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 Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

The Casual Vacancy

J.K. Rowling

512 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Hawaii by James A. Michener

Hawaii

James A. Michener

1136 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

5 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner

A Love Letter to Whiskey

Kandi Steiner

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional sad medium-paced
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Middle of the Night

Riley Sager

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

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page

The Book of Beginnings

Sally Page

10 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Bite Above the Rest by Christine Virnig

A Bite Above the Rest

Christine Virnig

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade
A Sword's Promise by Katherine Macdonald

A Sword's Promise

The Shadow and the Sword Duology #1

Katherine Macdonald

missing page info • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance
Bossman by Vi Keeland

Bossman

Vi Keeland

319 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny medium-paced