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Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott · 288 pages · Published November 2018
Spoiler-light guide Similar books included
3.92 / 5 across 175K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A emotional, romantic Young Adult ya contemporary built around forbidden touch, hospital, terminal illness. 288 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Emotional. Romantic. Devastating.

Emotional Romantic Devastating

Mood Match

Emotional Romantic Devastating
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  • You need a strong romance to drive the plot

Content notes

Terminal Illness Death Hospital
Forbidden Touch
Hospital
Terminal Illness
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Contemporary
Romance
Moods
Emotional
Romantic
Devastating
Key Tropes
Forbidden Touch
Hospital
Terminal Illness
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Five Feet Apart spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Who would enjoy Five Feet Apart?

Readers who love emotional and romantic stories with forbidden touch and hospital. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Five Feet Apart?

A emotional, romantic Young Adult ya contemporary built around forbidden touch, hospital, terminal illness. 288 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Five Feet Apart?

Content notes include: terminal illness, death, hospital. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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