She Said It Was Just a Flutter of the Heart, But I Can No Longer Bear to Look at the Mountains

Angst Novels With Relentless Heartbreak from Start to Finish!!!

Tragic romance.

Looking for That Bittersweet, Satisfying Feeling, but Not a Truly Angsty Story

It can't be a truly tragic story! I want something where the hero misunderstands the heroine, she leaves, and he has to suffer while trying to win her back. Or where other people know the heroine is awful and unfaithful, but still fall in love with her despite their conflicted feelings. I love melodramatic misunderstandings that make your throat feel tight. They're so satisfying.

Reunion + Heartache + Getting Back Together

I really love that kind of story: they gradually get together and have a wonderfully sweet time, but split up for various reasons, then meet again years later 😭😭😭 Does anyone have any good recommendations with this kind of premise? 😭

Any Stories With Maximum Heartache? Happy or Tragic Endings Are Both Fine

Looking for a Tragic Ending Like See the Spring!

Underrated Romance: Engaging and Free of Tired Tropes

Bittersweet Stories with Happy Endings

Looking for books similar to *A Joyful Wedding in the Capital*: bittersweet feelings, secret crushes, and love planned long in advance.

A Little Angst Is Good, Lots of Angst Is Fine Too, as Long as It Ends Happily

Something with a more original premise. Short stories are fine, too. Unrequited-love angst is fine as well. A little angst is fun, but too much is heartbreaking!

Looking for Tragedies, but Not the Idiotic Kind. Keep the Characters’ Values Straight

I don't want angst for the sake of angst. I like stories with sound values that are relatively realistic. Historical or modern settings are both fine, something like He Is in Yunnan and One and Only. My eyes are already swollen from crying...

Looking for a Story with an Ordinary Female Lead, Something Along Those Lines...

Looking for books similar to Rational Obsession.

Begging for Angst-Ridden Romance

I've read too many sweet stories, and now they're starting to make me feel sick. I want an angsty story that's both sweet and heartbreaking, but not cloyingly sweet or relentlessly tragic. The leads should have reasons for both their sweet moments and their painful ones. I don't want angst for angst's sake or sweetness for sweetness's sake.

Looking for High-Quality Stories That Are Just a Tiny Bit Angsty, With Both Angst and Sweetness

I want something with a really rough patch in the middle, but one that doesn't last too long, and where the leads finally open up to each other. Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Waiting here! 👻👻👻👻

The Leads Are in Love but Have Misunderstandings: An Angsty Romance

Looking for books similar to *A Deeply Devoted Temptation*. The female lead loves the male lead but thinks he has someone else in his heart. He loves her just as much, but thinks she likes the second male lead.

Nurturing Promising New Books, No Older Books Please

No old books, please. I want to see which new books have potential! Anything the poster has liked or commented on has potential. Give them a try!

I've Read Too Many Stories Where Both Leads Are Chaste. I Want One Where One or Both Aren't!

A Bad-Ending Journey With a Happy Ending!! I Really Love These!! Please Recommend Some!!

Any stories with lots of angst along the way!!! With misunderstandings!! But a happy ending. I really love reading those.

Niche but Really Good Novels

Does anyone have a novel that hardly anyone else has read, but that means the world to you and holds an irreplaceable place in your heart?

High-quality Novels with Real Depth

The kind of book that makes you want to read it a second time as soon as you finish it.

Twisted Love That Leaves You Sour and Completely Hooked

Looking for stories similar to "A Joyful Beijing Wedding." I want extreme romantic tension.

Books That Feel Very Realistic

No special abilities or anything, just like real life.

Looking for High-Quality Angst 🥹 Thanks!

I’m looking for high-quality tearjerkers you’ve been keeping to yourselves, with characters who have sound values! 🫴!! I want a tragic love story, not a story that tortures the female lead 🥹🥹 No kidney, heart, or lung gouging at the drop of a hat 💦💦 Either a happy or sad ending is fine. I’m begging you for recommendations!

Looking for Novels with Mature Characters and Intense Romantic Tension

I'd like to read about adult relationships, weighing the pros and cons, intense push and pull, and clear-headed characters.

Looking for High-Quality Stories with Great Writing and Maximum Emotional Push and Pull as the Leads Torment Each Other

I'm looking for books like The Eldest Princess Married a Treacherous Minister and Then Urged Him to Rebel.

Any Stories With Flirty Tension, Secret Crushes, and a Little Angst? Please!!!

I'm looking for books like Yearning for Camellia (Spring Tide Beyond the Bounds).