December was such a fun reading month! This post officially marks the end of my 2024 reading. As you may remember I had a goal to read 50 books, this did not happen but I came pretty close. While I might not have reached my goal, I learned from and enjoyed so many books. I’ll write another blog post soon about my 2024 reading habitats. Without further ado, here are all the books I read in December.
House Party edited by Justin A. Reynolds
The premise of House Party is exactly what it seems, a group of high schoolers going to a house party. It was such a fun read! The book has many different authors and each one writes a different character. I loved the way that each character fits perfectly into the high school universe. My favorite scene in the whole book is when a bunch of people make a video telling a character to say no to rap. It was absolutely hilarious. This is the perfect read if you want something funny.
Finding Jupiter by Kelis Rowe
Finding Jupiter is what I like to refer to as multigenre, it has romance and mystery. Finding Jupiter follows two characters in a back and forth point of view. Rowe does an amazing job slowly uncovering the family secret that haunts both characters as the romance blossoms. I do wish that there was a little bit more development in the character’s life outside of the relationship. Overall this is a great read for someone wanting to dip their toe into a mystery.
Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
This book was written in verse. Iloh amazingly captured the emotional aspects of the story, but at times it was hard to follow. The book jumped from different time periods of Ada’s, the main character, life which at times could be disorienting. If you love books that jump around and are in verse then you would probably like this book.
Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown
This romance perfectly does the trop of childhood crush coming back into your life. Some of the best romcoms are the ones when you’re screaming at the main character to make a certain choice, or to come to a realization. I was screaming during Lose You to Find Me! The characters are super fun and the fact that a lot of the book takes place in a retirement community makes it even funnier.
Down Came the Rain by Jennifer Mathieu
Down Came the Rain covers a topic that I haven't really explored during my reading this year, climate change. This book follows two teenagers as they deal with their anxiety steaming from climate change, after Hurricane Harvey. I won’t lie, it took me a little bit to warm up to the book, but once I did, it was a great read. I think Mathieu does a really good job of portraying the ideas gen z have regarding the threat of climate change. This is a story that is more character driven than plot driven, which I really enjoyed!
10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston
I absolutely loved 10 Truths and a Dare. It was the perfect book to end the year. The book follows a high school senior Oliva who is a classic academic weapon, the problem is that if she doesn’t complete her PE credit she can’t graduate! The love story aspect of the story was fun, but the highlight was the close bond between all the friends. I actually cracked up reading about all their shenanigans. I am definitely adding the companion book to my TBR!