The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book That Centers Friendship
 They say a good book is a good friend, but even better is reading a book about best friends. Friends can lift us when we’re down, push us to be better than we thought we could, and shape our lives in a myriad of ways. Or they can f*ck your life up! 
All books added
I Never Said That I Was Brave by Tasneem Jamal

I Never Said That I Was Brave

Tasneem Jamal

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary medium-paced
Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Bayou Magic

The Louisiana Girls Trilogy #3

Jewell Parker Rhodes

4 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction magical realism middle grade emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan

The Foghorn Echoes

Danny Ramadan

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

224 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

The Phoenix Keeper

S.A. MacLean

480 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Alas de sangre by Rebecca Yarros

Alas de sangre

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

528 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Embers by Sándor Márai

Embers

Sándor Márai

224 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics historical romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

These Letters End in Tears

Musih Tedji Xaviere

242 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

471 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced