I had little motivation to read going into 2024. I set my Goodreads reading challenge at 12 books. I was not optimistic.

But then, a light. I remembered that Brandon Sanderson was set to release book 5 of The Stormlight Archive in December. I had to prepare.

Sure, that’s only 4 books, but the Stormlight books are huge. The shortest one is 1007 pages. Don’t forget the 2 Stormlight novellas. Oh, and since The Stormlight Archive is part of the larger Cosmere, I couldn’t not re-read most of the rest of the Cosmere books. It’d been over a decade since I’d read some of them.

With all of those Sanderson books plus a few more I managed to squeeze in, I blew past my initial goal of 12 books, landing at 23.

Here’s the list of books I read in 2024, organized by date read.

1. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

2. Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5) by Brandon Sanderson

3. All Souls Lost by Dan Moren

4. Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

5. Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5) by Brandon Sanderson

6. Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

7. The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

8. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) by Brandon Sanderson

9. The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

10. Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson

11. Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5) by Brandon Sanderson

12. The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson

13. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

14. The Eleventh Metal by Brandon Sanderson

15. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

16. The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

17. Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) by Brandon Sanderson

18. The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) by Brandon Sanderson

19. The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7) by Brandon Sanderson

20. The Staff Engineer’s Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change by Tanya Reilly

21. Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner

22. Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

23. Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track by Will Larson