Books I'm looking forward to in 2024

It's that time again!

Lots of fantasy titles I'm excited for next year. Generally my reading tastes have been SFF and mysteries/thrillers, with the occasional horror novel. Romance I don't really read anymore (unless it's a romance with BIPOC leads, in which case I'll give it a try).

1. A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat: January 16, 2024

(YA, horror) I can never resist a haunted house book.

2. Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru: January 23, 2024

(YA, sci-fi, heist) Treasure Island in a sunken future Las Vegas? Yes, please.

3. Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson: January 30, 2024

(Adult, mystery) I actually couldn't finish the first book in this series, so I may DNF this one as well, but...a murder in a confined space, and all the suspects are authors? Those are some of my favorite mystery tropes ever.

4. These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang: January 30, 2024

(YA, fantasy, mystery) Knives Out with magic? I'll read it.

5. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett: February 6, 2024

(Adult, fantasy, mystery) Haven't read this author before, but I'll read a fantasy Sherlock and Holmes mystery.

6. A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal: February 20, 2024

(YA, fantasy, heist) I sadly didn't enjoy We Hunt the Flame, but I will always give a fantasy heist book a go.

7. Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan: February 27, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) Gorgeous cover + Asian mythology in a submerged city.

8. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide: March 19, 2024

(YA, thriller)

9. Darker By Four by June CL Tan: April 2, 2024

(YA, fantasy) I had mixed feelings about the author's debut, but I'm willing to give a Chinese urban fantasy about the Underworld a try.

10. Ghost Station by SA Barnes: April 9, 2024

(Adult, sci-fi, horror) I really enjoyed the author's previous space horror, Dead Silence, so I'm stoked for this one too.

11. The Last Phi Hunter by Salinee Goldenberg: April 9, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) Thai fantasy? Cool!!

12. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee: April 23, 2024

(YA, mystery)

13. Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau: May 7, 2024

(Adult, romance)

14. Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland: May 7, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) To be honest, I've had no interest in any of the romantasy being put out by Red Tower Books, but this synopsis sounds really cool??

15. Road to Ruin by Hana Lee: May 14, 2024

(Adult, fantasy)

16. Heavenbreaker by Sara Wolf: May 21, 2024

(Adult, sci-fi) “sci-fantasy New Adult book about a girl piloting a giant robot against a space monarchy” Welp, say no more!!

17. Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo: May 21, 2024

(Adult, sci-fi, mystery)

18. The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton: May 21, 2024

(Adult, sci-fi, mystery) I had mixed feelings about The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, but although I had issues with it, I did find it un-putdownable, so I'm interested in another speculative mystery from this author.

19. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware: May 21, 2024

(Adult, thriller) I thought Ruth Ware already wrote her And Then There Were None homage in One By One, but it looks like she's doing another one. And even though I DNF most of her books, I do find them readable, and I can never resist an ATTWN-inspired thriller.

20. Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Adiba Jaigirdar: June 4, 2024

(YA, romance)

21. The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim: June 4, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) A contemporary investigative fantasy with a gumiho and fallen god protagonist? Sounds like it was written to my taste exactly.

22. Looking For Smoke by KA Cobell: June 4, 2024

(YA, thriller)

23. Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen: June 18, 2024

(YA, fantasy) Gorgeous cover + silkpunk fantasy.

24. Daughter of Calamity by Rosalie Lin: June 18, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) Can't say no to fantasy set in Republican-era Shanghai.

25. The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim: June 25, 2024

(Adult, horror)

26. The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa: July 16, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) Indian fantasy about people who use spices to travel between kingdoms? Yes!

27. Nine Tailed by Jayci Lee: August 1, 2024

(Adult, fantasy, romance) The second contemporary fantasy romance featuring a gumiho and Korean mythology? I'll take it.

28. The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow: August 6, 2024

(YA, fantasy)

29. Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto: August 13, 2024

(YA, fantasy) I enjoyed Bonesmith, so I'm curious about the sequel.

30. A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen: August 27, 2024

(YA, romance)

31. The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart: September 3, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) I didn't finish the Drowned Empire trilogy, but I'll give a new fantasy world by this author a try.

32. This Book Kills by Ravena Guron: September 3, 2024

(YA, thriller) So, spoiler alert, I've already read this book because my friend got me a copy from the UK, but I'm so excited for the US release and can't wait to buy a US copy!

33. The Scarlet Throne by Amy Leow: September 10, 2024

(Adult, fantasy)

34. An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson: September 17, 2024

(Adult, horror) Ummm I have never read this author before and just heard of this book, but consider me INTRIGUED.

35. The Lies We Conjure by Sarah Henning: September 17, 2024

(YA, fantasy, mystery) Every book that has comped to Knives Out so far has disappointed me, but I can't help reading them regardless.

36. Darkside by Michael Mammay: September 24, 2024

(Adult, sci-fi) I love Planetside, so how can I say no to another entry in the series?

37. The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin: October 1, 2024

(YA, horror) More horror with non-Western myths and folklore, please!

38. Zodiac Rising by Katie Zhao: October 1, 2024

(YA, fantasy, heist) Chinese urban fantasy + zodiac magic + heist??

39. The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch: October 8, 2024

(Adult, romance, fantasy) A queer romance between the son of Santa Claus and the Prince of Halloween? SAY NO MORE!!

40. The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan: October 8, 2024

(Adult, fantasy, romance) I don't know anything about this except it's a Chinese romantasy with a dragon?

41. The Bitter End by Alexa Donne: October 15, 2024

(YA, thriller) I've enjoyed this author's previous two thrillers, so I'm excited for her next one.

42. The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker: October 22, 2024

(YA, fantasy) I had mixed feelings about The Scarlet Alchemist, but since I thought the sequel in the author's previous duology was better than the first book, I'll give the sequel to TSA a try.

43. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson: October 22, 2024

(Adult, mystery)

44. Fortune's Kiss by Amber Clement: November 12, 2024

(YA, fantasy)

45. The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso: November 19, 2024

(Adult, fantasy) Fantasy with a time loop/reality-bending shenanigans? I'm curious.

46. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao: December 24, 2024

(YA, fantasy, sci-fi)

47. Temporary Bodies by Anuradha Rajurkar: 2024

(YA, gothic)