Top Ten Books Dealing with Tough Subjects

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I have to confess that I try to avoid books with tough subjects. Nonetheless, I have managed to read a few throughout the years.  Here are my top ten:

1.  Willow by Julia Hoban - This story is heartbreaking, it not only deals with grief, but on using cutting as an outlet for the pain.  

2.  Just Listen by Sarah Dessen - I adore Sarah Dessen books, she deals with tough subjects with depth, but still very tastefully.  Just Listen is about rape, understanding, love, fear, and a lot more.

3.  The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - If you read this book, I don't need to explain further. If you haven't, what are you waiting for?

Top Ten Books I'd Quickly Save If My House Was Going To Be Abducted By Aliens

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This is one hard question, because you know that I would love to take ALL my books with me!  Have you seen the movie The Day After Tomorrow?  You know that part where they burn the books to survive the increasing freezing temperatures?, well that part makes me cringe and I told my kids that if something like that happens for real, to please start burning the furniture and leave my books alone!  

Please note that I read a lot of books from the library, so I don’t own a lot of the books that I’ve read.  Also, I excluded series because I can’t choose between the books in a series (like how to choose which Harry Potter or VA or Twilight or Hunger Games or Rot & Ruin or Percy Jackson books I’ll pick!)

1. My Kindle – This is technically not a book, but I have close to a 100 books in it now and I would hate to lose them.

2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – I recently finished this book and LOVED it.  It is such a beautiful and heart breaking story. 

3. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen - This remains my favorite of her books and I would be happy re-reading it again and again.

4. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson – Such a beautifully written book!

5. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen – I would probably try to sneak in the movies as well!

6. Willow by Julia Hoban – I had my doubts when I started reading this book due to the very serious topic, but it ended up being one of my favorites.

7. Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder – The first book I read in verse and it’s a masterpiece!

8. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn – Technically this is a series, but this book remains by far my favorite.  I love Julia Quinn’s books, but if I had to choose I’ll take Penelope and Colin with me.

9. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith – I finished this one about a month ago and I still go and re-read my favorite parts!

10. Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey – Where is the sequel???  This book definitely deserves one, it is THAT good.

Wow!  I didn’t know that finding stand-alone books would be this hard!  I guess there are too many good series around :)

What is in your Top Ten this week?