Hello, fellow readers. I have a rather specific desire that I’m hopeful someone else has also experienced: Looking for a book(s) with a romance like the one in The Hunger Games (Katniss and Peeta). Although I am a grown-up now, so maybe not YA, but that might be asking too much. :p
Specifically, looking for these elements:
* role reversal where the guy is the more sensitive, gentle, emotionally intelligent one, and the female MC is tougher, more badass and competent and does most of the (physical) protecting of the male MC (who is also perfectly competent, but not as quite as badass or dangerous)
* the slow burn, with the male MC being more into it at first than the female MC
* the willingness to do anything to save each other in a tragically adorable way
* the male love interest is kind and earnest, NOT broody and dangerous and sarcastic
* the writing is good (I’ve seen Graceling recommended, but I find the writing pretty bad)
Ideally it would be fantasy/sci-fi, and the romance would be more of a subplot the way it is in THG, and not the main plot.
I’ve been scouring lists of books that are similar and haven’t been too enthused with the recommendations, so I’m hoping to find some more suggestions (ex I’ve seen Mistborn and ACOTAR get recommended a lot, and I’m not a fan and don’t think they’re similar at all). Thank you in advance!
by indeliblecello