Romances with mutual pining can be even more heartwrenching than one-sided pining because of how the author positions the reader. Romances with multiple points of view typically provide readers with more information than any of the individual characters have. The result is shouting things at the books like, “CAN’T YOU SEE HOW MUCH THEY LOVE YOU?” and the like, and those intense feelings are what we read romance for, right? So here’s a variety of romances with mutual pining, because if you’re here I know you’re a glutton for torture, just like me. As with any list of romance recommendations, I could go on all day. We have plenty of lists that are trope or setting based, including royal romances, coffee shop romances, second-chance romances, workplace romances, and LGBTQ enemies-to-lovers. My truest hope is to add to your TBR pile. But if you’ve got some romances with mutual pining for me, find me on Twitter and return the favor! Otherwise we’ll just be mutually pining for more books to read.
