Beyoncé Reading Challenge - hosted by coralinejones

HEAVEN — death, grief
literary, contemporary:  a book about death, the afterlife, heaven, etc. — "heaven couldn't wait for you, so go on, go home."
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Who Killed Ruby? by Camilla Way

Who Killed Ruby?

Camilla Way

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier by Peter Stark

Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier

Peter Stark

400 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative fast-paced
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Xochitl Gonzalez

13 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Razorblade Tears

S.A. Cosby

319 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Promise of Blood

Powder Mage #1

Brian McClellan

592 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

All That Consumes Us

Erica Waters

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ mystery young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Zabor sau Psalmii by Cristina Ioana Radu, Kamel Daoud
Zabor sau Psalmii
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Cristina Ioana Radu, Kamel Daoud

Zabor sau Psalmii

Cristina Ioana Radu, Kamel Daoud

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction magical realism reflective medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

11 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced