The Gilmore Girls Episode Reading Challenge - hosted by literarylarisa

Rory's Dance: Read a book that takes place in one night
 While this episode happens over more than the course of one night, the crux of the episode is Rory staying out all night with Dean. For this prompt, read a book that takes place over the course of one night. 
All books added
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards

Five Total Strangers

Natalie D. Richards

302 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
This Is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde

This Is the Way the World Ends

Jen Wilde

263 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis

Eight Perfect Hours

Lia Louis

323 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Five Survive

Holly Jackson

388 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Don't Hang Up by Benjamin Stevenson

Don't Hang Up

Benjamin Stevenson

3 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Hostage by Clare Mackintosh

Hostage

Clare Mackintosh

11 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann

The Nutcracker

E.T.A. Hoffmann

112 pages • first pub 1816 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

480 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List

Lucy Foley

313 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced