Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Set in the 1980s
Let's go back a few decades and read a book set in the 1980s. Yes, the 1980s counts as historical fiction! Or if that makes you feel too old, go back and read some contemporary fiction from the 1980s. 
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Sycamore Row by John Grisham

Sycamore Row

Jake Brigance #2

John Grisham

20 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious reflective fast-paced
Family of Liars by E. Lockhart

Family of Liars

We Were Liars #0.5

E. Lockhart

298 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

The Whale Rider

Witi Ihimaera

150 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Five Bells and Bladebone by Martha Grimes

The Five Bells and Bladebone

Richard Jury #9

Martha Grimes

334 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes, Joe Layden

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes, Joe Layden

7 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark

While My Pretty One Sleeps

Mary Higgins Clark

336 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

The Impossible Fortress

Jason Rekulak

285 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced
Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe

Under the Magnolias

T.I. Lowe

10 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction romance emotional medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

7 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced