@wildcat1410 Hmm... I would recommend the Knife of Never Letting Go, which is super intense and it seems like there'll be romance but it doesn't happen (at least until the third book lol). I would also say really any book from the PJO series. They do have romance but I mean nothing really happens, as far as I can remember. The Book Thief is also pretty good, there's a small crush and it seems like it'll go places but doesn't, I can't say any more without spoiling it eheh