Antonia Bernardin

Okay, so this is an incredibly specific trope but you’ll definitely find it in a lot of fantasy and romance.

Subtly different from the ‘Who did this to you?’ trope (for which I have a rec list too), this list is just about the angsty, tender moment where the love interest is helping take of an injury, or when the character is sick.

This rec list is mainly sourced from Tiktok and my own reading. If I have read it, my review will be linked.

1. Six of Crows duology – Leigh Bardugo
   Because who doesn’t swoon over the bathroom scene? KANEJ FOREVERRRRR

2. Kingdom of the Wicked – Kerri Maniscalco
3. Easy Tiger – Ali K Mulford
4. A Ruin of Roses – K F Breene
5. From Blood and Ash – Jennifer L Armentrout
6. Get a Life Chloe Brown – Talia Hibbert
7. Divine Blood – Beck Michaels
8. The Hating Game – Sally Thorne
9. Prince of Frost and Flames – Violet Froste
10. Throne of Glass – Sarah.J.Maas
    (Heir of Fire had me in DEATHGRIP for a while there)
11. The Nature of Witches – Rachel Griffin
12. The Fine Print – Lauren Asher
13. Fragile Remedy – Maria Ingrande Mora
14. Always Only You – Chloe Liese
15. Twisted Hate – Ana Huang
16. Neon Gods – Katee Robert
17. Pestilence – Laura Thalassa
18. In Deeper Waters – F.T Lukens
19. Caraval – Stephanie Garber
20. From Lukov with Love – Mariana Zapata

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