Slammed
Grieving Layken falls for neighbor Will, then learns he is her teacher, and poems carry them.
2,793-word summary · 12 min read
contemporary + grief
6 books tagged both “contemporary” and “grief”.
Just for the Summer
Emma and Justin date to break a matching curse, then face sudden guardianship and illness on Lake Minnetonka.
3,090-word summary · 14 min read
All the Bright Places
Grieving Violet and struggling Finch wander Indiana for a school project and each other.
2,208-word summary · 10 min read
Remarkably Bright Creatures
A widowed night janitor, a lost young man, and a grumpy octopus circle the same old loss in a small seaside town.
2,012-word summary · 9 min read
Beach Read
Two rival writers share a summer next door, trading genres to beat block and grief.
2,301-word summary · 10 min read
Reminders of Him
Kenna returns after prison to meet the daughter she lost, facing the family that blames her.
2,168-word summary · 10 min read