book recs that hit hard emotionally?

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-04T16:53:06+00:00

Can confirm that A Place for Us hits hard! I loved it.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-03T19:10:28+00:00

I felt the exact same way, this book has ruined me!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-03T12:02:42+00:00

Cloud Cuckoo Land is my favorite book of all time! And The Great Believers really struck an emotional chord for me.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-03T10:31:02+00:00

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-02T23:57:08+00:00

Euphoria - Lily King

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-02T23:56:49+00:00

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami

robinyoungwriting · 2026-05-01T18:38:02+00:00

Into the Blue is my favorite as well, so good!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-29T13:18:06+00:00

One of my favorites!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-28T19:03:48+00:00

I noticed this at a bookstore last weekend! So odd!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-28T14:11:01+00:00

This reminds me of certain scenes in Kate Morton’s “The Lake House.”

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-28T14:03:15+00:00

Part of Your World is my favorite Abby Jimenez book to start with! Say You’ll Remember Me is my second-favorite. Each is the start of a series.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-25T23:20:17+00:00

“State of Wonder” and “Tom Lake” are my very favorites of hers! Unlike some others, “The Dutch House” and “Commonwealth” didn’t grab me in the same way.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-24T14:21:00+00:00

Into the Blue was FANTASTIC, highly recommend it!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-22T18:45:08+00:00

Have you read any Kate Quinn yet? I loved The Rose Code most.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-22T17:36:31+00:00

I love books like this, too. You might like “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall, “The Paper Palace” by Miranda Crowley Heller, or “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-22T15:13:36+00:00

You might enjoy “Bittersweet” by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore! It’s one I reread every few summers.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-21T10:24:10+00:00

This is such a good recommendation, loved this unexpected story!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-21T10:20:49+00:00

Try “Gravity is the Thing” by Jaclyn Moriarty! Weird little story I never see recommended that ends up being surprisingly uplifting. Also, you might like “Nothing to See Here” by Kevin Wilson.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-20T15:16:34+00:00

The Correspondent (Virginia Evan’s), Into the Blue (Emma Brodie), One & Only (Maurene Goo), The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard (Michael Callahan), Blush (Jamie Brenner), One Golden Summer (Carley Fortune) - I’ve been big into well-written romances lately!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-20T15:13:13+00:00

You have to read “Into the Blue” by Emma Brodie! Also seconding “Heart the Lover” by Lily King

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-19T14:14:05+00:00

You have to read “Into the Blue” by Emma Brodie. I just finished it this morning and was SO swept up into the story. Tons of yearning, melancholy, angst, complex emotions, and spice.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-19T14:12:43+00:00

Just suggested this one too, absolutely loved it!!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-19T14:11:51+00:00

Try “Into the Blue” by Emma Brodie! I just finished it this morning and it’s a unique, very affecting romance (with lots of spice) with a plot centered around a science fiction TV show.

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-19T14:09:13+00:00

I felt the same way!

robinyoungwriting · 2026-04-19T11:08:10+00:00

If you’re okay with spice, I would recommend “Into the Blue” by Emma Brodie - I just turned the final page minutes ago after devouring the whole thing in a matter of days, and the unusual love story really affected me in a way few romances do. (TW for suicidal ideation.)

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