Books finished in 2024: end of year edition

Here's my final post of these for 2024. I intend to continue into 2025, though obviously resetting the count. I will also be posting my end of year full reading blog later this week, so probably into the start of 2025.

In this latest batch of newly finished books there were 3 rereads (the Sherlock Holmes, Discovery of Witches book 2, and The Dark is Rising). All great as always. The Wood at Midwinter and Booker-winner Orbital were reads for my book club. Both flawed, though I preferred the latter. Always Never was a graphic novel with gorgeous art but a somewhat troubling plot. The Alice in Wonderland gamebook was fun. And I'd never read the Tolkien Letters from Father Christmas book before, and loved it.

( earlier books )
1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Always Never by Jordi Lafebre (graphic novel)
3. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
4. The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke
5. Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland by Jonathan Green (gamebook)
6. Orbital by Samantha Harvey
7. Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien
8. The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

Looking back at a year of reading 2024 edition

Managed to type this up very quickly, before heading out to the dentist. Relieved to get it in before the end of the year! Linked article on my academic blog.

Dental thanks

Extremely grateful to my NHS dentist who saw me at short notice. Problem identified, and the tooth is going to be saved with a root canal. Appointments booked for the New Year and a temporary medicated filling in the meantime. Very relieved.