What I Want to Read for the Second Half of 2024

We are well into the second half of 2024 but I thought it would be fun to share what I'm planning to read for the rest of the year. As of writing this, I've read 108 books including manga, picture books, and a couple of readers. This is way more than I could have hoped for and I want to focus on getting to those books I believe I will love the most. At the beginning of the year, I posted a list of books I wanted to read throughout the year but plans changed. I've only read 34 out of the 160 books and DNF'd 4 of them. I have narrowed down what I want to read to what I think is a reasonable amount. I have added 19 from that list, books from my past monthly TBRs, and others I've never mentioned. I may deviate from this list but I can confidently say I will get to at least half of these books. 

 

Adult Fiction

• Stake around & find out by E.V. Belknap
• A Captured Cauldron by R.K. Ashwick
• The Stray Spirit by R.K. Ashwick
• Demon World Boba Shop by R.C. Joshua
• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater
• The Spirit Well by R.K. Ashwick
• Longshadow by Olivia Atwater

• The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
• The Nightmare Before Kissmass by Sara Raasch
• The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond
• Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
• Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
• Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren
• Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose
• I Ran Away to Evil by Mystic Neptune

• Ghosts of the Catacombs by Janna Ruth
• The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
• A Grimoire for Gamblers by Amanda Creiglow
• A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair
• By a Silver Thread by Rachel Aaron
• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
• Unmagical by Jenn Lessmann
• A Mask of Flies by Matthew Lyons

Nonfiction

• The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers by Andrew T. Huse, Dr. Bárbara Cruz and Jeff Houck
• What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings edited by John Lorinc
• Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuchsia Dunlop

Young Adult

• A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen
• A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel
• Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo
• This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska
• The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
• That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
• Sorcery and Stagecraft by Kristin L. Hamblin
• The Cursed Soul by K.C. Smith

Middle Grade

• The Knight Thieves by Jenn Bennett
• Darkness and Demon Song by M.R. Fournet 
• Nox Winters and the Midnight Wolf by Rochelle Hassan
• Chai Jinxed by Emi Pinto
• Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese
• Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried by Cindy L. Rodriguez
• The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow

• Temple of Secrets by Christina Soontornvat
• Cece Rios and the Queen of Brujas by Kaela Rivera
• The Best Friend Bracelet by Nicole D. Collier
• The No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition by Adrianna Cuevas
• Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis
• The Loneliest Place by Lora Senf
• The Crossbow of Destiny by Brandon Hoang
• My Not-So-Great French Escape by Cliff Burke

• Lei and the Invisible Island by Malia Maunakea
• The School for Wicked Witches by Will Taylor 
• Agent Stitch: A Study in Slime by Steve Behling
• Bleakwatch Chronicles: Tinker Bell and the Lost City by Zack Loran Clark
• The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
• Out of Range by Heidi Lang
• Bumps in the Night by Amalie Howard
• Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher by Trudi Trueit

Early Chapter Books

• Isla of Adventure: Welcome to the Island by Dela Costa
• Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden by Saadia Faruqi
• The Party Diaries: Starry Henna Night by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
• Party Crashers by Jennifer Torres
• Welcome to the Woofmore by Donna Gephart
• Sugar Rush Racers: Victory is Sweet by Shari Simpson

Graphic Novels / Manga

• Nancy Spector, Monster Detective 1: The Case of the Missing Spot by Stephen W Martin
• The New Girl by Cassandra Calin
• Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann
• Blue Lock Volumes 14 - 30 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro
• Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa
• Youth Group by Jordan Morris

What books do you want to read before the end of the year?