7 Must-Read Dark Books To Add To Your Reading List This Year

These books are worth reading.

Not all books are rainbows and sunshine with happy endings, some are sad, some unpack a lot of emotion, and some talk about difficult topics. Here is a list of seven books that are dark but are worth reading.

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle: A novel about love, friendship, and how unpredictable life can be. You will want to have the tissues ready for this tear-jerker.

What Remains: A Memoir of Fate Friendship, and Love by Carole Radziwill: You may know the author as a cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City, but before that, she was a news anchor and married into The Kennedy Family. This memoir unpacks love, friendship, and tragedy.

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin: What if you knew the date you would die and no matter how fast you ran from that it was still true? Four siblings find themselves in this predicament in this novel about grief, family dynamics, and predictions.

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller: This book looks into the dark past of a family and the cycles from generation to generation along with affairs and messy relationships.

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano: This novel deals with big topics woven into the story of four sisters, eloquently written that you will be glad you read.

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman: This story looks at mental health, trauma, and depression from an interesting perspective. While it is a sad book, it does have lighter moments with twists and turns and is worth reading.

Night Road by Kristin Hannah: Unlocking the consequences of social choices made by teenagers that will affect them forever and those closest to them, this book tells the story of teenagers making these choices.

Whether you are looking for something different, don't mind a deeper read, or are okay with reading something a little heavier these books are worth a try.