35 ‘Who did this to you’ book trope recs

Also known as the Who Hurt you trope, this is another trope that hits right just about every time. So I thought, why not make a list?

I compiled this list from a couple of different sites, as well from TikTok, comment below if I’ve missed any.

If I’ve read it, I have linked my review.

  1. The Love Hypothesis – Ali Hazelwood
  2. Once Upon a Broken Heart – Stephanie Garber
  3. Heir of Fire – Sarah J Maas
  4. Kingdom of the Wicked – Kerri Maniscalo
  5. A Touch of Darkness – Scarlett St Clair
  6. It Ends with Us – Coleen Hoover
  7. Rhapsodic – Laura Thalaasa
  8. Serpent and Dove – Shelby Muhurin
  9. The Kiss Quotient – Helen Hoang
  10. Daughter of the Pirate King – Tricia Levenseller
  11. Trickery, Curse of the Gods – Jaymin Eve & Jane Washington
  12. Sky in the Deep – Adrienne young
  13. Broken Trust – R.A.Smith
  14. Signs of Cupidity – Raven Kennedy
  15. Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo
  16. Sparrow – L.J. Shen
  17. Shatter Me – Taherh Mafi
  18. Little Dove – Layla Frost
  19. Dance of Thieves – Mary E Pearson
  20. Tormented – Fallen Aces
  21. From Blood and Ash – Jennifer L Armentrout
  22. The Deal – Elle Kennedy
  23. An Ember in the Ashes – Sabaa Tahir
  24. The Bridge Kingdom – Danielle L Jensen
  25. To Kill a Kingdom – Alexandro Christo
  26. The Wrath and the Dawn – Renee Ahdieh
  27. The Shadows Between Us – Tricia Levenseller
  28. All Rhodes Lead Here – Mariana Zapata
  29. Hunting Adeline – H.D.Carlton
  30. What Lies Beyond the Veil – Harper L Woods
  31. Twisted Love – Ana Huang
  32. Caraval – Stephanie Garber
  33. Every book in the ACOTAR series – Sarah J Maas
  34. Clockwork Angel – Cassandra Clare
  35. Den of Vipers – K.A.Knight

You can see I’ve read quite a few of these but not nearly as many as I thought… once again the TBR list grows.

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2 responses to “35 ‘Who did this to you’ book trope recs”

  1. […] different from the ‘Who did this to you?’ trope (for which I have a rec list too), this list is just about the angsty, tender moment where the love interest is helping take of […]

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