Complex relationship books, ranked by your taste

Books built around a tangled bond between people: every book on Boxlist tagged with the complex relationship story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 2,102 books on Boxlist.

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The 100 best rated complex relationship books

  1. The Scar

    The Scar

    Family · 2011

    5.0 / 5

  2. God of Pain

    God of Pain

    Romance · 2022

    5.0 / 5

  3. Orbiting Jupiter

    Orbiting Jupiter

    Drama · 2015

    5.0 / 5

  4. Green Days by the River

    Green Days by the River

    Drama · 1967

    5.0 / 5

  5. Mara Daughter of the Nile

    Mara Daughter of the Nile

    Adventure · 1953

    5.0 / 5

  6. Moth to a Flame

    Moth to a Flame

    Drama · 2010

    5.0 / 5

  7. Every Thug Needs a Lady

    Every Thug Needs a Lady

    Romance · 2003

    5.0 / 5

  8. Felix Ever After

    Felix Ever After

    Teen · 2020

    4.9 / 5

  9. My Policeman

    My Policeman

    Drama · 2012

    4.9 / 5

  10. Devil in Winter

    Devil in Winter

    Romance · 2006

    4.9 / 5

  11. Dream of the Red Chamber

    Dream of the Red Chamber

    Historical · 1791

    4.9 / 5

  12. Crooked Plow

    Crooked Plow

    Drama · 2018

    4.9 / 5

  13. Captive Prince

    Captive Prince

    Fantasy · 2013

    4.9 / 5

  14. Dangerous Tides

    Dangerous Tides

    Romance · 2006

    4.9 / 5

  15. In the Dream House

    In the Dream House

    Biography · 2019

    4.8 / 5

  16. Broken

    Broken

    Romance · 2016

    4.8 / 5

  17. When Beauty Tamed the Beast

    When Beauty Tamed the Beast

    Romance · 2011

    4.8 / 5

  18. City of Ashes

    City of Ashes

    Fantasy · 2008

    4.8 / 5

  19. Secrets of the Morning

    Secrets of the Morning

    Drama · 1991

    4.8 / 5

  20. My Life Next Door

    My Life Next Door

    Romance · 2012

    4.8 / 5

  21. One Night for Love

    One Night for Love

    Romance · 1999

    4.8 / 5

  22. Caught Up

    Caught Up

    Romance · 2025

    4.8 / 5

  23. Scarlett

    Scarlett

    Romance · 1991

    4.8 / 5

  24. Rogue

    Rogue

    Romance · 2008

    4.8 / 5

  25. The Darkest Heart

    The Darkest Heart

    Romance · 1989

    4.8 / 5

  26. The Beautiful Mystery

    The Beautiful Mystery

    Mystery · 2012

    4.8 / 5

  27. Simply Love

    Simply Love

    Romance · 1997

    4.8 / 5

  28. A Monster Calls

    A Monster Calls

    Family · 2011

    4.7 / 5

  29. Almost Heaven

    Almost Heaven

    Romance · 1990

    4.7 / 5

  30. Solitaire

    Solitaire

    Teen · 2014

    4.7 / 5

  31. Elvis and Me

    Elvis and Me

    Biography · 1985

    4.7 / 5

  32. That Was Then, This is Now

    That Was Then, This is Now

    Drama · 1971

    4.7 / 5

  33. Once and Always

    Once and Always

    Romance · 1987

    4.7 / 5

  34. Wintergirls

    Wintergirls

    Drama · 2009

    4.7 / 5

  35. Archenemies

    Archenemies

    Superhero · 2018

    4.7 / 5

  36. Remember When

    Remember When

    Romance · 1996

    4.7 / 5

  37. The Nonesuch

    The Nonesuch

    Romance · 1962

    4.7 / 5

  38. Some Like It Wicked

    Some Like It Wicked

    Romance · 2005

    4.7 / 5

  39. The Realms of the Gods

    The Realms of the Gods

    Fantasy · 1996

    4.7 / 5

  40. Third Year at Malory Towers

    Third Year at Malory Towers

    Family · 1948

    4.7 / 5

  41. Autoboyography

    Autoboyography

    Teen · 2017

    4.7 / 5

  42. Pleasures and Regrets

    Pleasures and Regrets

    Drama · 1896

    4.7 / 5

  43. Praise

    Praise

    Romance · 2022

    4.7 / 5

  44. STILL ME

    STILL ME

    Romance · 2018

    4.7 / 5

  45. Lord of Shadows

    Lord of Shadows

    Fantasy · 2017

    4.7 / 5

  46. Linger

    Linger

    Romance · 2010

    4.7 / 5

  47. Earth Song

    Earth Song

    Romance · 1990

    4.7 / 5

  48. Set Boundaries, Find Peace

    Set Boundaries, Find Peace

    Documentary · 2021

    4.7 / 5

  49. God of Ruin

    God of Ruin

    Romance · 2023

    4.7 / 5

  50. The Last Song

    The Last Song

    Drama · 2009

    4.7 / 5

  51. The One Plus One

    The One Plus One

    Drama · 2014

    4.7 / 5

  52. A Treasure Worth Seeking

    A Treasure Worth Seeking

    Romance · 1982

    4.7 / 5

  53. Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

    Romance · 2004

    4.7 / 5

  54. The Heir

    The Heir

    Romance · 2000

    4.7 / 5

  55. Loves Enduring Promise

    Loves Enduring Promise

    Romance · 1979

    4.7 / 5

  56. The Stone Diaries

    The Stone Diaries

    Drama · 1993

    4.7 / 5

  57. Grand Passion

    Grand Passion

    Romance · 1994

    4.7 / 5

  58. Wolf Tales

    Wolf Tales

    Romance · 2006

    4.7 / 5

  59. Fever Pitch

    Fever Pitch

    Biography · 1992

    4.7 / 5

  60. The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

    War · 2015

    4.6 / 5

  61. I Fell in Love with Hope

    I Fell in Love with Hope

    Drama · 2022

    4.6 / 5

  62. The Ballad of Never After

    The Ballad of Never After

    Fantasy · 2022

    4.6 / 5

  63. The Bride

    The Bride

    Romance · 1989

    4.6 / 5

  64. Hooked

    Hooked

    Romance · 2021

    4.6 / 5

  65. A Suitable Boy

    A Suitable Boy

    Drama · 1993

    4.6 / 5

  66. The Girl in Room 105

    The Girl in Room 105

    Mystery · 2018

    4.6 / 5

  67. Life As We Knew It

    Life As We Knew It

    Teen · 2006

    4.6 / 5

  68. The Passion

    The Passion

    Drama · 1987

    4.6 / 5

  69. Until You

    Until You

    Romance · 1994

    4.6 / 5

  70. Glass

    Glass

    Drama · 2007

    4.6 / 5

  71. I Capture the Castle

    I Capture the Castle

    Drama · 1948

    4.6 / 5

  72. Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    Romance · 1997

    4.6 / 5

  73. She Drives Me Crazy

    She Drives Me Crazy

    Romance · 2021

    4.6 / 5

  74. The Sins of the Father

    The Sins of the Father

    Historical · 2012

    4.6 / 5

  75. Spirit Bound

    Spirit Bound

    Romance · 2011

    4.6 / 5

  76. A Civil Contract

    A Civil Contract

    Romance · 1961

    4.6 / 5

  77. Regency Buck

    Regency Buck

    Romance · 1935

    4.6 / 5

  78. Susannah's Garden

    Susannah's Garden

    Drama · 2006

    4.6 / 5

  79. Sapphire Battersea

    Sapphire Battersea

    Family · 2011

    4.6 / 5

  80. Innocent in Death

    Innocent in Death

    Mystery · 2006

    4.6 / 5

  81. A Great Reckoning

    A Great Reckoning

    Mystery · 2016

    4.6 / 5

  82. The Inmate

    The Inmate

    Thriller · 2022

    4.6 / 5

  83. One of Us Is Back

    One of Us Is Back

    Mystery · 2023

    4.6 / 5

  84. A Light in the Flame

    A Light in the Flame

    Fantasy · 2022

    4.6 / 5

  85. Sea Swept

    Sea Swept

    Romance · 1991

    4.6 / 5

  86. Message in a Bottle

    Message in a Bottle

    Romance · 1998

    4.6 / 5

  87. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

    The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

    Drama · 2018

    4.6 / 5

  88. If You Could Be Mine

    If You Could Be Mine

    Romance · 2013

    4.6 / 5

  89. Road of the Patriarch

    Road of the Patriarch

    Fantasy · 2006

    4.6 / 5

  90. Lie Down With Lions

    Lie Down With Lions

    Espionage · 1985

    4.6 / 5

  91. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

    And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

    Drama · 2016

    4.6 / 5

  92. A Marvellous Light

    A Marvellous Light

    Fantasy · 2021

    4.6 / 5

  93. Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

    Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

    Romance · 2018

    4.6 / 5

  94. The Will of the Empress

    The Will of the Empress

    Fantasy · 2005

    4.6 / 5

  95. Surrender to the Fury

    Surrender to the Fury

    Romance · 1992

    4.6 / 5

  96. To Marry A Scottish Laird

    To Marry A Scottish Laird

    Romance · 2014

    4.6 / 5

  97. The Calling

    The Calling

    Family · 2012

    4.6 / 5

  98. Caressed By Ice

    Caressed By Ice

    Romance · 2007

    4.6 / 5

  99. A Kingdom of Dreams

    A Kingdom of Dreams

    Romance · 1989

    4.5 / 5

  100. Tower of Dawn

    Tower of Dawn

    Fantasy · 2017

    4.5 / 5

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