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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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

460 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

Spells for Lost Things

Jenna Evans Welch

356 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction young adult lighthearted medium-paced
Crudrat: The Tinkered Stars by Gail Carriger

Crudrat: The Tinkered Stars

Tinkered Stars

Gail Carriger

254 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

277 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero

The Heroes of Olympus #1

Rick Riordan

557 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny medium-paced
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming

6 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

Jar of Hearts

Jennifer Hillier

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl

Fangirl #1

Rainbow Rowell

438 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

T Kira Madden

311 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 3

Heartstopper #3

Alice Oseman

349 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced