Heartbreaking Books

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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,736,803 ratings — published 2012
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 197 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,634,999 ratings — published 2016
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,999,246 ratings — published 2011
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.28 — 933,405 ratings — published 2015
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 125 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,805,565 ratings — published 2012
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 119 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,886,775 ratings — published 2005
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 113 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,316,020 ratings — published 2014
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If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1) If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been with Me, #1)
by (shelved 105 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.78 — 586,934 ratings — published 2013
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,501,893 ratings — published 2003
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 102 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.04 — 460,695 ratings — published 2016
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 101 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,120,749 ratings — published 2017
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,741,093 ratings — published 2007
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.11 — 629,639 ratings — published 2015
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Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) Hopeless (Hopeless, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.22 — 683,942 ratings — published 2012
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.75 — 872,841 ratings — published 2017
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Archer's Voice Archer's Voice (ebook)
by (shelved 78 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.16 — 677,257 ratings — published 2014
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.34 — 290,485 ratings — published 2011
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 67 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,731,398 ratings — published 2010
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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.91 — 968,908 ratings — published 2009
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,648,995 ratings — published 2022
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,127,926 ratings — published 2015
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 61 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,070,116 ratings — published 2025
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,405,852 ratings — published 2014
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,006,314 ratings — published 1999
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All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3) All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3)
by (shelved 58 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 706,180 ratings — published 2018
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,261,323 ratings — published 2012
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Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
by (shelved 55 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.55 — 477,718 ratings — published 2013
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,514,100 ratings — published 2020
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
by (shelved 54 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,143,499 ratings — published 2013
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The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 230,802 ratings — published 2016
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,751,692 ratings — published 2005
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.95 — 76,147 ratings — published 2010
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 52 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.57 — 771,906 ratings — published 2016
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Heartless Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 259,429 ratings — published 2016
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,477,789 ratings — published 2022
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.93 — 269,446 ratings — published 2016
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,201,828 ratings — published 1947
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,025,889 ratings — published 2007
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.61 — 175,510 ratings — published 2021
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,013,897 ratings — published 2017
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.16 — 970,145 ratings — published 2006
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The Last Letter The Last Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 480,420 ratings — published 2019
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 44 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,118,234 ratings — published 2007
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Making Faces Making Faces (ebook)
by (shelved 44 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 81,005 ratings — published 2013
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,844,354 ratings — published 1937
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.24 — 798,014 ratings — published 1966
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Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.96 — 661,010 ratings — published 2014
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,876,145 ratings — published 2018
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,212,222 ratings — published 2016
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.85 — 858,077 ratings — published 2005
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Lisa Kleypas
“Sleep, my love," He whispered, smoothing her long hair, lifting the damp locks away from the back of her neck. "I'll be here to watch over you."

"You sleep too," she said groggily, her hand creeping to the center of his chest.

"No." McKenna smiled and pressed a soft kiss against her temple. His voice was husky with wonder. "Not when staying awake is better than anything I could find in a dream.”
Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

Steven Decker
“Well, it’s like this, Edward. There is a cosmic certainty to things. An order. There are places, like Earth, where time passes. People live, then die. And there are places like this, outside of time, where existence goes on forever.”
Steven Decker, One More Life to Live

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