read any of those!!!! I’ll need to look them up 📚🤍