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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2024

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Thank you to That Artsy Reader Girl for hosting Top Ten Tuesday. The topic this week is “Best Books I Read in 2024.”

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These are in no particular order, but one standout is Slow Noodles by Chantha Nguon. It is an absolutely haunting true story of how the author lost everything during the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, but the memories of her mother’s recipes kept her going through starvation. It describes her struggles as a Cambodian refugee in Thailand, and how she used what she knew about food to survive. You won’t soon forget this sad but amazing story.

All of the above books were fantastic reads for me. If you click on the covers, you will find my review for each book on this blog, except for Find Me In The Stars and O Little Town of Bethlehem. The links for those two will take you to my review on The Historical Novel Society website.

Question of the Day: What books stood out for you this year?

Happy New Year!!

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This weekend, we’re supposed to get possibly TWO inches of rain. That’s a lot of rain. They’re saying it will be the worst storm since Helene. In case we lose power, I’m posting this early.

Summary of 2024:

I did a lot less book reviews due to so many life changes. I am going to post a Top 10 Books of 2024 list next week.

2024 was a big year of change, from working in Germany, to retiring, moving, and Hurricane Helene, to getting used to having so much free time! Not that I’m complaining.

I have been a reviewer for Historical Novel Society for the past few years, but in 2024 I became an editor for them. I was a temporary Indies editor, and now I’m a permanent Small Press Editor. We’re all volunteers, so there’s no pay involved, but I get to work with some great small presses. That’s been really fun and exciting.

I have been spending the last couple of weeks getting caught up on my Historical Novel Society reviews, but I plan to do a bunch of reviews next week.

I hope you have a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

What are you looking forward to in the coming year?