Recs if you like Saving 6...

tortured/traumatised MCs where the love interest endeavours to eliminate the root cause of their trauma by any means necessary (some may eventuate in death) ⚔️ protective mode, activated ⚔️

⚠️ CHECK YOUR TRIGGERS

these MCs have trauma they need to work through: parental neglect, absent father, loss of a parent, emotional / physical / psychological ab*se, divorce. this list may be books that you want to read or those that you want to avoid - whichever applies to you, its here nonetheless. bonus points if the MCs partner/s help them work through their trauma.

🚨 please check your triggers 🚨

love sad books all day every day

recs from a girl who loves books that simultaneously make her cry and heal her

All books of Fairyloot in 2026. This includes the subscribtions and the shop editions.

list inspired by olivia rodrigo’s new album🎀 includes love stories laced with a little melancholy ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ (iykyk)

Romance books with friends to lovers

The heartbreak. The longing. The emotional punches I was not prepared for. These books didn’t just make me tear up; they stayed with me, lingering in that quiet space after the final chapter. Soft souls, proceed carefully.

If you wanna cry, scream and throw up. You’re in the right place.

so he’s hot AND wears a jersey???

screaming crying throwing up level tears

Romance books with a main character with a substance use disorder.

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Depressing, soak-your-pillow romance books that will make you question why life is so unfair… Have fun!🤩😘

I think the mmc's r description enough 🤭

🎄🌹🍂🌷☃️🌈

I may have cried. I may have cried so much someone thinks something bad happened; and something bad did in fact happen...in my book.

Books to make you cry your heart out and still rate 5 stars. (Some are part of a series btw)