Evenings and Weekends
Oisín McKenna
Over one sweltering London weekend, a group of young friends feel their loves, friendships and futures quietly shifting
Books like…
Normal People
Sally Rooney
Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other at school in a small Irish town, then keep finding and losing each other through their years at Trinity
- Literary fiction
- Romantic
- Melancholic
- Second chance
- Coming of age
- Steady
- Medium read
Top picks
Picks suggested by readers, each with one line on why.
Okay Days
Jenny Mustard
Sam and Luke fall tenderly in love in London, and telling it from both sides shows every small doubt pulling them together and apart
Both: Romantic · Melancholic
Open Water
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Two young Black artists in London fall slowly and fearfully in love, told in an intimate second-person voice that leaves nothing hidden
Both: Romantic · Melancholic
Talking at Night
Claire Daverley
Will and Sophie keep almost getting together across an aching decade of grief, distance and late-night phone calls
Both: Romantic
Exciting Times
Naoise Dolan
An Irish expat in Hong Kong falls for both a rich banker and a young lawyer, dissecting love and sex with cool, unflinching honesty
Both: Romantic
