Episode 34: The End of Another Year of Reading

Medium Lady Reads

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads. This is episode 34, “The end of another year of reading.”

It’s the end of another year of reading and we’re excited to celebrate all those books that we loved this year. This episode wraps up 2024 with reviews of our favourites from the second half of the year. Plus, we’ll give our final reflections on our 2024 reading goals that we set way back in January! Feels like ages ago!

In This Episode:

• As per usual, the ladies begin with a check-in.
• Mentioned in this episode: Reading Goals Episode 14 and Episode 19 plus the first half of 2024 favourites Episode 23.
• Which three books will the hosts share as rising to the top of the pile when it comes to the books they enjoyed in 2024?
• Instead of Hot Takes Erin and Jillian review their reading goals for 2024 and comment on how these goals enriched life over the past year.
• See what goals will roll over into 2025,m and what goals were forgotten about!
• There’s no doubt that our side-hustle as book podcasters also drives what we read and we’re so grateful for this community to add another precious dimension of joy and community to our reading lives.
• MLR will be on hiatus for the month of January, and the second half of season two will launch in February 2025!

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Wedding People by Alison Esbach
• Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
• God of the Woods by Liz Moore
• Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
• When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rupi Thorpe
• The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
• Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshanathan
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
• Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
• Happy Place by Emily Henry
• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
• An Ember In the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
• Heir by Sabaa Tahir
• All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
• The Millicent Quibb School of Ettiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
• NeverMoor by Jessica Townsend
• The Many Assassinations of Samir the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri
• Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
• Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays
• How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
• Lovelight Farms by BK Borrison
• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Sandwich by Catharine Newman
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
• The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
• Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
• A Love Song for Ricky WIlde by Tia Williams
• Family Family by Laurie Frankel
• The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland
• The Sun and All Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
• The Library At Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
• Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
• All Fours by Miranda July
• The Plan: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi
• The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
• The Blue Sisters by Coco Mellores