I want a slow burn romance that spans at least two books (or a lengthy book). With some real stakes, it doesn't really matter what the trope is. It can be fantasy, horror, or suspense; I'll read any genre, really. A lot of character development. I'm not knocking people who like the TikTok romance stuff, but all of it is just so shallow to me. I haven't found a single book so far with a couple I'm actually rooting for or care about. Edit: And the romance doesn't have to be the main subject either, just as long as it's an important part of the story.
by cclancaster13
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*Never Let Me Go* by Kazuo Ishiguro — It doesn’t span two books, but it’s beautiful and the stakes of the relationship are very high. The book questions what love even is at all. This book haunts me in a good way.
My go-to recommendation for this is always The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater! It is YA fantasy, so not sure if that matters. TONS of character development. The romance feels like natural character development and takes the entire series (4 books) to develop. It is central to the story, but not THE story, if that makes sense?
Anything by Gregory Ashe is pretty much guaranteed to be a slow burn with tons of character development (and also angst). His books drive me completely insane, but also I love them and can’t stop reading them.
Check out anything by Mariana Zapata! Kulti (soccer coach/athlete dynamic) From Lukov with Love (figure skating partners) were my favorites!
Il y a Temeslos, un urban fantasy politique qui tourne autour de 3 couples. Le tome 1 met en place une belle romance, assez compliquée, qui va en cascade aboutir à 2 autres tout aussi belles. ❤️