I want a book that will make me cry. Romantic but not cheesy, and obviously well written. Any ideas please?
I want a book that will make me cry. Romantic but not cheesy, and obviously well written. Any ideas please?
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One day in December.
@Wendy yes!
You might like mine — it’s called UNSCRIPTED
Fractured by Dani Atkins
@Emma ah I think I started that years ago. I keep thinking about it, is it the one with a crash into a venue?
@Cara yes it is, I thought it was fantastic
I will continue it thank you, Ive remembered it all this time so I must have liked it!
@Cara hope you enjoy!
Love all Dani Atkins books ?
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes. I read it years ago and it’s on my list to read again, I loved it so much!
Me before you
@Sarah read that one, it was lovely.
@Cara I have it on my To be read shelf
It’s good. One I’ve remembered.
@Cara can’t wait to read it
Agree with this. And the two sequels too
i agree too. I haven’t read the two sequels but I have heard amazing things about them!!
Any thing by Nicholas sparks
@Tiff agree with this. I loved a walk to remember and I think it made me cry too x
@Hannah the books I have read of his are so heartfelt . Amazing author. Haven’t read anything of his for a while. But remember each book like a memory
Yeah I agree, I recently read the longest ride and it was a lovely story ? I have another one to read but I fancied a zombie book this time x
The return by Victoria Hislop
How to be Happy by Eva Woods
P.s. I love you
All the bright places by Jennifer niven
Maybe even ‘soulmates’ by holly Bourne. Quite YA but very good
Thank you, I like YA. All the Bright Places made me ugly cry. ?
Man I know it did me toox
You can try mine ?
It’s about a couple going through IVF
https://amzn.to/2xGaeQ4
The Pursuit of Happiness by Douglas Kennedy. I read it purely because it was recommended by my manager and thought I’d hate it (it had a cheesy ‘romance’ front cover). But ended up loving it. I reread it every few years. ☺️?
@Eloise loved it too xx
Last letter from your lover and the girl you left behind by Jojo moyes are fab too x
The Last Days of Rabbit @Hayes
@Jessica omg…I sobbed at this xx
Me before you
Me Before You and both the following books
Bridges of Madison Cpunty
@Lynne oh I read that in 1993 I think and I sobbed so so much.
@Natalie me too!
@Lynne yep, Me Before You and Bridges are the only two books that have ever literally had me sobbing my heart out! Both great reads.
@Sarah have you read anything by Zinran? Chinese author/journalist?
Xinran. Not Zinram
@Lynne no I haven’t. Do I need to?! Where would I begin?
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.
The Fault in our Stars had me sobbing!
The only two books I have read like this are The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks and The Time Treveller’s Wife, Audrey Niffenger and I love them
Me before you is a lovely read
If you like historical fiction, The Proud Breed by Celeste DeBlasis makes me sob. It’s an oldie but so good.
One Day in December by Josie Silver had me sobbing
And I love Anthony Capella novels – The different flavours of coffee is fab but takes a little while to get into.
Time Traveller”s Wife
The flight of Cornelia Blackwood by Susan Elliot
P.S. I love you ?
The Notebook or The Fault In Our Stars.
The Songs of Us….quite brilliant. Fits your brief perfectly.
@Dee, I was just about to suggest this one, but I didn’t want to double up.
An absolutely amazing book.
The Nightingale
Dani Atkins This Love
As well as ones already suggested (me before you series, time travellers wife) I also really enjoyed One Plus One (also by JoJo Moyes) & am currently reading The Night Circus which is a fantasy romance about two magicians which isn’t my usual type but I’m hooked! Personally quite surprised to see the notebook so many times, I adored the film but one of those rare occasions where I thought the book was terrible in comparison ?
I’m reading The Fault In Our Stars with my 12 year old. That might fit the bill? I don’t think it’s particularly aimed at kids although teens are the central characters.
Five feet apart., fault in our stars, nicolas sparks: safe haven, the longest ride.best of me.
Time travellers wife – balled my eyes out….
One Day. I guarantee you will sob!
@May I loved that book.
I did yes. Great book.
I read a book in my late teens which made me cry and has always stuck with me. Soul Love I think it was called. So sad and pure ??
Also How to talk to a widower. You’ll greet, laugh and fall in love too
I loved a man called Ove, I sobbed big tears x
@Natasha me too !
This book took me by surprise by how much I loved it.
Me before you x
The book of love
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah x I sobbed, brillant book
@Amanda ive just started this one x
Atonement
@Leenaa ohhh some belters in here ?
@Leah big time!
The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtney
All The Bright Places
ET is the only book that actually made me cry ?
Perhaps Meet Me At the Museum? It’s not necessarily a tearjerker but it’s very moving.
Oh, no, I know; Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf. Beautifully written and had me weeping at times.
Together by Julie Cohen
Sandi Burrill and the Beach of Flames.
the host, read it when i was younger so it might sound a bit cheesy now but i still loved it, and i cried. Also Jane Eyre
The Host! It’s just amazing! Agree 100%
The day we met – Roxie Cooper
The light between the oceans. OMG. Loved it.
The notebook one of my faves x
Tempting Christa x
Me before you and i can’t remember how cheesy it is but ‘the fault in our stars’ x
Ahdaf Spirit, the map of love, l think this a great book Good love story
Please ignore last post. Washed my hands can,’t do a thing with them. Try again, Ahdaf Soueif. The map of love. Give it a try
This secret we’re keeping by Rebecca Done, is a tough and pretty heartbreaking read, it’s stayed with me ever since I finished. The Ballroom by Anna Hope, too had me sobbing. Also, just read the Flat share by Beth O’Leary. I found myself reaching for the tissues a few times.
Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland is good.
Silence by Natasha Preston few trigger points but all round heartfelt romance ? it’s part of a series but you don’t have to read the others to enjoy the first one ?
Light between Oceans. Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
The horse whisperer
The bridges of Madison county
The book that really made me bawl was The Vintner’s Luck by Elizabeth Knox. I have had the sequel for ages and not dared to read it because I was so sad at the end of the first.
Thanks everyone. Lots to look at ?