Welcome to my Bookish Books Wrap-Up for 2024.
Do you have bookish books (books about books) on your bookshelf?
When Susan @ BlogginBoutBooks posted her 2024 Bookish Books Reading Challenge, I jumped on board! Books about books? Sign me up! Well…typically me, I forget to track them and post regular updates. That is not to say I don’t read them! I’m doing the reading and (most of the) reviewing, just not the tracking. I created a mid-year post here. Today, I’m listing all the books about books I’ve read in 2024 for a year-end wrap up. This is also my sign-up post for 2025.
I need to mention one of my bookish pet peeves…..books with key bookish words (magnets for book lovers) in the title that have little to do with books.
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I’ve Read 26 Bookish Books in 2024
(listed in order of Star ranking and divided by adult and middle grade and linked to Amazon or my review))
Adult Fiction
- Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin 4.5 Stars (Women’s Contemporary Fiction)
- How to Read a Book by Monica Wood 4.5 Stars (Contemporary Fiction)
- The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts 4.5 Stars (Contemporary Fiction)
- The British Booksellers by Kristy Cameron 4.5 Stars (Historical Fiction; WWII)
- A Christmas Gift For the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride 4 Stars (Historical Fiction; WWII Home Front; #3 in a series)
- The Library by Bella Osbourne 4 Stars (Contemporary Fiction)
- The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson 4 Stars (Contemporary Fiction)
- The Christmas Book Hunt (novella) by Jenny Colgan 4 Stars (Women’s Contemporary Fiction)
- A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride 4 Stars (Historical Fiction, WWII, #4 in a series)
- The Bookshop at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash 4 Stars (Women’s Contemporary Fiction, Romance)
- The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 4 Stars (Women’s Contemporary Fiction)
- Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames 4 Stars (Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction, #4 in a series)
- The Bookshop Ladies by Faith Hogan 4 Stars (Contemporary Women’s Fiction; Complicated Family Drama, Ireland)
- The London Bookshop Affair by Louise Fein 4 Stars(Historical Fiction; WWII and Cold War)
- The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson 4 Stars (Historical Fiction; WWII)
- The Library Girls of East End (#1) by Patricia McBride 4 Stars (Historical Fiction; WWII)
- Hard Times for the East End Library Girls (#2) by Patricia McBride 4 Stars (Historical Fiction; WWII)
- The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin 4 Stars (Historical Fiction: WWII)
- The Bookworm and the Cat’s Meow by Jeanine Lauren 3.5 Stars (Contemporary Fiction)
- Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 3.5 Stars (Contemporary Fiction)
- The Bookstore Sisters and The Bookstore Wedding (novellas) by Alice Hoffman 3 Stars (Contemporary Fiction Series)
- The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson 2 Stars (Nonfiction/essays; repetitive and underwhelming!)
- The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 2 Stars (Contemporary Women’s Fiction; Scotland) …very little about books….example of “bookshop” in titles to sell women’s fiction books in my opinion.
Middle Grade Fiction
- The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson 3.5 Stars (Middle Grade Contemporary Fiction)
- The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead 3 Stars (Middle Grade Contemporary Fiction; magical realism)
Bookish Books QOTD:
Books About Books are so fun!
Do you have a favorite? Mine is Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
I’m linking up with Deb @ Deb’s World, Sue @ Women Living Well After 50, Donna @ Retirement Reflections, and Jo @ And Anyways… for the December installment of #WhatsOnYourBookShelfChallenge.
Happy Reading Book Buddies!
“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.” ~Denise J Hughes
“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.” ~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection! Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.” ~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text
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Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel is scheduled to be my final festive read for this year. Thanks for linking up with us each month and all the best of the season to you.
I hope you enjoy it and all your winter reads!
I love reading books about books. I missed this challenge last year but will definitely sign up for 2025. – Jen best bookish blog
Yay! I’ll look for your posts!
Great job, Carol. I wasn’t impressed by The Little Christmas Bookshop either, Carol. I think I’m going to give up on her books. There’s a few on your list that I will be reading in 2025.
Using bookshop in title to attract readers is not my fav tactic!
I agree, Carol!
Thank you Carol for supporting our #WOYBS? each month. I look forward to your posts and reviews and always find something to add to my TBR list. Sending best wishes to you for the Festive season and I look forward to you joining us with more book reviews in 2025. Sue L x
Thanks Sue! I love joining in! Thanks for your kind words! Happy winter reading!
“repetitive and underwhelming” I love an honest review!
So disappointing from a popular author!
Hi, Carol – Thank you for another thought-provoking post. I would have sworn that this past year I read a few books with the word ‘book’ or ‘library’ (or something similar) in the title. But, glancing through my reading record on Goodreads…not so much. Unless you include nonfiction – then I did read and love 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich. And of course, you include Matt Haig’s ‘Midnight Libary’. In that case, I’ve read two! 😀
Books about books, libraries, and bookshops are so fun!
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Hi Carol, it’s always great to see your reviews and your posts for the WOYBS linkup. Thanks for sharing your books with us. You’ve included so many books about books I’d have to have a serious look at my list to see what I’ve written that would fit this challenge. Have a great Christmas and hope it’s filled with many books!
So many books about books this year!
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