Recs if you like How to Make Friends with the Dark...

fraught mother-daughter relationships, soul-crushing devotion, the fear of being vulnerable, in angst and in anguish: love that ruins you

because romance isn't the only type of love

Emotional reads

For all the sad stories I read when I was way too young.

screaming crying throwing up level tears

Books about going through the worst and making it out TW: Most books are about SA, addiction, bullying, violence, loss, suicide, self harm and other super traumatic events. Non fiction and fiction and everything in between Most if not all are queer!!!!