books where most of the spice is stored in the pain of watching this people hopelessly yearn for eachother
created by under.november.rain_
last updated May, 2026
Thank you so much for putting this together! It's like you read my mind exactly!! I haven't heard of most of these books, any in particular you would recommend I start with?
Depends what you’re looking for! If you want a fantasy probably Six of Crows (ya) or A Darker Shade of Magic (na) , for an historical fantasy Gentlest of Wild Things (which is sapphic, if you prefer achillean couples Vesuvius is very good as well!) and If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come for a contemporary ya (it’s very sad so i recommend arming yourself with some tissues ahah) Bear in mind tho that some of these do have spicy scenes, but they tend to be very minimal and you can skip them pretty easily!