Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s list is top ten books dealing with tough subjects. Now, I read quite a few books that deal with some tough subjects so it’s going to be quite hard to narrow it down to ten!
In no particular order.. I just can’t order awesome books!
Pushing The Limits- Katie McGarry
I had heard a lot about this book before I read it. I was worried that I wouldn’t like it and that it was over-hyped, but actually it was a beautiful book, very sensitively written.
Undone- Cat Clarke
This book really moved me. Especially the ending. I was lost for words.
Me Before You- Jojo Moyes
I judged a book by its cover and really thought this book was going to be light and fluffy. Oh no. It really wasn’t.
Just What Kind Of Mother Are You?- Paula Daly
Not an easy subject to read at all, but it was incredibly well written!
The Quietness- Alison Rattle
This book was passionate. It had deeply disturbing moments especially as it was based on history.
Heart-Shaped Bruise- Tanya Byrne
Such a daring debut, a protagonist that has done something bad, yet you end up feeling for her. I love it.
Fifteen Days Without A Head- Dave Cousins
This is such a sad book, but it’s nicely balanced with some humour. It’s much needed!
My Best Friend’s Girl- Dorothy Koomson
My Best Friend’s Girl is very touching.
Wonder- R.J Palacio
I was recommended this by a good friend and I’m glad she did recommend it. I thought it was heart-wrenching.
Into The Darkest Corner- Elizabeth Haynes
A fantastic debut novel touching on an incredibly difficult subject.
This was so hard! I could’ve probably found 20 that I absolutely adore. I’m pretty sure that I’ve missed some amazing books and I’ll see them on other blogs and be annoyed I didn’t include them! Please feel free to link your blog so I can see what’s on your list!
I’ve been curious about Wonder, maybe I’ll read it, it seems interesting. Good list.
Thank you Inga. Wonder is definitely worth a read!
PTL is the only one I”ve read, but I LOVE it.
Undone and What Kind of Mother Are You look good!
They are brilliant books! Pushing The Limits is just SO good. I can’t wait to read Dare You To.
Pushing the Limits is an amazing book. I wish I could read it for the first time all over again. I haven’t read any of the other, but I’ve heard some really great things about Me Before You and I’ve seen Wonder a few times while browsing online/at the bookstore.
Same. I’m hoping to read Dare You To soon. Me Before You is one of my favourite books now. It’s so good!
I’ve never heard of THE QUIETNESS before, have to go look that one up!
Ooh I hope you like the sound of it Becky!
Pushing the Limits and Wonder are already on my TBR list, but I’ve never heard of the others. Thanks for including the links to Goodreads – that made it so much easier for me to add them to my TBR list. 😀
You’re very welcome! I hope you enjoy Pushing The Limits and Wonder. Also, if you added some of the other books I hope you enjoy them too 😀
I haven’t read any of these. It looks like there are a quite a few there to add to my summer reading list!
Brilliant! I hope that you enjoy them! 🙂
Haven’t read any of these yet, but Pushing the Limits looks like it belongs on my TBR list.
It’s a brilliant read Shawna, I hope that you enjoy it!
I really need to read Wonder and Undone. I’ve heard so many great things about them! Great list!
Thanks for stopping by Take Me Away…
You’re welcome! Thanks for the return visit. I hope that you enjoy Wonder and Undone 🙂
Pushing the Limits would have totally been in my list. Read it last week, along with Dare You To, and I fell in love with Katie’s writing and the stories she had to tell. Waiting for Isaiah and Rachel’s story, which is probably gonna hurt as much as Noah and Echo, and Beth and Ryan’s did..
Ah fabulous! I really need to read Dare You To. Katie is a fantastic author.
I’ve read the opening of Wonder and really need to find the time to get back to the rest of it. Other than that, In the Darkest Corner is the only one I’ve seen before. Thanks for the introduction to the new titles!
You’re welcome! I hope you get round to reading the rest of Wonder! I think it’s worth it.
I’m looking forward to starting Wonder, I heard so many great things about it.
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It really is a brilliant read!
I have got to read Me Before You! And I have an ARC of Wonder that a friend gave me. Why haven’t I gotten to it yet?
Me Before You is a beautiful read. You’re probably like me and have far too many books to read. Wonder is worth giving a try soon!
I really enjoyed reading your list, though I have only read Pushing the Limits. I’ve heard good things about Wonder.
augh me before you is SUCH a good choice! i can’t believe i didn’t think of that. i read it recently and really liked it.
Ooh, I’m intrigued by the Cat Clarke books! I’ve read a couple of her other books and really liked them.
Great list! I have several of thiem on my TBR list. Good to know they are worth the read!
I hardly ever order my lists, it would be too difficult! Fab selections, I will have to check out those that I haven’t read.