#originally the book thief was here but i've since been informed its not super great rep-wise so i replaced it with CTTA

[tobias-fell]

sad books to read bc... idk. you want to cry or something

I do not understand why people like reading sad books, as you can tell, despite being someone who likes to read sad books! Well... emotional may be more accurate here, than sad. Some of these books aren't sad but are definitely emotional.

Anyway. Onward!

They Both Die at The End by Adam Silvera. I was crying at midnight because of this one </3 it follows two boys who find out they're going to die in the next 24 hours, and the choices and relationships they form in the meantime.

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas. This one is more in the "emotional" category; it deals with trauma and mental illness. A peter pan retelling where Wendy was the only one out of her siblings to survive being taken into the Never Woods, and now, kids are being taken again.

A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews. I've read this twice and cried both times. A genderbent contemporary Cinderella retelling about a young pianist desperate to be perfect, and his friendship/romance with a girl that makes him happy. (TW: abuse.)

The [Un]Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez. Full disclosure, I don't think this one is supposed to be sad, it just was for me for personal reasons. A stealth trans guy runs for class president to help the other queer kids in his school, but is hit with many obstacles on the way.

Can't Take That Away by Steven Salvatore. Again more emotional and probably sad for personal reasons, but I nearly cried, so... onto the list it goes. A genderqueer teen navigates life and love in their queerphobic and stifling school environment.