The Gilmore Girls Episode Reading Challenge - hosted by literarylarisa

Christopher Returns: Read a book about an absent parent
Christopher Hayden has been absent for a lot of Rory's life, and this is the first episode we see him. Read a book with a character that has an absent parent. 
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Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

Just for the Summer

Part of Your World #3

Abby Jimenez

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

The Wishing Game

Meg Shaffer

286 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Bury Your Dead

Chief Inspector Gamache #6

Louise Penny

517 pages • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

The Last Letter

Rebecca Yarros

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional medium-paced
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Holly Jackson

448 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

Emily Henry

11 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

Interesting Facts About Space

Emily Austin

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Catching Sparks by Hannah Cowan

Catching Sparks

Cherry Peak #2

Hannah Cowan

455 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell

Instructions for a Heatwave

Maggie O'Farrell

319 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective slow-paced
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover

It Starts With Us

It Ends with Us #2

Colleen Hoover

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced