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The 52 Book Club's 2025 Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

"I think it was blue"
This prompt is an ode to all the times we've forgotten the name of a book title, but "I think the cover was blue?" 

Get creative with this prompt! Examples include but aren't limited to:

  • The word "blue" in the title
  • A blue spine
  • Blue cover
  • Book that "makes you feel blue" (an emotional read, book that makes you cry, etc)
  • Character or author with first or last name "Blue" (Bluey!) 
  • Related to phrases or idioms with the word blue in it. Examples: Once in a blue moon, out of the blue, blue blood (aristocrat or nobility), blue collar, blue in the face, black and blue, bleeds blue, etc. 
  • A book that you can't remember the title of (Feel free to ask for help in the Facebook group! We'll help you solve it!) 
  • Ask a librarian for a blue cover recommendation

All books added
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

Siege #1

K.J. Parker

376 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny fast-paced
The Late Show by Michael Connelly

The Late Show

Renée Ballard #1

Michael Connelly

9 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2017

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex by Joyce Harmon

Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex

Regency Mage #1

Joyce Harmon

169 pages • digital • 2019

fiction fantasy historical adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Survive the Night by Riley Sager

Survive the Night

Riley Sager

336 pages • digital • 2021

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

Moon Over Soho

Rivers of London #2

Ben Aaronovitch

10 hours • audio • 2011

fiction contemporary crime fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

Stone Fruit

Lee Lai

231 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

J.D. Salinger

150 pages • paperback • 1961

fiction classics literary short stories reflective slow-paced
The Julius House by Charlaine Harris

The Julius House

Aurora Teagarden #4

Charlaine Harris

240 pages • paperback • 1995

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey

Livesuit

The Captive's War #1.5

James S.A. Corey

2 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction science fiction adventurous dark fast-paced
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Sarah Vowell

274 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced