May TBR tackle Challenge - hosted by asurasantosha

In honor of Heroes
There are many heroes worth celebrating in May. Find a book with a compelling story of any kind of hero: the soldiers that fight for Nations and Values, the everyday heroes that keep us all strong, or the fictional super heroes that inspire us.

5/4 Free Comic Book Day 🦸🏾
5/5 National Astronaut Day 👨🏿‍🚀
5/6 National Nurses Day 🏥
5/7 National Teacher's Day 👩‍🏫
5/15 Peace Officer's Memorial Day👮🏼
5/18 National Armed Forces Day🪖
5/22 Harvey Milk Day 🏳️‍🌈
5/27 Memorial Day 🇺🇸

All books added
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

The House Across the Lake

Riley Sager

349 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon

Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Chantha Nguon

11 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

Joan Is Okay

Weike Wang

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

The Only One Left

Riley Sager

383 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly

Part of Your World #2

Abby Jimenez

11 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Watchmen: The Deluxe Edition by Alan Moore

Watchmen: The Deluxe Edition

Watchmen #1-12

Alan Moore

448 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics comics dystopian graphic novel speculative fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

500 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

480 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
The Steel Dragon by Michael Anderle, Kevin McLaughlin

The Steel Dragon

Steel Dragons #1

Michael Anderle, Kevin McLaughlin

596 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Dreadnought by April Daniels

Dreadnought

Nemesis #1

April Daniels

280 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced