Emotional Reads

Sometimes you just want to read a book that makes you feel all the emotional feels. I will say, that is not often the books I seek out but when I find one that makes me cry, I always remember it. These are a mix of romance, literary fiction, and memoir. Be sure to check trigger warnings because as I said, they are emotional, but if that’s your vibe I hope this list is helpful!

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

This is a loose retelling of Little Women. I will say, I didn’t love it but I know other readers of lit fic really did, so maybe it just wasn’t my vibe! But it something that is FULL of emotions.

Happy Place by Emily Henry

A little books I’m sure no one has heard of but boy did it wreck me.

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Talk about emotions. This is about a divorced couple dealing with the loss of a child finding their way back to each other.

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Love after divorce in a small town. Also has the famous person/normal person trope!

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

The way that this perfectly summery book WRECKED me. Loved It.

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

A memoir about a woman navigating life after the death of her mother.

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

This is a romance at its core, but the family aspects really tore me up. TW for stroke.

How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams

Finding and trusting love after experiencing emotional and physical abuse.

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

This book is an emotional, sexy second chance romance set over one week in New York City between two authors.