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Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovLean In by Sheryl SandbergWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauNice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office by Lois P. FrankelQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Inspiring Books For All Ages
2,633 books — 1,392 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHopeless by Colleen HooverMaking Faces by Amy HarmonThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
Emotion Overload
1,077 books — 1,367 voters

Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsRaw by Belle AuroraTears of Tess by Pepper WintersConsequences by Aleatha RomigQuintessentially Q by Pepper Winters
Dark, twisted, abusive romance | 2013-2015
396 books — 1,190 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
Male Characters You Would Run From If They Tried To Date You
832 books — 1,090 voters

Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsTwist Me by Anna ZairesSeduced in the Dark by C.J. RobertsBlyssful Lies by J.C. CliffTears of Tess by Pepper Winters
Romance or Erotica with Kidnapping
549 books — 892 voters
Finding Zach by Rowan SpeedwellBetween Sinners and Saints by Marie SextonZero at the Bone by Jane SevilleTouch Me Gently by J.R. LovelessShades of Gray by Brooke McKinley
Best Gay Romance with Abused/Traumatized Characters
824 books — 887 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
YA Violence & Abuse Novels
699 books — 870 voters
Annie's Song by Catherine AndersonLover Awakened by J.R. WardEasy by Tammara WebberDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasBlue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Best Traumatized Heroines
929 books — 848 voters

Undo Me by M. RobinsonHopeless by Colleen HooverCrave Me by M. RobinsonBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireEl Diablo by M. Robinson
The Gut Wrenchers
326 books — 633 voters
Vicious by L.J. ShenBully by Penelope DouglasFear Me by B.B. ReidBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireCorrupt by Penelope Douglas
Possessive, Controlling, Jerk, Anti-Heroes that Love Their Woman
363 books — 596 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonJust Listen by Sarah DessenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySome Boys by Patty BlountThe Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
Young Adult Books About Rape & Sexual Abuse
369 books — 591 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
YA Realistic Fiction
595 books — 543 voters

Consequences by Aleatha Romig1984 by George OrwellCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerForbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Books that leave you disturbed
557 books — 515 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesBared to You by Sylvia DayFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Not Your Mother's Romance Novel
448 books — 412 voters

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosGild by Raven KennedyA Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. ArmentroutThe Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Sarah J. Maas Clones
105 books — 380 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
530 books — 377 voters

Post Office by Charles BukowskiThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Drunken Masters
281 books — 376 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Gripping Books
579 books — 365 voters

Lover Awakened by J.R. WardEasy by Tammara WebberOutlander by Diana GabaldonAcheron by Sherrilyn KenyonFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Best Abused or Traumatized Romance Heroes
321 books — 353 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSome Boys by Patty BlountThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Breaking the Silence: Talking About Violence Against Women
473 books — 346 voters

Reason to Breathe by Rebecca DonovanThe Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty MoseleyEasy by Tammara WebberHopeless by Colleen HooverThe Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
YA Abuse with New Love
92 books — 338 voters
Fighting Destiny by Amelia HutchinsRhapsodic by Laura ThalassaDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningDegradation by Stylo FantomePlaying with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins
Defiant Beauties and Infuriating Controlling Beasts-Dark Erotica-Enemy to Lovers
201 books — 306 voters

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasLover Awakened by J.R. WardOnly If You Dare by Margo HoornstraTo Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth HoytFiancé by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Romances Novel Heroes with PTSD
387 books — 304 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Unhappy Marriages
484 books — 288 voters

Hopeless by Colleen HooverEasy by Tammara WebberThe Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica SorensenThe Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window by Kirsty MoseleyWait for You by J. Lynn
Books that deal with abuse
190 books — 203 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMissoula by Jon KrakauerSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonAsking for It by Kate HardingThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Books About Rape and Rape Culture
422 books — 191 voters

Wait for You by J. LynnHopeless by Colleen HooverHeart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghTwice a Target by Susan VaughanComanche Heart by Catherine Anderson
Romance Novel Heroines with PTSD
188 books — 179 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Novels With Sexual Abuse as a Subject
340 books — 161 voters

COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsRock Chick Rescue by Kristen AshleyWild Man by Kristen AshleyRock Chick Redemption by Kristen AshleyUntil November by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Romantic Suspense-Climatic stories that have our hearts racing
333 books — 161 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasAnnie's Song by Catherine AndersonAn Offer From a Gentleman by Julia QuinnIn Bed with a Highlander by Maya BanksThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Mistreated Heroines
177 books — 146 voters

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