Recs if you like Florence Adler Swims Forever...

books w/ full names in the title (mostly fiction)

I'm including books where a character's presence is minimal and every character, conflict, and theme leads back to them. Their absence feels loud. Their past decisions shape the present.

Open for recommendations that meet these parameters 💓 I haven't read all the books in this list but feel fairly confident about their inclusion here, if you believe one of these doesn't fit feel free to discuss in the comments

— Characters on the cover (probably)

Books with covered faces (partial, mostly or fully!) of most/all of the characters on the cover!

recs are welcome! :)

from multi-generational tales to sibling sagas!

Titles with full character's name. I haven't read all of those books, and I'm open to suggestions.

Books that feature major characters that are competitive/athletic swimmers.

Books to yap about with your friends from Simon & Schuster.

Books that contain some sort of grief story line. Someone has died, someone is grieving, someone is trying to move forward or find closure. Normalizing grief and proof that it demands to be felt. These are books that could be preferred over "traditional" grief books that can be too heavy and technical on a grieving brain but help a griever feel seen and understand their own grief more.

books with full names in the title; all genres