This weeks Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie. I didn’t know what to choose but I finally decided on the top ten books that I really connected to and meant a lot to me. I used to be absolutely terrified to read books that would make me cry, but I have found that I enjoy reading books that deal with grief and other hard topics sometimes. (This post does contain affiliate links and if you do choose to purchase using my link, I do make a small commission.)
This book changed my relationship with reading and also made me think more about just how important genetic testing is. This was the first novel I read where I truly saw myself in the characters on the page.
This book broke me and put me back together. I cried reading this book and I laughed so hard. Sophie is my shining star, I rooted for her the whole time. I connected to her learning how to be her own person and I connected to Peter wanting to learn more about being Jewish.
This book made me feel seen more than any other book I have read before. One of the main characters, Dov, is one that I truly connected to. Even reading my review of this book makes me cry, I loved this more than anything.
I love how this one touches upon so many deep themes while still being able to stay a positive book.
5. Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout
I connected to Grace because when I read this book, my family had just suffered a horrible loss while I was in a foreign country trying to navigate the feelings of grief by myself. Grace’s need to escape the feelings she was feeling was something that I connected to so viscerally that I sobbed reading most of this book.
I connected to Andi very much. The summer I read this was my “unexpected everything” summer, when my whole summer got turned on its head and reading this helped me.
7. Sleepaway Girls by Jenn Calonita
I loved this so much. Summer camp is where I met my best friends in the world and I loved this book more than anything. Its so fun and a quick read.
Vivi changes her career half way through and is grieving the loss of her father at the same time, feeling more overwhelmed than she can even bare to understand. I connected with the lost feelings of not knowing what career you want and also how taking a step sometimes is really what matters.
This book summed up for me what it means to go to camp and all the different magic you experience in summer camp.
Rose lost her older brother and now he’s stuck here, she can’t get rid of him when all she wants is to be invisible. I loved this book so much, I understood the desire of wanting to grieve alone and not have anyone see you.