HARD HITTING CONTEMPORARIES!!!

I really enjoy the light, fluffy contemporaries but I also love the nitty gritty, hard hitting contemporaries as well. Here are some of my favorite ones.
-Books Mentioned-
The Names they gave us by Emery Lord: bit.ly/2HyIVaC
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson: bit.ly/2FSk2tj
The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon: bit.ly/2wcp7ay
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway: bit.ly/2FA7FCQ
How to Love by Katie Cotugno: bit.ly/2IpvRpj
A List of Cages by Robin Roe: bit.ly/2tNpmcx
You'll Miss me when Im Gone by Rachel Lynn Soloman: bit.ly/2FBMzEf
The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas: bit.ly/2FGmO1u
Love, Hate & Other Filters by Sameria Ahmed: bit.ly/2kNY26n
Eliza & Her Monsters by Franceso Zappia:
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[@MelodiesBookNook-t9u]

So many of these sound really good; my TBR has now reached over 200. 😅 Thank you for the recommendations!

[@itsannalewis]

Far From the Tree meant SO much to me as someone who was adopted. I felt it was such a realistic portrayal of people like us and it was the first time I truly felt like I could relate to the characters!

[@Bookables]

so glad it was an honest portrayal of adopation!

[@finabhaddhasx]

I loved Far from the Tree.❣️

[@Bookables]

me as well!!!

[@cary01usjason]

Far from the Tree was amazing and so was A List of Cages. I cried reading those 2 and I rarely cry reading books.

[@Bookables]

yes! such sob worthy ones!

[@Sharbyxo]

Beauty !! I love the way u did the make up ❤️❤️❤️

[@Bookables]

thanks so much!

[@ginaadams7845]

Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield is an awesome one. It follows a girl from the age of 10/11 into her 20s dealing with abuse from her stepmom and stepsister. Her mom was black and she died, and now her dad married a white lady, so she is the only black one in her family. Her stepmom forces her to overeat among many other abuses and her dad is oblivious to it all. She makes a friend in her early life who really gets her through a lot of it and it is just such a sweet and heartbreaking story.

[@Bookables]

thanks for the rec!

[@Stephanie.Hudson]

New favorite contemporary is Letters to the Lost.

[@Bookables]

i keep hearing about that book! I must check it out!

You always have the best contemporary recommendations 😍❤😘 I really need The Names They Gave Us. I haven't read many books about faith but this one simply sounds amazing

[@Bookables]

aw thanks so much!

[@AshLey-oj2he]

Ooooo I need to add Second Chance summer on my list! And you need to read a list of cages. I really enjoyed it. I also have the names they gave us and far from the tree, just haven't gotten to it yet

[@Bookables]

get ready for all the tears!!!

[@Leoyogi]

You made me want to read all of these now. 😭

[@Bookables]

lol happy reading!!

[@opheliabalou2652]

I’m reading second chance summer atm. It’s so great and I love the depth it has. I don’t want it to end though 🙊

[@Bookables]

so so good!!!

[@Bekah04ful]

you do a great job of explaining and talking about books. your enthusiasm is contagious. You make me want to read books I have not had an interest in. :)

[@Bookables]

aw thanks so much! means alot to me!!

[@jennifercarter7746]

Single mom pride here! Thank you! Those are some good books.

[@Bookables]

thanks for watching!!!

[@itsmehayleymissygirl2054]

Thank you so much for these recommendations. I am gonna try to read them all :-)

[@Bookables]

happy reading!!!

[@jessicalau7853]

Have you read Before We Were Yours? It's a historical fiction about the Tenesse Childrens' Homes around the 1930s up to 1950. Amazing!!!! The audiobook was so good.

[@Bookables]

i havent

[@PurposefulPursuits]

This video has my name stamped all over it. Each book just sounds better than the previous. I can’t wait to make my way trough this list it sounds amazing. The names they gave us sounds amazing. I read and loved The Hate U Give and I also recently read and loved the Sun is also a star!!

[@Bookables]

thanks so much for watching!!

[@theresed3639]

Great list👍 If you don’t mind prose, I’d add the Crank trilogy by Ellen Hopkins (wow) and I’ll Meet You There which deals with PTSD. (Another Wow)

[@Bookables]

thanks for the rec!

[@KLR307]

I think you would enjoy the Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez.

[@Bookables]

thanks!

[@debbievanhorn6205]

Definitely Need to read any of the books by Lisa Genova....she deals w/stories about all kinds of neurological diseases - Alzheimer’s, Hunting’s Disease, etc.

[@Bookables]

I will check her out for sure!

[@tessavery2151]

A List of Cages is one of my favorite books. I absolutely adored it💜

[@Bookables]

so so mad i havent read it yet!

[@vanessan2270]

Adding Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

[@Bookables]

ive heard thats amazing!!

[@anistonweeks688]

if you want hard hitting contemporaries i suggest anything by ellen hopkins...beware of the feels

[@Bookables]

very true!!

[@moonlight-sunriize]

Unfortunately, I haven't read any of these. :( I think it's because I've been more into dark, gritty NA romance books these past few years but these sound really intriguing so I'm definitely adding them to my tbr!! :D

[@Bookables]

thats ok! read what you love!

[@banditachutia5854]

I cried AF after reading Second Chance Summer

[@charlotted4642]

Same I rarely cry during books, but I kept tearing up especially in the end.

[@Bookables]

yes me as well!!

[@Reading_Tamishly]

Love your suggestion

[@Bookables]

thanks so much!!

[@GeminiPrincess-gq7cj]

Everyday.

[@Bookables]

thanks!

[@BohoBookworm]

SO many books here I want to read!!

[@Bookables]

lol glad I could help!

[@desireemclaughlin1455]

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer was really good. Hard hitting but cute elements to it as well. Also What to Say Next (I’m blanking on the author’s name...Julie Buxbaum? I think that’s it) was really good. One of the characters has autism and was written so well. Oh, and Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman. So. Good. I LOVED Far From the Tree and Second Chance Summer is probably my favorite Morgan Matson book. Both of those books had me ugly-crying several times.

[@Bookables]

Yes! me as well!!

[@AwkwardBookworm]

I’ve only read THUG from your list! Definitely adding some of these to my TBR

[@Bookables]

I still need to read THUG!

[@isabellaogbolumani3068]

Have you read The Hate U Give? If not, you totally should! It's probably my favorite book. I also recommend The Female of the Species, Moxie, What We Saw, Girl Made of Stars.

[@Bookables]

thanks for all the recs!

[@alexmatthews3313]

You should totally check out History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera, it is one of my favorite novels and I think the only chapter I didn't cry was the first. It has twists, turns, and so much grief and love in the best possible way.

[@Bookables]

i really want to read that!!

[@tonichicorres6457]

I really loved second chance summer I cried so hard while reading it. I also recommend it to others. I enjoyed the sun is also a star but did not loved it as much as I thought I would just because of the unrealistic coincidences in the story but other than that it was actually enjoyable.

[@Bookables]

yes, I also cried a ton while reading it!!

[@israelleon1949]

Read the Inexplicable Logic of my Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz

[@Bookables]

ive heard great things about it!

[@abibliophobe2731]

I haven't read a ton of these but some of them are on my list. I think A List of Cages was relatively good and it seemed true to life. The way there weren't a lot of adults that wanted to help. I think there are a lot of kids who can relate and I think the realistic aspect has led to a lot of people connecting to it.

[@Bookables]

I cant wait to read it!

[@brittk1616]

Love this video! I know you are about to read Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennet, and that one deals with some hard hitting content too. Hope you love it as much as I did!

[@Bookables]

I enjoyed it! not as much as her previous book but still enjoyable!

[@thedreamerthatdreams]

I loved "we were liers" and "list of cages" and "totto chan- the little girl on the window" this is a non fictional book.. I really really want you to read it.. it's a beautiful collection of stories. I will really appreciate if you read it.😊😊

[@Bookables]

thanks for the recs!!!

[@moonstone-dreamer6512]

and the roanoke girls is the most messed up book i've ever read!

[@Bookables]

ive heard that!

[@valiyanab9083]

Please do a review of The Island Escape by Kerry Fisher. For some reason no one has ever talked about it.

[@Bookables]

i wll check it out!

[@scrollsofdragons362]

I loved Far From the Tree, wouldn't say it has zero romance as they all have love interests though I am glad it was not a main focus as the romance was the one bit I didn't like about it. Some of my fave hard hitters are Let's Get Lost and Scarred (Willow in the US) with the death of parents. Boy's Don't Cry with a teenage boy left to raise his daughter while his brother suffers from homophobia. Gone, Gone, Gone which is set during the D.C. Sniper shootings.

[@Bookables]

thanks for the rec!

[@SummerMondays]

These sound like great recommendations! Just a note, calling the biological mother the “real mom” in Far From the Tree isn’t super awesome from an adoptive family point of view. I am very much my boys’ real mom as is their bio mom who we see often. Not chastising, just sharing because most people who don’t have adoption in their family don’t think about it. I can’t wait to read The Sun is Also a Star!

[@Bookables]

ah sorry about saying the wrong thing, I totally see your point!

[@ashleyaliviado8381]

Have you read The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner? It is my fave. I have read several from your list and love them as well.

[@Bookables]

i havent

[@moonstone-dreamer6512]

just listen by Sarah dessen

[@Bookables]

love that one!!

[@TheThreeBookshelves]

Gosh, basically all of Jodi Picoult’s books would fall under that category! Have you read all of her books or just some?

[@Bookables]

Ive read some of them, maybe around 10?