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The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
867 books — 1,601 voters
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
145 books — 204 voters

Aaron by J.P. BarnabyChase in Shadow by Amy LaneKeeping Promise Rock by Amy LaneFinding Zach by Rowan SpeedwellThe Locker Room by Amy Lane
Heartbreaking Gay Romance
241 books — 168 voters
Worth the Fall by Claudia ConnorUntil November by Aurora Rose ReynoldsWorth the Risk by Claudia ConnorUntil Nico by Aurora Rose ReynoldsUntil Lilly by Aurora Rose Reynolds
family related romance story
295 books — 65 voters

Revel by Michael IndemaioThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Tears in My Eyes
35 books — 24 voters
RV There Yet? by Travis CaseyCivilianized by Michael AnthonyRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersMoving Violations by John Hockenberry
Best Heartbreaking Yet Funny Memoirs
11 books — 15 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyOpal by Jennifer L. ArmentroutFading by Olivia Brunete
Heavy Heart and Tears
17 books — 12 voters
All Is Well by Matin MiryeganehBetween Wounded and Well by Debra PalmerThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorOne Inch Between Life and Death Updated and Revised Second Ed... by Steven A. HauerThe Girl with the Black and Blue Doll by Linda Summersea
Courageous Voices & Powerful Stories
8 books — 6 voters

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka1984 by George Orwell
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
102 books — 5 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. MannixBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
From Bittersweet To Tragic: YA Speculative Fiction With No Happy Ending
92 books — 4 voters

The Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneGrendel by John GardnerThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part II
36 books — 3 voters
The Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneSaikano by Shin TakahashiPride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanFrom Hell by Alan MooreCerebus, Vol. 16 by Dave Sim
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
51 books — 3 voters

The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke HarrisTales of a Mad Hatter by Jan K PaezThe Choice by Edith EgerHeavy by Kiese LaymonNot Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody
Dark Memoirs
15 books — 2 voters
Heavy by Kiese LaymonTales of a Mad Hatter by Jan K PaezThe Choice by Edith EgerThe Deepest Well by Nadine Burke HarrisStolen Innocence by Elissa Wall
Memoirs That Broke Me
15 books — 2 voters

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingReady Player One by Ernest ClineBossypants by Tina Fey
My Little Love: A Beautiful Goodbye to a Beloved Dog
22 books — 1 voter
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison III
Books that really Fucked Me Up
2 books — 1 voter

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