Not sure how to explain it except to say I’m itching for something that’ll stick with me and maybe still make me put my hand on my chest and go “ugh” when I think of it years down the line.
I’ve read Never Let Me Go and Normal People (both of those I see suggested a lot).
Other books I’ve loved (that may not necessarily fit this prompt but just so you get the idea of what I’m into):
Call Me By Your Name
Her Body and Other Parties
1Q84
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
She’s Come Undone
Looking For Alaska
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
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I love a lot of these & bittersweet endings really get me too. I’d check out His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, maybe? It has some similar beats relationship-wise, though it’s a very slow build. There’s no romance in book 1.
In the Woods by Tana French has a kinda similar build with the MCs as well, iirc.