fantasy + grief

4 books tagged both “fantasy” and “grief”.

Under the Whispering Door

T.J. Klune · 2021

Workaholic Wallace dies and must learn tea, apology, and love before crossing the upstairs door.

2,031-word summary · 9 min read

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness · 2011

A grieving boy is visited at 12:07 by a yew tree monster whose three tales force his hidden truth about his mother's illness.

3,353-word summary · 15 min read

Evermore

Alyson Noel · 2009

Ever Bloom survives the crash that kills her family and meets Damen, whose touch quiets the psychic noise in her head.

3,604-word summary · 16 min read

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson · 1977

Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia retold: Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke build an imagined kingdom and face sudden loss.

2,673-word summary · 12 min read