1. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta: I’ve said it before. This book broke me. Like… I hurt so much for the characters. I was a sobbing wreck. Still, it was beautiful and hopeful and had me laughing as well. Check out my review here.
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling: Any of the Harry Potter books could have gone here but I vividly remember this one because I was reading it while babysitting for my cousins Bella and Sammi. Bella was also reading it but was not as far as I was. I got to a certain part (that all who have read it will know) and I was literally trying not to sob. I didn’t want to ruin the story for her. I tired to convince her my allergies were just really bad!
3. Sophie’s Heart by Lori Wick: This is a Christian fiction book that I read in high school and sobbed. Recently I remembered it and thought it couldn’t have been that emotional. It must have just been teenaged me. Nope. Sobbed again. Happy and heartbreaking tears.
4. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks: This is the first book I remember crying while reading. It’s another one I read in high school. I don’t want to spoil it for you but it was the whole looking back thing that got me. That poor, poor man! This is also the first book I remember spending my hard earned money on!
5. After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick: Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie got to me as well but I was a teary snotty mess for this one. Attractive, I know. Kids and cancer… how can it not be heartbreaking. Still, Sonnenblick is a master at working in humor and hope as well. My review here.
6. Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King: I listened to this book in my car. At one point I had to pull off at a gas station and collect myself. It broke my heart in a number of different ways. I loved the way that it made me think. A.S. King is so authentic and brave in her writing. I adore her! Everybody Sees the Ants could have gone here as well. Both are must reads! Vera review. Ants review.
7. Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins: Ahhh! How refreshing. I just feel so good when I think about these books! They make me happy and smiley and dreamy. That isn’t to say that everything is peachy in the books. Anna, Lola and company are teens who deal with authentic teen concerns. Still, Stephanie Perkins is a genius and I would read her books over and over and over and over, etc… Anna review. Lola review.
8. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson: Maureen Johnson made me laugh and then she made me cower under my covers and sleep with my light on. I wish I was kidding. My review.
9. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: So, so beautiful!!! I flagged more passages and took more notes with this book than any other I’ve ever read. It was like a treat that I devoured. So much love! My review. My geek-out video.
10. Crescendo and Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick: I hesitated to put these ones here. It’s not a good emotion. I love Becca. She is so kind. I also love her writing style. She’s so talented. What I don’t love is Nora. And it’s not just because she gets Patch. I listened to both of these books on CD in my car. I’m pretty sure other drivers thought I was a raving lunatic with a touch of road rage. I was waving my arms and hitting my steering wheel yelling, “Are you kidding me?” and “What the heck are you doing?!? Have you not learned anything?!?!?” Oh Nora. The stupid. It burns.
Also, anything by John Green. I wouldn’t be so fangirly about his books if they didn’t foster such strong emotions!
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