52 Book Club: 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by anamarquina

Published in a Year of the Dragon
What is the “Year of the Dragon?” The Year of the Dragon relates to the Chinese calendar. Dragon is the fifth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. 2024 is the “Year of the Dragon.” This occurs every twelve years.

For this prompt, we are specifically looking for a book published in a Year of the Dragon. The book does not have to relate to Chinese culture or be set during a Year of the Dragon – but you’re welcome to add that on as a bonus challenge if you like. You may choose any Dragon year from any time in history.

Some examples of more recent Years of the Dragon include: 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024. A book originally published during any of these years will count toward this prompt.

Note: If you are unable to read 52 books in a year and have chosen to double up your prompts, this prompt will double nicely with the prompt “Published in 2024.”

Examples: Why We Can’t Wait, The Alchemist, Charlotte’s Web, The Duke and I, Insurgent
Goodreads List: Published in a Year of the Dragon
All books added
Cover Stories: A Tense Psychological Suspense Thriller by Lauren Claudare

Cover Stories: A Tense Psychological Suspense Thriller

Lauren Claudare

316 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction thriller
Hell's Bells by Jill Johnson

Hell's Bells

Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery #2

Jill Johnson

258 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita

Village in the Dark

Cara Kennedy #02

Iris Yamashita

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction crime thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse by Brontez Purnell

Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse

Brontez Purnell

144 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
THE OTHER ANNIE by Brian O'Sullivan

THE OTHER ANNIE

Brian O'Sullivan

310 pages • missing pub info (editions)

Wyrd Sisters: The Play by Terry Pratchett

Wyrd Sisters: The Play

Discworld Stage Adaptations #6

Terry Pratchett

154 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction fantasy play adventurous funny slow-paced
The Revelation by Ashley Beegan

The Revelation

The Advocate #5

Ashley Beegan

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller
Dear Hanna by Zoje Stage

Dear Hanna

Zoje Stage

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Nurse's Lie by Daniel Hurst

The Nurse's Lie

Daniel Hurst

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

fiction thriller
Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli

Gray After Dark

Noelle W. Ihli

370 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced