Trope file
Slow Burn
Attraction builds gradually across the whole story.
75 books carry Slow Burn on DaoReads. Readers rate the shelf 3.99 on average across 39 rated titles.
It shows up most often together with Strong Heroine, Forced Proximity, and Enemies to Lovers — pick a pairing below to narrow the shelf.
A well-reviewed place to start is Funny Story by Emily Henry.
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75 books · showing 1–24 · Most rated first
Slow Burn by the numbers
Based on the 75 tagged books in this catalog · 39 have external ratings averaging 3.99/5.
Reader ratings
<3.753.75+4.0+4.25+
Publication years
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