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Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaWe Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Books that punch life and happiness in the gut, and make the reader want to go to the nearest bridge over water and jump (but they don't, because that would be horrible)
229 books — 162 voters
Vicious by L.J. ShenLethal by K.H. KateThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataPaper Princess by Erin WattKulti by Mariana Zapata
Hero's We Love To Hate in Romance
57 books — 76 voters

Captive Prince by C.S. PacatCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatKings Rising by C.S. PacatCaptive by Jex LaneRescue Me by Scarlet Blackwell
M/M Books with Dysfunctional Relationships
63 books — 72 voters
So Below by Julie ManninoAs Above by Julie ManninoCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatPrince of Pain I by Julie Mannino
M/M Romance - So you love a Bad Boy or Tortured Hero
69 books — 54 voters

The Matters of Friendship by Rona D. DrinkardHorn-Horn by A.D.T. McLellanMiracle of the Rising Sun by Joseph SciutoFun Home by Alison BechdelEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Modern Family
41 books — 41 voters
Horn-Horn by A.D.T. McLellanFriction in Motion by Sy KadellaThe Descendants by Kaui Hart HemmingsBeneath the Skin by Kyla StoneConflict of Intrigues by ML Yost
Fiction Books About SERIOUSLY DYSFUNCTIONAL Families
55 books — 36 voters

Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeAutistic blessings and Bipolar me. by E.J. PlowsSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryLove Has Its Ups and Downs by Bonnie RiceBoundaries by Henry Cloud
Best BIpolar in the Family Books
29 books — 35 voters
Coinman by Pawan MishraLug, Dawn of the Ice Age by David ZeltserKnock It Off! by Madeleine GasperiBorn This Way by Tammy Ferebee8 Notes to a Nobody by Cynthia T. Toney
Best Fiction About Bullying
57 books — 30 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainI'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John DonovanA Door Near Here by Heather QuarlesRules of the Road by Joan BauerFrancesca, Baby by Joan L. Oppenheimer
Alcoholic Parent
200 books — 26 voters
Goodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by Harpie2004 - Thanks for the Vodka by Harpie2003 - Thanks for the Vodka by Harpie2005 - Thanks for the Vodka by HarpieThe Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Your Family's Not That Fucked Up
29 books — 22 voters

Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceWhen Love Is Not Enough by Nancy L. ThomasStand Alone by P.D. WorkmanDetachment by Maurice Mierau
Attachment Disorder
16 books — 21 voters
Perfect Peace by Daniel BlackThe Darkest Child by Delores PhillipsBefore I Forget by Leonard Pitts Jr.Silver Sparrow by Tayari JonesThe Untelling by Tayari Jones
The Best African-American Dysfunctional Family Novels
26 books — 14 voters

Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickSweet Evil by Wendy HigginsCircle In the Sand by Andrew James PritchardLevel 2 by Lenore AppelhansChain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
YA Dysfunctional Relationships
7 books — 7 voters
Perish by LaToya WatkinsThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonAcqua e olio by Anna GraciottiThe Missing Girl by Stacia Moffett
Generational and Family Novels by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
9 books — 5 voters

Good Fences by Erika EllisAcqua e olio by Anna GraciottiPrimus by Paul W. FeenstraThe Missing Girl by Stacia MoffettRing around the Moon by Mary Burnett Smith
Generational and Family Novels by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1990s
9 books — 4 voters
The Taste of Salt by Martha SouthgateAcqua e olio by Anna GraciottiThe Missing Girl by Stacia MoffettThe Turner House by Angela FlournoyThe Wide Circumference of Love by Marita Golden
Generational and Family Novels by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2010s
14 books — 3 voters

The Known World by Edward P. JonesAcqua e olio by Anna GraciottiThe Missing Girl by Stacia MoffettDominion by Calvin BakerThe Untelling by Tayari Jones
Generational and Family Novels by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2000s
12 books — 3 voters

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