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Emotionally Complex Books

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34 books

A Lineage of Grace

Christian Historical Fiction

A Lineage of Grace

by Francine Rivers

Epistolary5/10 Historical Setting9/10 Redemption Through Grace10/10

Heartwarming Spiritually Uplifting

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A Little Life

Literary Fiction

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

Class Difference7/10 Coming of Age9/10 Found Family8/10 Friends to Lovers7/10 Grief and Loss9/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Gut Punch Heartwarming

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A Time to Kill

thriller

A Time to Kill

by John Grisham

Dark Secrets8/10 Investigative Reporter6/10 Mystery8/10

Edge of Your Seat Thought-Provoking

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Literary Fiction

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

Coming of Age10/10 Historical Setting9/10 Underdog Hero7/10

Atmospheric Quietly Devastating

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Beach Read

Contemporary Romance

Beach Read

by Emily Henry

Enemies to Lovers8/10 Forced Proximity9/10 Friends to Lovers7/10 Grumpy / Sunshine8/10 Second Chance Romance9/10

Beach Read Feel-Good Gut Punch

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Beautiful Boy

Memoir

Beautiful Boy

by David Sheff

Grief and Loss9/10 Prodigal Return9/10

Gut Punch Quietly Devastating

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Children of Blood and Bone

YA Fantasy

Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

Chosen One9/10 Coming of Age8/10 Magic System8/10 Quest7/10

Binge-Worthy Escapist

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Clap When You Land

young-adult

Clap When You Land

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Class Difference6/10 Coming of Age9/10 Found Family7/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Gut Punch

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Conversations with Friends

Literary Fiction

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney

Coming of Age9/10 Epistolary5/10 Forbidden Love9/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Thought-Provoking

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Dear Martin

young-adult

Dear Martin

by Nic Stone

Class Difference8/10 Coming of Age9/10 Grief and Loss7/10

Quietly Devastating Thought-Provoking

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It Ends with Us

Contemporary Romance

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

Domestic Suspense9/10 Forbidden Love7/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Second Chance Romance6/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Dark and Twisty Gut Punch

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Lincoln in the Bardo

Literary Fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

Dual Timeline8/10 Epistolary10/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Historical Setting8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Atmospheric Dark and Twisty Gut Punch

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Little Women

Literary Fiction

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Coming of Age10/10 Epistolary6/10 Found Family9/10 Historical Setting8/10

Comfort Read Heartwarming

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Me Before You

Romance

Me Before You

by Jojo Moyes

Class Difference7/10 Forced Proximity9/10 Friends to Lovers8/10 Grief and Loss9/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Gut Punch

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Normal People

Literary Fiction

Normal People

by Sally Rooney

Coming of Age9/10 Forbidden Love6/10 Second Chance Romance8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It

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One Day

Contemporary Romance

One Day

by David Nicholls

Coming of Age8/10 Dual Timeline7/10 Friends to Lovers9/10 Second Chance Romance7/10 Slow Burn10/10

Gut Punch Heartwarming Laugh Out Loud

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One Day in December

Contemporary Romance

One Day in December

by Josie Silver

Forbidden Love9/10 Friends to Lovers9/10 Second Chance Romance8/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Swoony

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One Perfect Day

thriller

One Perfect Day

by Nora Roberts

Dark Secrets8/10 Domestic Suspense8/10 Revenge Plot6/10

Heartwarming Page-Turner

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Pachinko

Historical Fiction

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

Coming of Age8/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Historical Setting10/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It

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Such a Fun Age

Literary Fiction

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

Class Difference9/10 Coming of Age9/10 Found Family5/10 Grief and Loss7/10

Feminist Rage Quietly Devastating Thought-Provoking

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The Astonishing Color of After

young-adult

The Astonishing Color of After

by Emily X.R. Pan

Coming of Age9/10 Epistolary7/10 Grief and Loss8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Gut Punch

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The Glass Castle

Memoir

The Glass Castle

by Jeannette Walls

Coming of Age10/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Underdog Hero9/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Gut Punch

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The Goldfinch

Literary Fiction

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

Coming of Age9/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Redemption Arc7/10

Atmospheric Binge-Worthy

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The Half of It

young-adult

The Half of It

by Alex Award

Coming of Age7/10 Fake Dating7/10 Friends to Lovers8/10 Grief and Loss6/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Swoony

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The Hunger Games

YA Dystopian

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Coming of Age7/10 Dystopian Society10/10 Forbidden Love7/10 Survival10/10 Underdog Hero9/10

Edge of Your Seat Page-Turner

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Fantasy

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

Dual Timeline8/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Historical Setting7/10 Immortality Arc10/10 Second Chance Romance7/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It Cry Your Eyes Out

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The Kite Runner

Literary Fiction

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

Coming of Age9/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Historical Setting8/10 Redemption Arc10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Gut Punch

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The Maid

fiction

The Maid

by Nita Prose

Cozy Mystery5/10 Mystery9/10 Small Town Secrets7/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Cozy Thriller Page-Turner

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The Night Watchman

Literary Fiction

The Night Watchman

by Louise Erdrich

Coming of Age8/10 Found Family7/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Historical Setting9/10

Dark and Unsettling Gut Punch Heartwarming

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The Outsiders

YA Contemporary

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton

Coming of Age10/10 Found Family9/10 Morally Grey Protagonist7/10 Underdog Hero8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Quietly Devastating

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The Poppy War

Dark Fantasy

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang

Anti-Hero8/10 Chosen One9/10 Coming of Age8/10 Morally Grey Protagonist10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Dark and Twisty

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The Vanishing Half

Literary Fiction

The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett

Class Difference8/10 Coming of Age9/10 Dual Timeline9/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Historical Setting7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Gut Punch Quietly Devastating

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They Both Die at the End

YA Contemporary

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera

Coming of Age9/10 Found Family8/10 Friends to Lovers9/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Slow Burn8/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Gut Punch Heartwarming

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We Are the Ants

young-adult

We Are the Ants

by Ryan Sheldon

Chosen One6/10 Coming of Age8/10 Grief and Loss7/10

Quietly Devastating Thought-Provoking

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