Quest: Unrequited Feelings

Love is a beautiful bond, but sometimes the feelings that lead to it are not mutual. This happens all the time, and yet the rejection can certainly feel uniquely deep and dark. But it passes, and the brighter days ahead help us find truth and grow stronger. A blossoming love between two people is magical, but unrequited feelings are no less real and magical in their own way.

Add books you've read where one of the main characters experiences the struggles of one-sided love.

5 occurrences

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Historical FictionHistorical Romance

368 PagesJanuary 1813

Read by 50 people

5 occurrences

Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris #1

High/Epic FantasyRomance

592 PagesApril 2005

Read by 41 people

4 occurrences

Certain Dark Things

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Urban FantasyParanormalContemporary Fantasy

352 PagesOctober 2016

Read by 9 people

4 occurrences

The Wise Man's Fear

by Patrick Rothfuss

The Kingkiller Chronicle #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1008 PagesMarch 2011

Read by 23 people

4 occurrences

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

704 PagesMarch 2007

Read by 34 people

3 occurrences

The Republic of Thieves

by Scott Lynch

Gentleman Bastard #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventureMystery

690 PagesOctober 2013

Read by 9 people

3 occurrences

Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

Historical FictionRomance

363 PagesOctober 1811

Read by 21 people

3 occurrences

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass #1

High/Epic FantasyRomanceAdventure

415 PagesAugust 2012

Read by 44 people

3 occurrences

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

PoetryPlaysDrama

224 PagesJanuary 1590

Read by 19 people

3 occurrences

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini

The Inheritance Cycle #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

497 PagesJune 2002

Read by 49 people

3 occurrences

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch

Gentleman Bastard #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventureMystery

548 PagesJune 2006

Read by 25 people

2 occurrences

Paper Towns

by John Green

RomanceContemporary FictionAdventure

275 PagesOctober 2008

Read by 18 people

2 occurrences

Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #1

Science FictionFantasyHorror

492 PagesSeptember 2019

Read by 28 people

2 occurrences

Brisingr

by Christopher Paolini

The Inheritance Cycle #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

748 PagesSeptember 2008

Read by 19 people

2 occurrences

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

Graceling Realm #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventureRomantic Fantasy

400 PagesOctober 2008

Read by 23 people

1 occurrence

Voyage of the Damned

by Frances White

FantasyMystery

496 PagesJanuary 2024

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Paladin's Faith

by T. Kingfisher

The Saint of Steel #4

AdventureFantasyRomance

446 PagesDecember 2023

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

Star Mother

by Charlie N. Holmberg

Star Mother #1

MythologyRomanceFantasy

November 2021

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Murder at Gulls Nest: A Novel

by Jess Kidd

Cozy MysterySuspenseHistorical Fiction

April 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Io Ti Proteggerò

by Penelope Douglas

Contemporary RomanceContemporary FictionErotica

January 2021

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

Black Flame

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Horror

208 PagesApril 2025

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Death in the Spires

by K.J. Charles

Historical FictionMystery

10h April 2024

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

A Curse for True Love

by Stephanie Garber

Once Upon a Broken Heart #3

Romantic Fantasy

400 PagesOctober 2023

Read by 12 people

1 occurrence

Anne of Ingleside

by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables #6

Historical FictionRomance

275 PagesJanuary 1939

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

The Deer and the Dragon

by Piper C.J.

MythologyParanormalUrban Fantasy

16h May 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Age of War

by Michael J. Sullivan

The Legends of the First Empire #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

464 PagesJuly 2018

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Call Forth a Fox

by Markelle Grabo

Fairy TaleFantasy

384 PagesApril 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Cycle #1

Urban FantasyRomanceParanormal

408 PagesSeptember 2012

Read by 25 people

1 occurrence

Dark Moon of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan Isolde

by Anna Elliott

Twilight of Avalon #2

Historical FictionHistorical FantasyMythology

448 PagesSeptember 2010

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Breaking Dawn

by Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga #4

Urban FantasyParanormal Romance

768 PagesAugust 2008

Read by 35 people

1 occurrence

Oryx & Crake

by Margaret Atwood

MaddAddam #1

ApocalypticPost-ApocalypticDystopia

436 PagesApril 2003

Read by 8 people

1 occurrence

The Silt Verses

by Jon Ware, Muna Hussen

Silt Verses #1

Horror

15 Pages2021

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Wolfcry

by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

The Kiesha'ra #4

RomanceParanormalFantasy

208 PagesSeptember 2006

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

I Want to be a Wall, Vol. 1

by Honami Shirono

I Want to be a Wall #1

Contemporary Fiction

192 PagesDecember 2020

100

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

The Wicked Years #1

Fairy TaleFantasy

448 PagesSeptember 1995

Read by 14 people

1 occurrence

Age of Myth

by Michael J. Sullivan

The Legends of the First Empire #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

432 PagesJune 2016

Read by 6 people

1 occurrence

The Aeneid (Translated, Illustrated)

by Virgil

PoetryMythologyFantasy

477 PagesFirst published January 1, 20

100

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami

Magical RealismContemporary FictionLiterary Fiction

388 PagesSeptember 1987

Read by 7 people

1 occurrence

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog And Chainsaw

by Tatsuki Fujimoto

チェンソーマン [Chainsaw Man] #1

Horror

192 PagesMarch 2019

100

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur

by Lev Grossman

Historical FictionFantasy

688 PagesJuly 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

Contemporary Fiction

224 PagesFebruary 1999

Read by 27 people

1 occurrence

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Jane Austen (Original Story Creator), Seth Grahame-Smith

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies #1

Historical FictionParanormalComedic Fiction

399 PagesApril 2009

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga #1

Urban FantasyParanormal RomanceParanormal

498 PagesOctober 2005

Read by 54 people

1 occurrence

Age of Swords

by Michael J. Sullivan

The Legends of the First Empire #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

528 PagesJuly 2017

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women #1

Historical FictionRomance

586 PagesSeptember 1868

Read by 25 people

1 occurrence

Banebringer

by Carol A. Park

The Heretic Gods #1

Dark FantasyHigh/Epic FantasyRomantic Fantasy

597 PagesMay 2018

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Stand

by Stephen King

ApocalypticPost-ApocalypticDark Fantasy

1213 PagesOctober 1978

Read by 15 people

1 occurrence

Eldest

by Christopher Paolini

The Inheritance Cycle #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1016 PagesAugust 2005

Read by 25 people

1 occurrence

Eclipse

by Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga #3

RomanceParanormalFantasy

637 PagesAugust 2007

Read by 35 people

1 occurrence

Daughter of Fortune

by Isabel Allende

Involuntary trilogy #1

Magical RealismHistorical FictionRomance

432 PagesJanuary 1998

Read by 4 people