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 — 5,844,413 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 198 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,784,111 ratings — published 2016
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,126,098 ratings — published 2011
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.27 — 989,528 ratings — published 2015
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 127 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,836,467 ratings — published 2012
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 126 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,955,292 ratings — published 2005
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,580,917 ratings — published 2003
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Ugly Love Ugly Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 114 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,387,795 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 109 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.78 — 623,701 ratings — published 2013
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,796,681 ratings — published 2007
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 107 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 482,849 ratings — published 2016
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,345,623 ratings — published 2017
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.11 — 640,715 ratings — published 2015
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Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) Hopeless (Hopeless, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.22 — 699,117 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 83 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.75 — 899,160 ratings — published 2017
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.34 — 295,613 ratings — published 2011
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Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1) Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
by (shelved 78 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.16 — 709,150 ratings — published 2014
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,318,360 ratings — published 2015
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 67 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,837,687 ratings — published 2010
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 66 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,252,564 ratings — published 2025
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Reminders of Him Reminders of Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,828,624 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 977,576 ratings — published 2009
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,464,399 ratings — published 2014
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,054,113 ratings — published 1999
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All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3) All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3)
by (shelved 60 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 721,772 ratings — published 2018
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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 58 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 249,051 ratings — published 2016
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The Last Letter The Last Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 678,915 ratings — published 2019
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,276,734 ratings — published 2012
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,777,682 ratings — published 2005
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Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
by (shelved 56 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.55 — 484,459 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 — 1,601,777 ratings — published 2020
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
by (shelved 54 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,160,660 ratings — published 2013
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Heartless Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 276,105 ratings — published 2016
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.95 — 76,774 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 1,588,872 ratings — published 2022
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.93 — 283,599 ratings — published 2016
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 51 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.56 — 798,794 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 — 4,297,143 ratings — published 1947
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,036,277 ratings — published 2017
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,034,715 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 — 183,662 ratings — published 2021
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Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)
by (shelved 47 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.44 — 701,564 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 996,612 ratings — published 2006
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,921,385 ratings — published 1937
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.85 — 899,178 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 4,202,698 ratings — published 2007
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Making Faces Making Faces (ebook)
by (shelved 44 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 82,194 ratings — published 2013
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If Only I Had Told Her (If He Had Been with Me, #2) If Only I Had Told Her (If He Had Been with Me, #2)
by (shelved 43 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.85 — 212,365 ratings — published 2024
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,965,424 ratings — published 2018
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Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as heartbreaking)
avg rating 3.96 — 677,921 ratings — published 2014
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Julie Garwood
“Don't you dare weep," he commanded.
"You've broken my heart."
"I'll fix it later.”
Julie Garwood, The Secret

Leigh Bardugo
“But all he could think of was Inej. She had to live. She had to have made it out of the Ice Court. And if she hadn't, then he had to live to rescue her.
The ache in his lungs was unbearable. He needed to tell her... what? That she was lovely and brave and better than anything he deserved. That he was twisted, crooked, wrong, but not so broken that he couldn't pull himself together into some semblance of a man for her. That without meaning to, he'd begun to lean on her, to look for her, to need her near. He needed to thank her for his new hat.”
Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

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