Last year saw an incredible lineup of book releases, but the real shocker on Amazon's 2024 bestseller list? A book that just debuted this week – Onyx Storm, the latest installment in Rebecca Yarros' wildly popular Empyrean series.

Why Is The Empyrean Series So Popular?

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While BookTok deserves credit for catapulting this series to fame (just as it did with Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us), the books themselves are genuinely addictive reads. Having devoured both Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, I can attest that Yarros masterfully blends familiar elements from Harry Potter's magical schooling, Twilight's romantic tension, and Eragon's dragon lore into something refreshingly original.

Let's be honest though – part of the series' appeal lies in its surprisingly... adult moments. What starts as a typical YA fantasy quickly turns up the heat with explicit romantic scenes that leave readers blushing. Fantasy, romance, dragons, and steamy encounters? It's basically the perfect literary cocktail.

What Were the Other Amazon Best-Selling Books of 2024?

While Onyx Storm made a dramatic entrance at #2, the top spot went to Kristin Hannah's The Women – a February release that dominated The New York Times bestseller list. Here's the full breakdown of Amazon's top 10 books this year:

• The Women - Kristin Hannah
• Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros
• Atomic Habits - James Clear
• Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
• The Housemaid - Freida McFadden
• Mom, I want to Hear Your Story - Jeffrey Mason
• Dad, I want to Hear Your Story - Jeffrey Mason
• The Anxious Generation - Jonathan Haidt
• It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover
• Good Energy - Casey Means M.D