Top 10 books so far
My number one book so far this year is The Women by Kristin Hannah. It’s historical fiction following three women nurses in the Vietnam war and all of the stigmas and PTSD that came with that. It was so well written.
Here are my top 10 books so far for the year, in the order that I read them. They are a mix of genres, which pretty much sums up me!
| Louisiana Longshot A fun, cozy mystery following a CIA agent who has had her cover blown. She hides out in Louisiana, pretending to be a beauty pageant winner who has inherited her late aunt’s house | Jana DeLeon |
| A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime and Croissants A cozy mystery taking place on a bike tour! A blend of characters and personalities when someone is run off the road on their bike | Ann Claire |
| The Women A historical fiction book following three nurses during the Vietnam war and their return to the US with the communities they are in unaccepting of the the war | Kristin Hannah |
| The Library of Borrowed Hearts A library who is taking care of her three young siblings after her mother has left them goes on a hunt into the past after she finds notes scribbled in the margins of old, banned books | Lucy Gilmore |
| How to Age Disgracefully A fun book that focuses on a group of senior citizens trying to make friends and save their community center | Clare Pooley |
| Just For the Summer Abby Jimenez does it again with this one – a romance that takes place in Minnesota and brings in some tough topics in a respectful way. A traveling nurse, a new relationship, family drama. | Abby Jimenez |
| First Lie Wins A twisty mystery of a woman who uses different identities – until someone has assumed her real identity | Ashley Elston |
| A Game of Lies Book 2 in the series that takes off where the last book left off – who killed the director of a reality show that as going to expose people’s secrets | Clare Mackintosh |
| Funny Story When her fiancé leaves her for his female best friend, she moves in to an apartment with her ex-fiance’s new fiances ex | Emily Henry |
| Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World Brings up tough topics of eating disorders in the unfairness is the world of female running | Lauren Fleshman |
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I found it interesting that my top 10 books so far this year span so many different genres. That made me happy because it means I’m not just reading my cozy mystery books (although from the graph below… I basically am!).
My top 5 genes this year so far are Mystery (duh), contemporary, romance, thriller and sports. The sports one surprised me a bit but with the amount of hockey romances I’ve read from TikTok recommendations, I guess that makes sense.
No surprise that the majority of my books for the year so far are fiction. I’m surprised the non-fiction is at 10% actually. The top three moods are mysterious, funny and emotional, with lighthearted to too far behind that. That about sums up what I’ve been craving reading – lighthearted, some mystery but not too gory, and as far from my book triggers as possible.
I don’t think I have any specific goals for the rest of the year with WHAT to read. I’ll likely continue on with the cozy mysteries, although my most recent ones have been a little blah, so I might need to mix it up. I am always impressed when people plan out their read for the year, I mainly put stuff on hold at the library and read whatever comes available.