The 52 Book Club's 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

A grieving character
Grief comes in many different forms and is displayed in a variety of ways, and our reads will reflect that. Any type of loss that a character is grieving works toward this prompt. It is up to you to decide how central to the story you want the theme of grief and loss to be, and whether the character is a primary or secondary character.
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The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

The Last Party

DC Morgan #1

Clare Mackintosh

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Shore by Katie Runde

The Shore

Katie Runde

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

What Lies Beyond the Veil

Of Flesh & Bone #1

Harper L. Woods

425 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Finale by Stephanie Garber

Finale

Caraval #3

Stephanie Garber

478 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Mother, Help Me Live by Lurlene McDaniel

Mother, Help Me Live

One Last Wish #3

Lurlene McDaniel

176 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction romance young adult emotional fast-paced
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

Fire Exit

Morgan Talty

256 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Elatsoe

Elatsoe #1

Darcie Little Badger

360 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ mystery young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Erasure by Percival Everett

Erasure

Percival Everett

292 pages • first pub 2001 (editions) user-added

fiction literary challenging funny reflective medium-paced