Recommendations based on Suicide Notesby Michael Thomas Ford

* statistically, based on millions of data-points provided by fellow humans

  1. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

    by Julie Anne Peters
    A teenage girl struggles with depression and decides to end her life, leaving behind a series of letters to those who have hurt her.

    Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she's determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a website for "completers"- www.through-the-light ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. Impossible

    by Nancy Werlin
    A young girl discovers a family curse that requires her to complete an impossible task to break it.

    Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and ... (Goodreads)

  3. Stolen

    by Lucy Christopher
    A teenager's desperate struggle to escape her captor and reclaim her freedom.

    Whilst at a Bangkok airport, 16-year-old Gemma is kidnapped by 24-year-old Tyler “Ty” MacFarlane from a coffee shop after he drugs her coffee. He smuggles her away on a plane to Australia and takes ... (Wikipedia)

  4. They Both Die at the End

    by Adam Silvera
    Two strangers, united by fate, explore life and death while forming a unique bond.

    Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable ... (Goodreads)

  5. Just Listen

    by Sarah Dessen
    A young girl's journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance, navigating the complexities of teenage life.

    Annabel Greene is a girl who has it all—at least, that's how it seems on TV commercials. Annabel's life is far from perfect. , Her friendship with her best friends Clarke and Sophie ended bitterly. ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Wintergirls

    by Laurie Halse Anderson
    A teenage girl struggles with anorexia and the lingering trauma of her best friend's death.

    Lia Overbrook, an 18-year-old girl, just found out that her ex-best friend Cassie has died. Cassie had called Lia 33 times the night of her death. However, Lia never answered the phone. Cassie was ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Where She Went

    by Gayle Forman
    Adam, a successful musician, reunites with his ex-girlfriend Mia and confronts the pain and heartbreak that tore them apart years ago.

    It's been three years since the devastating accident... three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid ... (Goodreads)

  8. Invisible Emmie

    by Terri Libenson
    Two girls, one popular and one introverted, navigate middle school and their own insecurities. Their stories intersect in unexpected ways.

    Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Geography Club

    by Brent Hartinger
    A group of high school students form a secret club to explore their sexuality and identity.

    Russel Middlebrook is keeping a secret from his two best friends, Min, a bright Chinese American girl, and Gunnar, a bright and socially awkward boy. Neither of them knows he is gay and that he has ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Poughkeepsie

    by Debra Anastasia
    A love story between a homeless man and a woman with a traumatic past, set in the gritty streets of Poughkeepsie.

    He counts her smiles every day and night at the train station. And morning and evening, the beautiful commuter acknowledges him-just like she does everyone else on the platform. But Blake Hartt is ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. A Visit from the Goon Squad

    by Jennifer Egan
    A mosaic of characters, lives, and relationships as they intertwine and evolve over time.

    Jennifer Egan’s spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. ... (Goodreads)

  12. Promises

    by Marie Sexton
    A gay romance novel about a man who has given up on love and a man who is determined to make him believe in it again.

    Jared Thomas has lived his whole life in the small mountain town of Coda, Colorado. He can't imagine living anywhere else. Unfortunately, the only other gay man in town is twice his age and used to ... (Goodreads)

  13. Night Chills

    by Dean Koontz
    A small town is plagued by a mysterious force that causes people to turn into violent killers. A chilling thriller that will keep you on edge.

    #1, New York Times, bestselling author Dean Koontz unleashes a contagion on a small Maine town–one that triggers the darkest desires of the soul. Designed by top scientists and unleashed in a ... (Goodreads)

  14. Sever

    by Lauren DeStefano
    In a world where females die at 20 and males at 25, Rhine escapes her forced marriage to find her twin brother.

    Time is running out for Rhine in this conclusion to the, New York Times, bestselling Chemical Garden Trilogy. With the clock ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. ... (Goodreads)

  15. The October Man

    by Ben Aaronovitch
    A murder investigation in a small German town uncovers dark secrets and hidden motives.

    Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany’s oldest city. So when a man is found dead with his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their ... (Goodreads)

  16. Boy Meets Girl

    by Meg Cabot
    A romantic comedy about a girl who falls in love with her boss while working at a New York City newspaper.

    Meet Kate Mackenzie. She: - works for the T.O.D. (short for Tyrannical Office Despot, also known as Amy Jenkins, Director of the Human Resources Division at the New York Journal) - is sleeping on the ... (Goodreads)

  17. Such a Pretty Girl

    by Laura Wiess
    A young girl must confront her mother's abuser as he is released from prison.

    They promised Meredith nine years of safety, but only gave her three. Her father was supposed to be locked up until Meredith turned eighteen. She thought she had time to grow up, get out, and start a ... (Goodreads)

  18. Deadline

    by Chris Crutcher
    High school senior Ben Wolf has only one year to live, but he's determined to make the most of it by uncovering a dark secret in his small town.

    Ben Wolf is an 18-year-old high school student from Trout, Idaho. He lives with his father, his mother, who is mentally ill, and his younger brother, Cody, who is a superb football player and attends ... (Wikipedia)

  19. The Cider House Rules

    by John Irving
    A moral journey through the rural landscape of 1940s Maine, exploring issues of responsibility, family, and love.

    Homer Wells grows up in an orphanage where he spends his childhood trying to be "of use" as a medical assistant to the director, Dr. Wilbur Larch, whose history is told in flashbacks : After a ... (Wikipedia)

  20. What My Mother Doesn't Know

    by Sonya Sones
    A teenage girl navigates the ups and downs of first love, while dealing with family and school issues.

    At the start of the novel, Sophie finds herself dumped by her current boyfriend Lou, then immediately falls into a new relationship with Dylan, a boy considered the height of masculine beauty by her ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Story of a Girl

    by Sara Zarr
    A teenage girl struggles with the aftermath of a sexual scandal and tries to find redemption in the eyes of her family and community.

    Soon to be a Lifetime Movie! , I was thirteen when my dad caught me with Tommy Webber in the back of Tommy's Buick, parked next to the old Chart House down in Montara at eleven o'clock on a Tuesday ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. Seduced by Moonlight

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    Faerie Princess Meredith must navigate political intrigue and sensual desires to claim her throne.

    Seduced by Moonlight begins shortly after the events of, A Caress of Twilight, . Kurag, Goblin King, is insisting upon proof that Kitto has become sidhe following sex with Merry. She offers an extra ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Smack

    by Melvin Burgess
    A group of teenagers in Bristol, England, get caught up in the world of heroin addiction and the devastating consequences that follow.

    Junk is told in the first person, with each chapter having a different character narrating. At the beginning of the story, fourteen-year old Gemma Brogan is spending time with David 'Tar' Lawson, a ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Rush Home Road

    by Lori Lansens
    A woman's journey through life, love, and loss as she takes in a young girl and confronts her own past.

    Sharla Cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life – only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbor's doorstep when her mother takes off for the summer. Although Sharla is not the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Shades of Earth

    by Beth Revis
    The final book in the "Across the Universe" trilogy, as the spaceship Godspeed finally reaches its destination, the colonists must face new dangers on their new planet.

    Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh–to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 ... (Goodreads)

  26. High Fidelity

    by Nick Hornby
    A man reflects on his past relationships while trying to understand the nature of love.

    Rob Fleming is a 35-year-old man who owns a record shop in London called Championship Vinyl. His lawyer girlfriend, Laura, has just left him and now he's going through a crisis. At his record shop, ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Solo

    by Kwame Alexander
    A young basketball player navigates life's challenges on and off the court, learning about love, loss, and the power of perseverance.

    Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess is a New York Times bestseller! Kirkus Reviews said Solo is, “A contemporary hero’s journey, brilliantly told.” Through the story of a young Black man ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Fever

    by Lauren DeStefano
    In a world where people die at 25, Rhine is kidnapped and forced to marry a wealthy man. She must escape before time runs out.

    Fever takes place in a future where genetic sciences have created a cure of all diseases and illness for humanity. This cure allows for the "First Generation" of perfect humans free from ailments. ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Truthwitch

    by Susan Dennard
    Two friends on a mission to protect their kingdom from an ancient power.

    Two best friends use their magic to save the world from war and corruption in Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling YA fantasy, Truthwitch. On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. The Last Time We Say Goodbye

    by Cynthia Hand
    A heartbreaking story of a teenage girl dealing with the aftermath of her brother's suicide.

    In the tradition of, Thirteen Reasons Why, and, All the Bright Places, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, is a deeply affecting novel that will change the way you look at life and death., From, New York ... (Barnes & Noble)