my ex and i broke up after almost 6 years because he was cheating on me—he claimed it was never physical, but i had found messages with other women multiple times & it was enough for me to walk away. overall i’m okay, but figured reading something would be a productive way to grieve the relationship & help me heal from everything. if you have any novels or book suggestions that might be helpful for a situation like this please send my way 💜
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner! I think you’ll find it very cathartic.
I went through this exact situation a few years ago. These are the books I read and loved in that time:
– Into Thin Air (not comforting or cozy but very engaging and took my mind off everything)
– The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
– Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Best of luck to you. I know how hard it is but you made the right decision.
Hey, take care – and, while I leave it to my fellow commenters to give you your exact recommendations, something that really helped me (after such similar situations) was to get engrossed in a book so hard and so quickly that my poor heart got some meaningful respite and slowly, slowly things got better (bearable) – so, you can actually start with Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary or Martian (these sucked me in), or Jurassic Park, or if you want something non-sci-fi, why not try Anna Karenina 🙂
*Days at the Morisaki bookshop* by Yagisawa Satoshi