What’s a book plot you never get tired of? And what’s a twist you wish authors would use more?

I realized I keep loving the same kind of stories over and over, no matter the genre.

I never get tired of books where the protagonist does the right thing and still loses something important. Not a temporary loss — something permanent. I like endings that feel a bit uncomfortable, where the world is saved but the character is changed in a way that can’t be fixed.

My favorite plot twists aren’t big shock reveals. They’re the slow ones — when the main character slowly realizes they’ve been working toward the wrong goal, or serving something that maybe shouldn’t exist. The moment where there’s no clean choice left is always way more interesting to me.

A twist I really wish I saw more often:

the prophecy was real, the chosen one fulfilled it perfectly… and the prophecy was just wrong. Not misunderstood. Just wrong. Everyone believed in it so much that it shaped everything, and now they have to deal with the consequences.

I think a lot of books play it safe with comforting endings, but the stories that stick with me are the ones that don’t try to reassure me.

Curious what everyone else thinks:

What kind of plots do you personally never get tired of?

And what’s something you wish authors would take more risks with?