Year In Review: YA Urban Fantasy and Dystopian Novels (2024)

Below is the list of books that I have read in 2024. The list is arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name.

Jenna Barwin

• Hill Vampires
• Dark Wine at the Altar (Book 11)
• Dark Wine at Desire (Book 12) 

G. K. DeRosa

• Vampish
• The Hunt (Book 1)
• Kiss of Death (Book 2)
• Blood Bonds (Book 3)
• Blood Mate (Book 4)

Deborah Harkness

• A Discovery of Witches
• Black Bird Oracle (Book 5)

McKenzie Hunter

• Raven Cursed 
• Spellcast (Book 7)

Sarah Maas

• Throne of Glass 
• Throne of Glass (Book 1)
• Crown of Midnight (Book 2)
• Heir of Fire (Book 3)
• Queen of Shadows (Book 4)
• Empire of Storms  (Book 5)

Michelle Madow

• Star Touched: Vampire Bride
• Black Sun (Book 1)
• Poison Sun (Book 2)

Becky Moynihan 

• A Touch of Vampire
• Shadow Touched (Book 1)
• Curse Touched (Book 2)
• Fate Touched (Book 3) 

Chloe Neill 

• Heirs of Chicagoland 
• Cold Curses (Book 5) 

Year In Review: Entertainment (2024)

Movies

• Bad Boys: Ride or Die 
• Deadpool and Wolverine 
• Die Hart 
• Eternals
• The Fall Guy 
• The Fire Inside
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Lift (with Kevin Hart)
• Mortal Kombat  
• Pom Poko (Studio Ghibli) 
• Twisters
• The Union
• Wicked
• Wynonna Earp: Vengeance 

TV Shows

• A Discovery of Witches
• Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire (2022-Present)
• Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches (2023-Present)
• Tracker (2023-Present) 
• Van Helsing (2016-2021)
• Wu Assassins and Fistful of Vengeance (2019-2022)
• Wynonna Earp (2016-2021)

American Animation

• Blood of Zeus
• Castlevania: Nocturne 
• Dota: Dragon's Blood 
• Tom Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft 

Japanese Anime

• The Apothecary Diaries (2023-2024)
• Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (2017)
• Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga (2024)
• Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga / The Blue Night Saga (2024-2025)
• Eternal Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie (Parts 1 and 2) 
• The Grimm Variations (2024)
• Terminator: Zero (2024)
• Vampire Dormitory (2024) 
• Wistoria: Wand and Sword (2024)
• Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (2024) 

Korean Dramas

• Love Song for Illusion (2024)
• Missing Crown Prince (2024)

Chinese Dramas

• Love Is Sweet (2020)
• Sweet Bite Marks (2022) - Chinese animation 
• The Princess and the Werewolf (2023)
• Till the End of the Moon (2023) 

2024 went by so fast! I look forward to discovering new shows and movies in 2025! 

Year in Review: Entertainment (2023)

Movies

• 6 Underground (2019)
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 
• Barbie
• Creed III
• Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Extraction
• Extraction 2
• Fast X (The Fast and the Furious #10)
  
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Hidden Strike 
• John Wick: Chapter 4
• Knights of the Zodiac
• Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One
• Resident Evil: Death Island
• The Color Purple (musical adaptation) 
• The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
• The Equalizer 3
• The Flash
• The Little Mermaid (live-action version) 
• The Marvels
• Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Japanese Anime

• Castlevania (2017-2021) 
• Marmalade Boy (1994-1995)
• Aquarion Logos (2015) 
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Entertainment District Arc (3rd Season, 2021-2022)
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Swordsmith Village Arc (4th Season, 2023) 
• My Happy Marriage (2023) 
• Onimusha (2023) 
• Onmyoji (2023) 
• Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
• Sirius the Jaeger (2018)
• Suzume (2023)
• The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Korean Dramas

• Hotel del Luna (2019)
• Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021)
• The King's Affection (2021)
• Lovers of the Red Sky (2021)
• Business Proposal (2022) 
• Island (2022)
• Alchemy of Souls (2022-2023)
• The Forbidden Marriage (2022-2023)
• Black Knight (2023)
• Destined with You (2023)
• Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023)
• King the Land (2023)
• Our Blooming Youth (2023)
• Strong Girl Namsoon (2023)
• Tale of the Nine-Tailed: 1938 (2023)
• A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023-2024)

Stay warm and positive as this year comes to an end. I look forward to discovering new shows and movies in 2024!