"he wanted it comfortable, i wanted that pain" is your motto this reading vlog

you should do a “re reading my 5 star reads: are they still 5 stars” as a wrap up for the year! like is a book you rated 5 in jan still a 5 after reading more books this year?

i read “if he had been with me” a few months ago. i gave it 2 stars. you mentioned chapter 84. i re-read chapter 84 until the end of the book. i cried for 20 minutes. this book is definitely not a 2 stars ahaha i’m CRYING ahhh

You should do reading christmas/winter themed books for a week! That would be fun!

I absolutely LOVED ‘The Things We Leave Unfinished’ and I still think about those characters 😭😭

“It’s 13 up it shouldn’t be that heart wrenching” 💀💀

The way I knew If he had been with me Would be on this list- ITS SO FREAKING SAD BUT SO FREAKING GOOOOODDDDD (Sequel out now that is from Finn’s pov)

I LOVED all the bright places when I read it a year ago and it’s one of those books that just alters your entire being, I felt so deeply touched and affected by the characters and plot, I felt my core moving and adapting after it, I felt my brain relaxing and molding after a new home. And that is a personal experience affected by my own experience, knowledge and how I process or store information. I got confirmation of that early because I read the book with my book club and no one had the same experience as me. Isn’t that beautiful? How we all read the same exact words in the same order and perceive it so enormously different? Anyways, I appreciate you Sara for always being kind. I really don’t know how you do it but every single book you read, no matter how bad it was, you give a fair review and stay respectful. That’s why I can thank you for reading and reviewing my all time favorite book even though it wasn’t the best for you. Thank you for being kind it means more than you know.

I would definitely recommend turning up the speed on the audiobook to help you get through slow boring books! It’s crazy how quickly you get used to listening at 2x speed.

'we were liars' is probably one of the saddest books i have read till this day. and it did affect me omg. It was such an impeccable and sad plot twist I really do reccomend

I'm finally glad to see someone else read If he had been with me just to see that I wasn't the only person that could not get this book out of their head but unlike her I couldn't pick up another book for almost a week and spent three days straight crying over it.

I literally started sobbing just watching you cry 😂💔 that’s how emotionally unstable i am and now i wanna read all these books just to feel the pain you felt 🥺

Now you should read only rly happy and fun books for a week!

I just finished "if he had been with me" and it is bc you loved it this much that I read it and now I can't stop cryingggggg

The Things We Leave Unfinished was one of my favorite books this year! But I can understand how it’s dense for someone who doesn’t like historical fiction. Great and Precious Things by her might be more up your alley, that was good too!!

i'm so jealous of fast readers like you lol it takes me hours just to read a 100 pages😅

all the bright places is one of my forever favourites! it's so much more heartbreaking though when you find out the author based Finch off of her first love and his short life

You NEED to read “they both die at the end” its so good, yet it makes you think about your life. I totally recommend

Babe when you said you thought if he had been with me wasn’t gonna hurt as bad I wanted to speak to you through the screen & warn you💀 I finished it a week ago & will NEVER be the same ever again

Another good sad book is Paper Butterflies - Lisa Heathfield

Wait stop this is actually perfect timing bc I’m in the mood to cry LOL. I’ve been reading such happy romances and dark romances and now I’m like I need a good cry. Thank u. Read my mind.

"A breath too late" is an incredibly heart wrenching book. I bawled throughout most of the chapters in this book. It’s short but beautiful. Definitely recommend!!!

Sara starting my week off on a happy note even if the video is her reading sad books 😂❤

alright, so I literally finished "if he had been with me" a couple days ago. WHEN I TELL YOU I BALLED...I BALLEEEEEDDDD. Girlies I haven't cried that hard since my great-grandma I was SUPER close with passed away. What makes the sad ending worse about the book is that the last mmmm 6 pages? THAT'S when everything happens. You know when you cry so hard you wake up and your eyes are still puffy and your whole face feels swollen? Yep, that was me besties, that was me. This book was insane. I will physically and mentally NEVER recover.

If he had been with me is the book that has made me cried the most ever… it’s so sad, and so beautiful at the same time, you don’t know how to feel about it

Recently I just started reading Alice Feeney thanks to you she’s now my favorite mystery/thriller author.

We loveee heartwrenching books that shatter our hearts☹️❤

You are my favorite booktuber because you're the only one that can recommend and explain what books are about without giving too much away...I hate when people do that. You're also just so calm and pretty and watching you read got me out of my awful reading slump. I'm 16 which means that I am not surrounded by bookworms because every teenager I know hates reading, and watching your videos makes me feel good about loving books.💕 Who needs friends when you have fictional ones that are so much better anyway?😂

All the bright places made me cry soooooo much, I related so much to finch because of his mental health. Loved it so much I went to the movie premiere in LA and saw the whole cast and met the author!!

this is where it ends is a very sad book i’m not sure if you’ve read it, there are some reviews that don’t love it but personally i cried when i read it

omg all the bright places was so good and sad, the movie on netflix was good as well!! "He saved her but she couldn't save him"

Honestly don't know why I enjoyed this sad video so much!!

The Words We Keep by Erin Stewart made me cry, was one of the best books i have ever read it was emotional and romantic, it had everything that was necessary to get me emotionally attached to the charaters. I definitely recommend this book if you are looking for a good cry.

All the Bright Places, the book is a sad masterpiece and the movie is so good too

when i tell you i was sobbing at 3 am reading the end of all the bright places, i literally couldn't see. i love this book.

Wasn’t anywhere close to being in the mood for a sad book until watching this video and now I feel like I just need a good cry. Added If he had been with me on my tbr so fast. Definitely sounds like my kind of book

i read all the bright places last year and that book destroyed me!! i don’t how i didn’t see it coming but when “it” happened I was sobbing for like 20 mins and had to take a break for a couple days. now i need to read if he had been with me haha 💕

It took me days to finish Pack up the moon because it was so hard to go through those letters without feeling pain in my heart!! 😭

ur reading vlogs r the most calming thing ever

This Is Where It Ends was the only book that has ever made me cry 😢

I’m actually supposed to study right now but your videos are so relaxing, I don’t even care that I’m procrastinating my history stuff❤

watching you cry made me cry 😭 and now I need to read if he had been with me

Yayy! more books to read! thanks for the reviews sara ❤

I’m so happy you loved if he had been with me. My favorite book ever!!! Watching you cry made me cry 😭 that book broke my heart

so happy to start the week with one of your reading vlogs !!! some of my fav videos of yours :)

Omg! Just finished Heart of the Raven Prince on Sara's recommendation and just thinking about her and she posts 🙌😭

I absolutely adore sad books sm! Thank you for this ranking!

'they both die in the end' is a book i can not get out of my head because of how much that book broke me.

You should do reading Harry Potter series for a week or reading Christmas / holiday books for a week or reading fantasy books for a week!!! ❤ love u btw

You’ve reached Sam is such a sad book. It made me cry. 10/10 recommend if you wanna cry

Yes you took my suggestion on reading pack up the moon. It is really sad to me but honestly I really feele you with it I couldn't really go through with it near the ending of it

ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES IS SO SAD. It's not slow, it has a nice pace to it although, the ending is abrupt is comes to a sudden stop quite literally and it isn't entirely sensible. Despite that small fact, it's a book that will definitely make you cry.

So fun to watch you find a new favorite book!

A 36 min video from Sara means a good day 😅

i highly recommend "i fell in love with hope" by lancali, it will make you cry but it's such a good book !!

Im currently reading I Fell in Love With Hope by Lancali, so this was right on time😭

i think you should try reading non-fiction for a week! i know it's really pit of your comfort zone (me too) but maybe you would find a whole new genre!! love the content sara!

Literally brings me joy watching your videos 🥰

if you need another sad one, The End of Loneliness wrecked me. I read it 2 years ago and still think about it.

We looove some good books that rip our hearts out!! 🤌🏻

i’m so glad you loved if he had been with be. i had all of the same thoughts

I am waiting for If He Had Been With Me and The Things We Leave Unfinished to come in at the library. Fully prepared to have my heart ripped out! ILYSM Sara.❤

The Netflix adapation of "All The Bright Places" was so fucking disappointing and made no sense to the actual book. They left out major, key points from the book as well! I was so sad

I love these long videos !!! ❤❤

The grieving process after if he had been with me is so real. I read it in like May and I still think about it and it’s like 4 months later and I still think about it all the time. I couldn’t read for a week or two after because I was still thinking about it

Hey! Sara I really really obsessed with your vlogs so so much and I love to read books so so much and I wish you reach 200K Subscribers very very soon!💫☺️💕

That was also how I felt about pack up the moon I felt like it was so slow and I struggled to get in to it and I pretty much dnf it but I do want to try and finish it eventually

listening to sara talk abt long chapters is so real. my current read has a chapter that is 42 PAGES LONG.

for some reason whenever i’ve read sad books i NEVER cry. it’s concerning! maybe when i buy books in a couple months then maybe i’ll buy sad books that will make me cry. ilyyyyy. ur so pretty

BESTIEEEEEE yay, been waiting for a video ☝🏼

hey bestie!! yes def agree with waiting to read a little life when youre mentally prepared, def check the trigger warnings for it bc it is heavy! but overall it was a greatttt read! totally agree w the subjective feeling, i see it alot with my best friend and it tickles my brain LOL. loved the vid!!!! made me want to read if he had been w me so def adding that to my tbr!🤍🤍🤍

as soon as i saw this title i KNEW pack up the moon would be included!! haha seriously one of my favorites

i actually finished if he had been with me today, i tried to convince myself that what i thought was gonna happen wasn’t gonna happen. but it happened. and when i read that chapter i started literally shaking and sobbing.

sara never disappoints

i have been waiting for this for so long

I had the SAME exact experience with pack up the moon. I also gave it 2.5. Extremely boring and not my favorite with writing style. But also the ending I cried lol. Really felt that review and made me feel better because everyone raves about it

"He should have been with me" truly broke my heart. I thought it was a little slow towards the middle of the book but once we reached the last twenty chapters.. I was in tears. I finished it in the morning on a day I didn't have much to do.. so I thought about it all day. Heart wrenching.

I love your reading vlogs!!

queen is back

Yay another reading vlog! 🥰

love this video!!! can't wait for your next already❤

I felt the same with The Book Thief as you did with If he had been with me. I couldn't stop thinking about it and bawled my eyes out whenever I did. That book truly broke me :(

I haven't even read any of those books yet, but watching you cry made me cry. I am overly empathetic haha. I cry when I see others cry.

Rewatching bestie Sara’s videos always makes me happy (;

I'm so excited for your videos ♥️💙

I picked up If He Had Been With Me because of your recommendation. I just started it yesterday and I'm bracing myself for what's coming.

I AM SO GLAD if he had been with me is finally getting talked about! i grew up loviiing this book !

I didn’t like pack up the moon either. I felt like it dragged at times. I gave it 3/5 and that was generous.

Ok, here’s my suggestions for themed reading weeks: genres out of your comfort zone (i know you did one of these, but I really enjoyed it! And you could do diff. genres) or what about backlist books from your favorite authors?

a man called ove is one of my fave sad stories. so sweet and heartwarming🫶🏼

thank you for giving me book recs for March! love u🤎

your hair always looks so beautiful! do you have a routine or tutorial? :)

the second book of if he had been with me comes out today!!!!!! cannot wait

A thousand boy kisses got me in the feels 😢💔

On my gosh I have been wanting to read if he had been with me for so long! This is my sign to buy it 😊

I felt the same about if he had been with me!! it felt oddly nostalgic to me which made the ending hit even harder

i could not handle that many sad books together i am wayyy to emotional 😂

36 minutes of Sara ??? YES!

"Five feet apart" is definitely saddest book I've ever read you should try💘💘

All the bright places will ALWAYSSSS be my favvvv🥹