Sad Ending Books

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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,813,597 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 33 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.75 — 891,488 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,092,280 ratings — published 2011
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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 23 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.78 — 614,031 ratings — published 2013
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3) Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,155,788 ratings — published 2013
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,827,874 ratings — published 2012
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1) A Thousand Boy Kisses (A Thousand Boy Kisses, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.03 — 477,153 ratings — published 2016
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,446,843 ratings — published 2014
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.11 — 637,919 ratings — published 2015
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Heartless Heartless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.08 — 270,735 ratings — published 2016
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,899,835 ratings — published 1937
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Powerful (The Powerless Trilogy, #1.5) Powerful (The Powerless Trilogy, #1.5)
by (shelved 11 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.11 — 329,154 ratings — published 2024
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,936,889 ratings — published 2005
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.16 — 989,413 ratings — published 2006
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Full Tilt (Full Tilt, #1) Full Tilt (Full Tilt, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.36 — 41,149 ratings — published 2016
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,770,399 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,724,526 ratings — published 2005
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,862,452 ratings — published 1590
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Forbidden Forbidden (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.95 — 76,599 ratings — published 2010
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,654,137 ratings — published 1967
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The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2) The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.48 — 521,225 ratings — published 2022
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Prodigy (Legend, #2) Prodigy (Legend, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.22 — 284,718 ratings — published 2013
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,032,153 ratings — published 2007
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Stolen (Stolen, #1) Stolen (Stolen, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.89 — 87,608 ratings — published 2009
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Autumn in Paris Autumn in Paris (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,547 ratings — published 2007
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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 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.85 — 207,099 ratings — published 2024
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The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0) The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0)
by (shelved 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.00 — 127,007 ratings — published 2022
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You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1) You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.61 — 181,447 ratings — published 2021
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,268,363 ratings — published 2015
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,273,093 ratings — published 2017
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,743,641 ratings — published 2016
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Before I Fall Before I Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.88 — 347,731 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 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,208,567 ratings — published 2025
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Where the Dark Stands Still Where the Dark Stands Still (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.03 — 32,442 ratings — published 2024
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,940,496 ratings — published 2018
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,958,564 ratings — published 1818
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.56 — 791,127 ratings — published 2016
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The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,280,321 ratings — published 2014
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Bright Side (Bright Side, #1) Bright Side (Bright Side, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.28 — 63,381 ratings — published 2014
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,633,703 ratings — published 1948
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,272,275 ratings — published 2012
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.85 — 887,963 ratings — published 2005
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.06 — 598,140 ratings — published 1977
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,870,050 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,282,898 ratings — published 2000
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The Giver (Giver, #1) The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,861,481 ratings — published 1993
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,270,222 ratings — published 1947
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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight Saga, #3.5) The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight Saga, #3.5)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 3.52 — 246,377 ratings — published 2009
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Sunshine Becomes You Sunshine Becomes You (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,392 ratings — published 2012
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as sad-ending)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,258,147 ratings — published 2009
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Khadija Rupa
“There is a sad end I used to live
even before I knew
this is how I was meant to begin.”
Khadija Rupa, Unexpressed Feelings

Gregory Maguire
“And of the Witch? In the life of a Witch, there is no after, in the ever after of a Witch, there is no happily; In the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.”
Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

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