2024 Book Aesthetics

This board is about the books I read in 2024.
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The Housemaid Aesthetics 📖
The protagonist takes a job as a maid for the seemingly perfect Winchester family, hoping for a fresh start and to escape her past. However, as she uncovers dark secrets within the family, she becomes tangled in their dangerous lives, realizing she may have underestimated the lengths they will go to protect their hidden truths—leading her to confront her own capacity for deception and survival.
The Red Palace Aesthetics 📖
In 1758 Joseon, eighteen-year-old Hyeon, a palace nurse, becomes embroiled in a dangerous investigation after her mentor is accused of murdering four women in a single night. As she uncovers dark court secrets, Hyeon joins forces with Eojin, a young police inspector, and together they must expose the truth—no matter where it leads, even to the Crown Prince.
Divine Rivals Aesthetics 📖
Rival journalists Iris Winnow and Roman Kitt form an unexpected magical bond after Iris’s letters to her missing brother fall into his hands. Amidst a divine war and mystical chaos, they must navigate their growing love while facing a fight that could determine humanity’s future.
The God and the Gumiho Aesthetics 📖
Kim Hani, once the feared Scarlet Fox gumiho, now works in a café, avoiding trouble, but her life is disrupted by Seokga, a trickster god who hunts demons. When a demon escapes, Seokga is tasked with killing Hani, offering him redemption, but Hani is determined to thwart his efforts, using her wits to stay ahead in a battle of deception.
A Study of Drowning Aesthetics 📖
Effy Sayre, haunted by visions of the Fairy King and driven by a deep connection to Emrys Myrddin's work, enters a contest to redesign his decaying manor, hoping to fulfill her destiny. However, as she clashes with rival scholar Preston Héloury and uncovers dark secrets surrounding Myrddin’s legacy, both magical and mortal dangers threaten to destroy them.
Picking Daisies on Sundays Aesthetics 📖
Daniella Daisy Maria, heartbroken after her childhood best friend Levi didn’t return her romantic feelings, vowed never to see him again. Four years later, she reluctantly agrees to be his fake girlfriend at his sister's wedding, rekindling old emotions while grappling with her heart’s conflicting desires and the risk of getting hurt again.
Belladonna Aesthetics 📖
Nineteen-year-old Signa, orphaned as a baby, must navigate the perilous mysteries surrounding her remaining relatives, the troubled Hawthorne family, and the shadowy events at their estate. As she uncovers the truth about her family's secrets with the help of both a reluctant ally and the personification of Death, Signa realizes the power of her connection to him and faces a growing, dangerous attraction.
All the Bright Places Aesthetics 📖
Theodore Finch and Violet Markey, both struggling with their grief and personal demons, find each other at a moment of crisis and form an unexpected bond. As they embark on a project to explore the "natural wonders" of their state, their relationship offers healing and self-discovery, but they are ultimately challenged by Finch's inner turmoil, which threatens their connection.
Anatomy: A Love Story Aesthetics 📖
In 1817 Edinburgh, Hazel Sinnett, determined to become a surgeon, faces gender barriers that deny her entry into medical education, prompting her to seek out Jack Currer, a resurrection man who provides her with corpses to study. As their alliance deepens, the two uncover dangerous secrets hidden beneath the city's surface, leading them to confront mysterious threats and societal corruption.
Love and Gelato Aesthetics 📖
Lina reluctantly spends the summer in Tuscany to fulfill her late mother's wish of connecting with her estranged father. As she uncovers her mother's hidden past through an old journal, Lina is drawn into a world of romance, secrets, and self-discovery, ultimately unraveling a life-changing mystery about her family.
A Crane Among Wolves Aesthetics 📖
Set in 1506 Joseon under the cruel rule of King Yeonsan, the story follows seventeen-year-old Iseul, who embarks on a dangerous journey to rescue her sister from the king's abuse. Along the way, she forms an uneasy alliance with Prince Daehyun, who seeks to overthrow his tyrannical half-brother, and together they plot a perilous revolt to free the kingdom from his reign of terror.
Ruthless Vows Aesthetics 📖
Two weeks after returning home battered and heartbroken, Iris Winnow joins forces with Attie to investigate Dacre's movements, despite the dangers, as the war and unrest continue to consume their city. Meanwhile, Roman, who has lost his memory after being taken to Dacre's realm, grapples with his uncertain loyalty and a mysterious correspondence that forces him to choose between betraying his past or aligning with Dacre, even as his connection with Iris deepens.
Amelia Unabridged Aesthetics 📖
Eighteen-year-old Amelia Griffin's life takes a tragic turn when her best friend Jenna dies in a car accident after a heated argument about meeting their idol, reclusive author N. E. Endsley, at a book festival. Grief-stricken and searching for answers, Amelia embarks on a journey to Michigan, where a mysterious edition of the Orman Chronicles leads her to Endsley, and she uncovers secrets about her past and her friendship with Jenna.
Full Flight Aesthetics 📖
Anna James, a new saxophonist in the Fighting Enfield Marching Band, must prove her musical abilities while navigating her small town’s judgment and her strict parents' rules. As she bonds with rebellious mellophone player Weston Ryan over a duet and their growing feelings for each other, they must fight to stay together, even as life throws an unexpected, heart-wrenching challenge her way.
Love your Life Aesthetics 📖
Ava, tired of dating apps, escapes to a writers' retreat in Italy to focus on her novel, where she meets Matt, a man who seems perfect in their isolated, carefree environment. But when their real identities are revealed and they return to their separate lives, their differences emerge, leading them to question if love can truly bridge the gap between their contrasting worlds.