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The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenForbidden by Tabitha SuzumaRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Tragic Romances
139 books — 179 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerRedeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Clean Heart-wrenching, Tear-jerking, All-around Romantic Books
114 books — 111 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenBeautifully Done by Riley MackenzieThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenTen Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker
Sad, Beautiful, Tragic
97 books — 97 voters
Out of the Silence by Marie TheodoreDracula by Bram StokerPursuit of Angels. by Anthony HulseAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodMurder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
Literary Murder.
111 books — 56 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Help by Kathryn StockettOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Accidents happen
169 books — 36 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneMe Before You by Jojo MoyesRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
So sad you're afraid to read it
48 books — 33 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOn the Edge of Daylight by Giselle BeaumontNormal People by Sally RooneyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The r/RomanceBooks List of No-HEA...Tragic and Bittersweet Love Stories
76 books — 22 voters
Complicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesDubious by Charmaine PaulsEmpathy by Ker Dukey
The Sinful Heroes
32 books — 20 voters

The Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan PoeMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Yard by Alex GrecianWhack Job by Rachel McCarthy James
The Morbid
130 books — 18 voters
Fang by James PattersonA Dark Road by Amanda LanceBorn This Way by Tammy FerebeeRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith
Books with Tragic Endings
23 books — 14 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyCoraline by Neil GaimanRed as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer by Tanith LeeThe Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly BlackThe Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
The Night-Road
30 books — 14 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck1984 by George OrwellOthello by William Shakespeare
Most Tragic Endings in Literature
38 books — 12 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteOld Yeller by Fred GipsonOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
I has a sad.
40 books — 8 voters
Squib by Nina BowdenSchizo by Nic SheffHistory Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonOn My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Drownings in Juvenile Fiction
107 books — 6 voters

Faking Normal by Courtney C. StevensSome Boys by Patty BlountNormal by Danielle PearlThe Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo SurmelisA Light Amongst Shadows by Kelley York
Touching but Tragic YA Love Stories
15 books — 3 voters
December by Linda Oatman HighHappy Holidays, Jessi by Ann M. MartinThe Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiereThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian AndersenThe Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
Tragic Christmas Stories
56 books — 2 voters

My Blind Lover by Celeste M. PackerThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeForest of Noise by Mosab Abu TohaPoems In A Time of Grief by G. Greene
Tragic Poems and Sad Poetry Collections
18 books — 2 voters
Monsters by Chris NicholsInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Dark Endings
2 books — 1 voter

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