{"id":1035,"date":"2025-01-01T08:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2025\/01\/01\/my-2024-books-read\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T08:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:29:50","slug":"my-2024-books-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/2025\/01\/01\/my-2024-books-read\/","title":{"rendered":"My 2024 Books Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2489-1-1024x805.png\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2489-1-1024x805.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2489-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2489-1-768x603.png 768w, https:\/\/www.basilweb.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2489-1.png 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Was a good year in reading for me. 21 books. I generally don\u2019t designate a time during the day to read other than before going to bed. After brushing\/flossing my rocks and taking my nightly meds\/vitamins, I\u2019ll nestle into my bed and read until I start to fall asleep. This usually takes about 20-30 minutes. I won\u2019t be breaking any records for number of books read throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In no particular order. I lie. I\u2019m looking at my Goodreads list. That\u2019s the order. Plus 3 more I know Goodreads didn\u2019t include for whatever bullshit reason. Plus 3 repeat reads &#8211; the Wayward Pines Trilogy. My 4th time reading this excellent series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cursed by Leigh Kenny<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Infinity Engines: Anachronist by Andrew Hastie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P. Ottone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close Your Eyes by J.A. Konrath<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creep Out by Jeff Strand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Excorcist\u2019s House by Nick Roberts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You Like It Darker by Stephen King<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Church Beneath the Roots by Felix Blackwell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ragman by J.G. Faherty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red Inside by Bridgett Nelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dead End Tunnel by Nick Roberts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contagion by Michael McBride<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Short Stay in Hell by Stephen L. Peck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snuggling the Grotesque by Jeff Strand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interview with the Devil by Michael Harbron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25 Days by Per Jacobsen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dry by Per Jacobsen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wayward Pines Trilogy by Blake Crouch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All great reads in my opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed every one of these books. Authors I actively follow are Stephen King, Blake Crouch, Jeff Strand, and J.A. Konrath.All the rest in this list were recommendations from the <a href=\"https:\/\/litreactor.com\/columns\/books-of-horror-facebook-group-readers-take-over\">Books of Horror Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was a good year in reading for me. 21 books. I generally don\u2019t designate a time during the day to read other than before going to bed. After brushing\/flossing my rocks and taking my nightly meds\/vitamins, I\u2019ll nestle into my bed and read until I start to fall asleep. This usually takes about 20-30 minutes. 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