Books like…

Books Like Barely Breathing

by Rebecca Donovan · about this book

Loved Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan? If its series, romance and female lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Carrie, The Great Alone and Ash Princess. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Barely Breathing: Series · Romance · Female Lead · Emotional · Domestic Abuse

1. 

   Carrie

   Stephen King

   Emotional Abuse · Child Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist

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2. 

   The Great Alone

   Kristin Hannah

   Domestic Violence · Domestic Abuse · Teen Protagonist · Emotional · Female Lead

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3. 

   Ash Princess

   Laura Sebastian

   Emotional Abuse · Teen Protagonist · Child Abuse · First Person Narrator · Series

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4. 

   The Summer I Turned Pretty

   Jenny Han

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Romance · Emotional

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5. 

   What My Bones Know

   Stephanie Foo

   Domestic Violence · Emotional Abuse · Child Abuse · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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6. 

   Chains

   Laurie Halse Anderson

   Child Abuse · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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7. 

   A Girl Like Her (Deluxe Edition) (Ravenswood, 1)

   Talia Hibbert

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Emotional Abuse · Romance · Female Lead

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8. 

   The Fault in Our Stars

   John Green

   Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Romance · First Person Narrator · Emotional

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9. 

   Good Morning, Monster

   Catherine Gildiner

   Emotional Abuse · Child Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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10. 

    Eclipse

    Stephenie Meyer

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Romance · Series · First Person Narrator

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11. 

    My Name Is Venus Black

    Heather Lloyd

    Teen Protagonist · Child Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Emotional · Young Adult

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12. 

    Demon Copperhead

    Barbara Kingsolver

    Child Abuse · Foster Care · Teen Protagonist · Emotional · Contemporary Fiction

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13. 

    That Night

    Chevy Stevens

    Teenagers · Toxic Family Dynamics · Contemporary Fiction · Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator

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14. 

    Children of Blood and Bone

    Tomi Adeyemi

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Series · Young Adult

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15. 

    The Hunger Games

    Suzanne Collins

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Series · Young Adult

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16. 

    In the Dream House

    Carmen Maria Machado

    Domestic Violence · Domestic Abuse · Emotional Abuse · Emotional · Female Lead

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17. 

    Heart of Flames

    Nicki Pau Preto

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Toxic Family Dynamics · Series · Young Adult

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18. 

    Winterkeep

    Kristin Cashore

    Emotional Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Series

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19. 

    A Court of Mist and Fury

    Sarah J. Maas

    Emotional Abuse · Romance · First Person Narrator · Series · Female Lead

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20. 

    When We Were Silent

    Fiona McPhillips

    Teenagers · Child Abuse · Teen Protagonist · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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