9 Best mental health books like We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler

Cover of We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler

We Were Beautiful

By: Heather Hepler

3.79

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

It's been a year since fifteen-year-old Mia Hopkins was in the car crash that killed her older sist…

If you liked the mental health plot in We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of A World Without You by Beth Revis

1. A World Without You

By: Beth Revis

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

What if finding her means losing himself? Seventeen-year-old Bo has always had delusions that he… read more

Similar categories in Beth Revis's A World Without You book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I want the freedom to mess up,"

-Beth Revis, A World Without You

"There's a meaning behind blank pages, too."

-Beth Revis, A World Without You

"I think death is easier than guilt sometimes."

-Beth Revis, A World Without You

"And it is everything I have longed for, and everything that breaks my heart."

-Beth Revis, A World Without You

Cover of When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger

2. When My Heart Joins the Thousand

By: A.J. Steiger

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Obviously I’m not what most people would describe as happy. But that has nothing to do with anythin… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Steiger's When My Heart Joins the Thousand book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Gregg Lewis, Deborah Shaw Lewis

3. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

By: Gregg Lewis , Deborah Shaw Lewis

4.39

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Ben Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world s most brilliant surgeons. Gift… read more

Similar categories in Gregg Lewis's Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

Cover of Married 'til Monday (Chapel Springs, #4) by Denise Hunter

4. Married 'til Monday (Chapel Springs, #4)

By: Denise Hunter

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

With a big anniversary party in the works for his ex-wife’s parents, Ryan has just one weekend to p… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Married 'til Monday (Chapel Springs, #4) book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle

5. The Thing with Feathers

By: McCall Hoyle

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

Emilie Day believes in playing it safe: she's homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's The Thing with Feathers book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon

6. Olivia Twist

By: Lorie Langdon

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olivia Brownlow is no damsel in distress. Born in a workhouse and raised as a boy among thieving Lo… read more

Similar categories in Lorie Langdon's Olivia Twist book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook

7. Barefoot Summer (Chapel Spring, #1)

By: Denise Hunter

2.84

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Madison's heart closed the day her twin brother died. Since losing her twin, Michael, in a drowning… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Barefoot Summer (Chapel Spring, #1) book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick

8. The Mother-Daughter Book Club

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.05

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

The book club is about to get a makeover.... Even if Megan would rather be at the mall, Cassidy i… read more

Similar categories in Heather Vogel Frederick's The Mother-Daughter Book Club book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I love science, and the way it names and orders and classifies everything, from clouds to plants to stars. Even bones. Tibia, fibula, scapula, patella. Science makes everything so official-sounding, …"

-Heather Vogel Frederick, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

9. The Accidental Bad Girl

By: Maxine Kaplan

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After getting caught hooking up with her best friend's ex on the last day of junior year, Kendall s… read more

Similar categories in Maxine Kaplan's The Accidental Bad Girl book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

Cover of Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick

10. Much Ado About Anne

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The mother-daughter book club is back! This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma… read more

Similar categories in Heather Vogel Frederick's Much Ado About Anne book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"She's right, of course. My mother usually is. She's a librarian."

-Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

"He explained that ethics are the principles or rules for how we act in the world... 'The thing is, it doesn't matter whether or not (she) had it coming... What does matter is your behavior, not hers.…"

-Heather Vogel Frederick, Much Ado About Anne

Cover of The Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso

11. The Summer She Went Missing

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.68

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige R… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's The Summer She Went Missing book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Dust by Dusti Bowling

12. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

13. The Silence Between Us

By: Alison Gervais

3.86

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if … read more

Similar categories in Alison Gervais's The Silence Between Us book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

14. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by Abigail Wilson

15. Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey

By: Abigail Wilson

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When the widowed Lord Torrington agreed to spy for the crown, he never planned to impersonate a hig… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Wilson's Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne by Shannon Takaoka

16. The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne

By: Shannon Takaoka

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gracie feels like a minor character in her own life story—until a mysterious journal turns her fict… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Takaoka's The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto

17. Didn't See That Coming

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.66

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identi… read more

Similar categories in Jesse Q. Sutanto's Didn't See That Coming book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina  Ixta

18. Shut Up, This Is Serious

By: Carolina Ixta

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more

Similar categories in Carolina Ixta's Shut Up, This Is Serious book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The First Move by Jenny Ireland

19. The First Move

By: Jenny Ireland

3.79

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exist… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Ireland's The First Move book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Getaway (Lake in the Clouds, #1) by Emily March

20. The Getaway (Lake in the Clouds, #1)

By: Emily March

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After years of putting her family first, Genevieve Prentice is making a fresh start—but it’s never … read more

Similar categories in Emily March's The Getaway (Lake in the Clouds, #1) book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

21. The Castle School (for Troubled Girls)

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school dee… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Evil Spy School: The Graphic Novel (Spy School Graphic Novels #3) by Stuart Gibbs

22. Evil Spy School: The Graphic Novel (Spy School Graphic Novels #3)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.49

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form with the third boo… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Evil Spy School: The Graphic Novel (Spy School Graphic Novels #3) book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

Cover of A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser

23. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of When We Were Them by Laura Taylor Namey

24. When We Were Them

By: Laura Taylor Namey

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

When they were fifteen, Willa, Luz, and Britton had a friendship that was everything. When they … read more

Similar categories in Laura Taylor Namey's When We Were Them book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong

25. Aftermath

By: Kelley Armstrong

4.06

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Three years after losing her brother Luka in a school shooting, Skye Gilchrist is moving home. But … read more

Similar categories in Kelley Armstrong's Aftermath book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa by Brad Ricca

26. Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa

By: Brad Ricca

3.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Edgar-nominated author of the bestselling Mrs. Sherlock Holmes comes the true story of a w… read more

Similar categories in Brad Ricca's Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • audiobook
Cover of We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler

27. We Were Beautiful

By: Heather Hepler

3.79

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

It's been a year since fifteen-year-old Mia Hopkins was in the car crash that killed her older sist… read more

Similar categories in Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of No Place Like Here by Christina June

28. No Place Like Here

By: Christina June

3.76

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Ashlyn Zanotti has big plans for the summer. She’s just spent a year at boarding school and can’t w… read more

Similar categories in Christina June's No Place Like Here book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"I'd spent so much time saying things in my head, never letting those thoughts come off my lips. I'd used the words of others to express myself, protecting myself. I wrapped myself in an armor of sile…"

-Christina June, No Place Like Here

Cover of Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab

29. Breath Like Water

By: Anna Jarzab

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, … read more

Similar categories in Anna Jarzab's Breath Like Water book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Where the Road Leads Us by Robin Reul

30. Where the Road Leads Us

By: Robin Reul

3.73

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Jack is on the verge for leaving for college, but before he does, he wants to track down his es… read more

Similar categories in Robin Reul's Where the Road Leads Us book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Goodbye Girls by Lisa Harrington

31. The Goodbye Girls

By: Lisa Harrington

3.19

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The students at Lizzie's high school are notoriously terrible at breakups. Forget awkward conversat… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Harrington's The Goodbye Girls book and Heather Hepler's We Were Beautiful

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"She doesn't like it when I swear, but she can't really say much, because the stuff that comes out of her mouth, say like when we're driving in traffic, could peel your nail polish off."

-Lisa Harrington, The Goodbye Girls

"The teachers are already here, but probably all in the teachers' lounge doing whatever it is they have to do- yoga, black magic, intravenous caffeine drip, a good old-fashioned game of Twister-to hel…"

-Lisa Harrington, The Goodbye Girls

26 must-read fiction books like We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler

Transform Your Habits

A World Without You

Beth Revis

3.75

Transform Your Habits

When My Heart Joins the Thousand

A.J. Steiger

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Married 'til Monday (Chapel Springs, #4)

Denise Hunter

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Thing with Feathers

McCall Hoyle

4.17

View all the books

21 must-read fiction books like Dust by Dusti Bowling

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Remember Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.