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
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • digital • 2021

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Catching Quinn by Jennifer Bonds

Catching Quinn

Waverly Wildcats #2

Jennifer Bonds

384 pages • digital • 2022 user-added

fiction romance sports emotional funny medium-paced
What If They Knew? by Patricia Hermes

What If They Knew?

Patricia Hermes

missing page info • paperback • 1980

fiction young adult challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir

A Very Easy Death

Simone de Beauvoir

128 pages • paperback • 1964

nonfiction memoir philosophy emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hunting Wives by May Cobb

The Hunting Wives

May Cobb

368 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Kingdoms

Inheritance Trilogy #2

N.K. Jemisin

411 pages • paperback • 2010

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker

The Sea Queen

The Half-Drowned King #2

Linnea Hartsuyker

480 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
The Odyssey by Lara Williams

The Odyssey

Lara Williams

208 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction literary challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein

Spectacular Things

Beck Dorey-Stein

353 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Un coupable presque parfait by Robin Stevens

Un coupable presque parfait

A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery #1

Robin Stevens

341 pages • 2014

fiction historical middle grade mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced