Beyond the Bookends 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by jackie_beyondthebookends

December- Read a Holiday story (bonus points if you read about a holiday you don’t celebrate!)
The prompt for December is to  Read a Holiday story (bonus points if you read about a holiday you don’t celebrate!). This is such a fun prompt. We read so many amazing books this year that we could not resist making it into the final prompt for 2024!
All books added
Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis

Eight Perfect Hours

Lia Louis

8 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss

A December to Remember

Jenny Bayliss

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

The Deal of a Lifetime

Fredrik Backman

96 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective fast-paced
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5

Sarah J. Maas

232 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani

The Twelve Days of Murder

Andreina Cordani

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Christmas on Palm Court by Stephanie Edwards

Christmas on Palm Court

Isle of Palms Suspense #3

Stephanie Edwards

198 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

lighthearted fast-paced
My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon

My Darling Girl

Jennifer McMahon

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

The Kingdom of Sweets

Erika Johansen

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg

The Night Raven

The Moonwind Mysteries #1

Johan Rundberg

181 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Flirty Little Secret by Jessica Lepe

Flirty Little Secret

Galindo Sisters #1

Jessica Lepe

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced