Novel Neighbor's 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by kassiereadsbooks

a bestselling book from a previous year
(you can use any year that isn’t 2024 and any bestselling list, including weekly NYT/USA Today lists, or even end of the year bestsellers from indie bookstores! we’re flexible!)
All books added
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

A Study in Drowning

Ava Reid

10 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

10 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

356 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

The Villa

Rachel Hawkins

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

640 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

303 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

To Sir Phillip, With Love

Bridgerton #5

Julia Quinn

372 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Her Majesty's Royal Coven

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1

Juno Dawson

452 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson

Broken (in the Best Possible Way)

Jenny Lawson

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional informative reflective slow-paced