The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
2021
Books with the “Grumpy Sunshine” trope
A grumpy, closed-off character slowly softens next to a cheerful, open-hearted one.
Romance and dynamics · Grumpy Sunshine
Books with this trope
The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
2016
The Roommate
Rosie Danan
2020
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata
2016
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell
2013
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
1855
The House in the Cerulean Sea
T. J. Klune
2020
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna
2022
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett
2023
The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst
2024
The Duchess Deal
Tessa Dare
2017
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
2012
A Deal with the Elf King
Elise Kova
2020
Beach Read
Emily Henry
2020
Boyfriend Material
Alexis Hall
2020
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
2019
The Bodyguard
Katherine Center
2022
Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez
2023
Written in the Stars
Alexandria Bellefleur
2020
Two Wrongs Make a Right
Chloe Liese
2022
The Charm Offensive
Alison Cochrun
2021
Funny Feelings
Tarah DeWitt
2022
Cemetery Boys
Aiden Thomas
2020
Assistant to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
2023
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
2012
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Megan Bannen
2022
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score
2022
It Happened One Summer
Tessa Bailey
2021
Twisted Love
Ana Huang
2021
Icebreaker
Hannah Grace
2022
Twice Shy
Sarah Hogle
2021
Bet Me
Jennifer Crusie
2004
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
2007
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Slow BurnRelated tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Two characters start out hating or fighting each other and slowly fall in love.
Only One Bed
A shortage of rooms forces two characters to share a single bed, turning an awkward night into a turning point.
Slow Burn
The romance develops very slowly, with pages of tension and yearning before the characters finally get together.
Star-Crossed Lovers
Two people love each other, but fate, family, or society stands in the way of their union.