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2024
My Year in Books
10,661
pages read
Utkarsh
50
books read
Utkarsh
Lot No. 249 by Arthur Conan Doyle
Shortest Book
62
pages
In a Jam by Kate Canterbary
Longest Book
480
pages
Average book length in 2024
213
pages
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Most Shelved
7,943,685
people also shelved
Midlife and the Great Unknown by David Whyte
Least Shelved
860
people also shelved
Utkarsh ’s average rating for 2024
3.6
3.6
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Highest Rated on ŷ
4.57 average
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

Utkarsh ’s first review of the year

liked it
I am really glad, I am the guy she calls when she needs a fake boyfriend.

3.5 stars, I get it now, why people love it so much.

It had all the ingredients of a hallmark movie:
cosy small-town vibe,
Fake dating trope,
a holiday theme,
Relatable characters with tragic pasts
and a happy ending.

I loved the banter in the book, there were some moments that I literally laughed out loud. And everyone in my family was looking at me as if I was a weirdo. ...more
UTKARSH ’S 2024 BOOKS
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
The Poetry Pharmacy by William Sieghart
really liked it
Now Is the Way by Cory Allen
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Sherlock Holmes by George Mann
Lot No. 249 by Arthur Conan Doyle
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
The Method by James Patterson
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock by Jane Riley
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
it was amazing
This Time It's Real by Ann Liang
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Still Hung Up on You by Liz Maverick
Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
it was amazing
Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone
Recursion by Blake Crouch
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
really liked it
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Sleeping Dogs Lie by Samantha Downing
Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
The Coldest Case by James Patterson
Murder by Other Means by John Scalzi
Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi
In a Jam by Kate Canterbary
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Snow Day by Julie Lipson
Matilda by Roald Dahl
it was amazing
Midlife and the Great Unknown by David Whyte
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
10 Rules for the Perfect Murder by James Patterson
Mistletoe Murders 3 by Ken Cuperus
it was amazing
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

Utkarsh ’s last review of the year

really liked it
Polish my moustache and fire up the little grey cells! 🕵️‍♂️�

Read the good old classic

I always wondered about the origin story of Hercule Poirot, and I finally got around to reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Let me tell you, I was living for every moustache-twirl, every cryptic remark, and every triumphant “Ah-ha!� moment.

Reading this made me feel like I was living my childhood days, trying to solve a mystery with a sagacious detective. I ...more
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