2024 is gearing up to be an amzing reading year. At least, that's what it feels like.

In today's episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to a special guest: my little sister! We sat down over the holidays to chat about our general reflections on our 2023 reads and unveil our goals for 2024.

Tune in to hear us discuss our thoughts on bookish trends on social media and the adjustments we're eager to implement in our reading lives.

What we talked about:

• General thoughts about our 2023 reading.

• Our reading goals for 2024.

• Book trends on social media.

• What we do and don't want to see in books in 2024.

• Changes we want to make to our reading life.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser & Robyn Smith

• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson

• A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) by Sarah J. Maas

• Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

• A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

• The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

• Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-García

• I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

• The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Dualogy)

• Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

• Restore Me by Janil Seegars

• Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop

• The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest

• The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

• The Nanny by Lana Ferguson

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

• The Firth Season by N. K. Jemisin

• Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

• The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

• The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

• Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

• Wicked by Gregory Maguire

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

• A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

• Snow King Catches His Snowflake by A.E. Valdez

2024 releases we are excited for:

• This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan

• The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest

• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

• Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

• Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker

• So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

• The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

• To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

• A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

• The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

• The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

• Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron

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Other links mentioned in this episode:

1. Storygraph

2. The Ripped Bodice

Connect with today's guest:

1. Follow Janette on Instagram @janettebraggs

Final Thoughts:

1. Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs

2. Join us on the Geneva App for our December Buddy Read - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray

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