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2024
My Year in Books
27,358
pages read
Julia
96
books read
Julia
In November by Cynthia Rylant
Shortest Book
32
pages
Valley of Dragons by Christina Baehr
Longest Book
515
pages
Average book length in 2024
284
pages
Circe by Madeline Miller
Most Shelved
2,777,467
people also shelved
Raise the Wind by Sarah Shaw
Least Shelved
20
people also shelved
Julia’s average rating for 2024
3.4
3.4
Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.66 average
Circe by Madeline Miller

Julia’s first review of the year

it was amazing
But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.
JULIA’S 2024 BOOKS
Where The Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver
really liked it
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
Deadly Wedding by Kate Parker
The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker
Black Diamond by Martin Walker
Raise the Wind by Sarah Shaw
The Crowded Grave by Martin Walker
The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker
The Resistance Man by Martin Walker
The Children Return by Martin Walker
Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker
For Freedom by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
really liked it
The Patriarch by Martin Walker
Fatal Pursuit by Martin Walker
The Templars' Last Secret by Martin Walker
A Taste for Vengeance by Martin Walker
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Circe by Madeline Miller
it was amazing
The Body in the Castle Well by Martin Walker
A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon
Foster by Claire Keegan
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
Listening Valley by D.E. Stevenson
Wormwood Abbey by Christina Baehr
The Lark Shall Sing by Elizabeth Cadell
Drake Hall by Christina Baehr
Castle of the Winds by Christina Baehr
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
Persuasion by Jane Austen
it was amazing
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
Petteril's Thief by Mary Lancaster
Petteril's Corpse by Mary Lancaster
Petteril's Portrait by Mary Lancaster
Petteril's Wife by Mary Lancaster
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
really liked it
Celia's House by D.E. Stevenson
Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano
The Tragedy at Freyne by Anthony Gilbert
No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer
The Last Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal
The Shooting at Chateau Rock by Martin Walker
Green Money by D.E. Stevenson
really liked it
The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan
Bones in the Blackout by Emma Jameson
Bones at the Manor House by Emma Jameson
Dr. Bones and the Christmas Wish by Emma Jameson
Bones Buried Deep by Emma Jameson
Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
it was amazing
The Little Nugget by P.G. Wodehouse
Bloomability by Sharon Creech
The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell
City of Serpents by Christina Baehr
A Walk in Wolf Wood by Mary Stewart
Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna
The Secret School by Avi
Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse
Dear Hugo by Molly Clavering
Near Neighbours by Molly Clavering
The Musgraves by D.E. Stevenson
The English Air by D.E. Stevenson
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
it was amazing
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
The Blue Sapphire by D.E. Stevenson
The Tall Stranger by D.E. Stevenson
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray
A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes
A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes
In November by Cynthia Rylant
it was amazing
A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances by Grace Burrowes
A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth by Grace Burrowes
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler
The Haymaker by Elizabeth Cadell
Valley of Dragons by Christina Baehr
really liked it
Murder in Highbury by Vanessa Kelly
Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson
A Gentleman in Search of a Wife by Grace Burrowes
A Gentleman of Unreliable Honor by Grace Burrowes
A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes
Miss Buncle Married by D.E. Stevenson
The Two Mrs. Abbotts by D.E. Stevenson
really liked it
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
The Never-Ending by Andrew Hudgins
Bruno's Challenge and Other Stories of the French Countryside by Martin Walker
Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
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