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title: "Books That Didn’t Believe in Happy Endings"
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# Books That Didn’t Believe in Happy Endings

Sumi Gabriel-Lindor on Instagram: "🚨 BOOKS THAT DIDN’T BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS 🚨
Sometimes the villain wins.
Sometimes life isn’t fair.
Sometimes the answers come too late.
And sometimes authors wake up and choose violence.
These books left me heartbroken, staring at walls, and questioning why I continue to do this to myself:
😭The Stationery Shop - Marjan Kamali
 😭 A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
 😭Releasing 10 - Chloe Walsh
 😭The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
 😭My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell
 😭Heart the Lover - Lily King
 😭One Last Rainy Day - Kate Stewart
 😭The Devil Takes You Home - Gabino Iglesias 
Drop your favorite emotionally devastating book below. I’m clearly making terrible decisions and would like more recommendations. 🤣" — 6,337 likes, 312 comments - sumireadsbooks on June 16, 2026: "🚨 BOOKS THAT DIDN’T BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS 🚨
Sometimes the villain wins.
Sometimes life isn’t fair.
Sometimes the answers come too late.
And sometimes authors wake up and choose violence.
These books left me heartbroken, staring at walls, and questioning why I continue to do this to myself:
😭The Stationery Shop - Marjan Kamali
 😭 A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
 😭Releasing 10 - Chloe Walsh
 😭The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
 😭My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell
 😭Heart the Lover - Lily King
 😭One Last Rainy Day - Kate Stewart
 😭The Devil Takes You Home - Gabino Iglesias 
Drop your favorite emotionally devastating book below. I’m clearly making terrible decisions and would like more recommendations. 🤣".  — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZqsAm3uHBU/?igsi=MWNyOGx0dTltMXJpMA==