It’s another year built around books. I reached my goal again this year—one book per week. I reread many books because I was curious how I would feel about them now, and some I had forgotten almost completely. I put together a list, not in any order, just a quick summary of my favorites this year.

There are days when I just want to disappear—step away from everything, sit with a cup of coffee, and lose myself in a book. But life doesn’t always allow that. Lately, work has been pulling me in every direction, leaving little space for anything else.

It’s tough to choose the best book I read last year. I finished 53 books in 2024—a mix of pure entertainment and stories that made me stop and think. Many of these were written by Asian authors, whose words stayed with me long after I closed the book. Narrowing it down wasn’t easy, but here are my list, in no particular order.