--- title: The Book of Love: 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 description: Find out why "The Book of Love" is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year. canonical: https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172780/the-book-of-love/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-11-13T13:21:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:43:10.767Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'The Book of Love' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 og:description: Here's why it made the list og:url: https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172780/the-book-of-love/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66e22ec4c29c26b/698a8d139d83e8cd42b9f7f8/TheBook-Of-Love-Kelly-Link.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 'The Book of Love' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'The Book of Love' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 twitter:description: Here's why it made the list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66e22ec4c29c26b/698a8d139d83e8cd42b9f7f8/TheBook-Of-Love-Kelly-Link.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 13, 2024 # The Book of Love by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Carlin is a contributor for TIME.  Pulitzer Prize finalist [Kelly Link](https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/5898500/get-in-trouble/ "undefined")’s debut novel, _The Book of Love_, is a fantasy that tackles sibling rivalry, complicated teen friendships, and transcendent love. Nearly a year after high schoolers Laura, Daniel, and Mo die in a tragic accident, they are resurrected by a mystical being. The undead trio (along with another mysterious spirit) must complete a series of magical tasks in order to win a second chance at life. The catch: only two can remain in the land of the living, while the others will be sent back to the realm of the dead. The result is a page-turner that explores what it means to truly be alive. **Buy Now:** _The Book of Love_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780812996586 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4fn6WC0 "undefined") | [Barnes & Noble](https://fave.co/489ZTJZ "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172780/the-book-of-love/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172780/the-book-of-love/"},"headline":"The Book of Love","datePublished":"2024-11-13T13:21:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:43:10.767Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172780/the-book-of-love/","keywords":["Books","E-Commerce","list","franchise"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66e22ec4c29c26b/698a8d139d83e8cd42b9f7f8/TheBook-Of-Love-Kelly-Link.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Carlin","jobTitle":"Carlin is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/"}],"creator":"Shannon Carlin","articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc66e22ec4c29c26b/698a8d139d83e8cd42b9f7f8/TheBook-Of-Love-Kelly-Link.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172780/the-book-of-love/","name":"The Book of Love"}}]}] ```