The Genre itself isn't an issue. I do read a lot, but I realized most of the books I read are lowkey torture porn, but what I really admire are characters with very strong mental fortresses, whether it was gained throughout the story or they just have it.
The only examples of that that I can think of, are unfortunately from anime, say Senku from Dr. Stone and Edward from FMA. They recognize the situation they're in and aren't naively optimistic, but they're still optimistic within logic and look for solutions rather than give up.
Can anyone recommend a book like that?
by Icy_Cake_438