--- title: "16 Romantasy Books Our Users Can't Stop Saving" description: "Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, Caraval and more: the 16 romantasy books Listful users save most, plus new releases and collector’s editions." author: "Listful" published: "2026-10-16T18:28:15.257Z" updated: "2026-10-16T18:28:15.257Z" canonical: "https://www.listful.com/guides/article/16-romantasy-books-our-users-cant-stop-saving" source: "Listful" --- # 16 Romantasy Books Our Users Can't Stop Saving Dragons & fae courts & forbidden love, oh my! ## Our users clearly have a favorite genre Romantasy has swept readers off their feet. People get hooked on the swoon-heavy and slow-burning plotlines. We dug into our users' wishlists and pulled the 16 they can't get enough of: the gateway books for newbies, preorders for the holidays, and sleek editions for collectors' shelves. ## SECTION 01. Where Everyone Begins Everyone wishes they could read these again for the first time. ### Fourth Wing (paperback) - **Brand:** Rebecca Yarros - **Price:** $20.99 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros/7c9996d919c6b19a?ean=9781649377371 If Game of Thrones made you wish for a dragon companion, immerse yourself in Yarros's war college of dragon riders. Full of suspenseful twists, turns, and Xaden Riorson. ### A Court of Thorns and Roses (paperback) - **Brand:** Sarah J. Maas - **Price:** $19.00 - **Category:** Budget - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-sarah-j-maas/140574d7be49a30e?ean=9781635575569 Enter Maas's skillful worldbuilding, where fae lands are forbidden and hide away a darker evil. It's a slow burn that launches into can't-put-down action, from the first book's ending to the rest of the series. ### Throne of Glass (paperback) - **Brand:** Sarah J. Maas - **Price:** $19.00 - **Category:** Budget - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/throne-of-glass-sarah-j-maas/b8cc5e9ed68e70da?ean=9781639730957 An assassin fights for her life and gets caught in a love triangle. Maas's other empire is a YA series full of action, strong female characters, and empowerment. ### Zodiac Academy 1: The Awakening - **Brand:** Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti - **Price:** $20.99 - **Category:** Budget - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/zodiac-academy-1-the-awakening-caroline-peckham/7dbef6f5237b51e5?ean=9781916926257 Astrology, dark academia, and heavy spice levels create the BookTok concoction that is Zodiac Academy. Get ready for chaotic characters and petty rivalries. ## SECTION 02. New & Coming Soon BookTok will be all over these books soon. ### Threshing Day (Standard Edition) - **Brand:** Rebecca Yarros - **Price:** $24.99 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/threshing-day-wing-and-claw-collection-rebecca-yarros/61e953695de30768?ean=9781682818091 Thirteen beloved Empyreans share their POV on their Threshing story, the high-stakes trial to earn a bond with a dragon. Read Onyx Storm first to avoid major spoilers. ### The Mirror of Infinite Endings - **Brand:** Stephanie Garber - **Price:** $21.99 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mirror-of-infinite-endings-a-once-upon-a-broken-heart-companion-stephanie-garber/4595abdefe3e1e03?ean=9781250462039 Readers couldn't get enough of Evangeline and Jacks, so Garber delivered. A companion book following their happily ever after, with some what-ifs that make readers consider an alternative ending. ### A Court of Splintered Harmony (preorder) - **Brand:** Sarah J. Maas - **Price:** $32.00 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-splintered-harmony-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-6-sarah-j-maas/a3c21197f0cbb87e?ean=9781639739134 ACOTAR fans have been waiting to return to the Night Court, and they will after the sixth book's release on October 27. Some quick rereading may be necessary. ### A Court of Forgotten Melody (preorder) - **Brand:** Sarah J. Maas - **Price:** $38.00 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-7-sarah-j-maas/df2c18f5e7503d72?ean=9798260200568 Maas shut down the internet when she announced not one, but two new ACOTAR books. Luckily, this one arrives January 12, not too long after readers devour Splintered Harmony. ## SECTION 03. Your Next Obsession “I’ll just read one more chapter” books. ### Once Upon a Broken Heart (hardcover) - **Brand:** Stephanie Garber - **Price:** $20.99 - **Category:** Budget - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/once-upon-a-broken-heart-stephanie-garber/c8b847c8bc5013d0?ean=9781250268396 The first of a trilogy, Once Upon a Broken Heart is full of love, curses, and magic. Hopeless romantics and fairy-tale lovers will see themselves in the heroine Evangeline. ### Powerless (hardcover) - **Brand:** Lauren Roberts - **Price:** $19.99 - **Category:** Budget - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/powerless-lauren-roberts/42f2dfabbc915f66?ean=9781665954884 He was a prince, she was a girl, can it get any more forbidden? This slow-burn, high-chemistry, enemies-to-lovers plot is like The Hunger Games with royalty. ### Alchemised (standard hardcover) - **Brand:** SenLinYu - **Price:** $35.00 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/alchemised-senlinyu/c56cadc74a54f0f6?ean=9780593972700 What began as Dramione fan fiction is now a 1,000-page gothic book on the aftermath of war, an alchemist with missing memories, and necromancers. The dark and harrowing themes are not for the faint of heart. ### Quicksilver (paperback) - **Brand:** Callie Hart - **Price:** $21.99 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/quicksilver-callie-hart/f0a4747e5f6b2904?ean=9781538774199 This book has all the ingredients for an addicting romantasy: sharp banter, fae romances, and sworn oaths. Recommended for readers 17+ for high spice levels and intense action. ## SECTION 04. For the Collector Voracious readers know they need a reading copy and one for their bookshelf. ### Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw Collection) - **Brand:** Rebecca Yarros - **Price:** $32.99 - **Category:** Mid - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/fourth-wing-wing-and-claw-collection-rebecca-yarros/a1ea429d5da90fab?ean=9781649379290 If readers have a copy of Fourth Wing, it's likely tattered from multiple rereadings. The Wing and Claw hardcover edition features stunning stenciled edges with flying dragons. ### Caraval Paperback Boxed Set - **Brand:** Stephanie Garber - **Price:** $41.97 - **Category:** Splurge - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/caraval-paperback-boxed-set-caraval-legendary-finale-stephanie-garber/719f7362e84e5da7?ean=9781250259530 Caraval's world is an addicting escape, so collectors will appreciate owning all three matching books in one box. Garber's original trilogy always has space in her fans' hearts and on their bookshelves. ### Alchemised (Deluxe Three-Volume Slipcase Edition) - **Brand:** SenLinYu - **Price:** $99.99 - **Category:** Splurge - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/alchemised-deluxe-three-volume-slipcase-edition-senlinyu/0895e45f36db3246?ean=9798217299362 No need to lug around the 1,000-page version: SenLinYu's story is split into three beautiful hardcovers. With foil-stamped covers, full-color map endpapers, and twenty-four illustrations, it might be too beautiful to read. ### Crescent City Hardcover Box Set - **Brand:** Sarah J. Maas - **Price:** $99.00 - **Category:** Splurge - **Link:** https://bookshop.org/p/books/crescent-city-hardcover-box-set-sarah-j-maas/9a1c6812d6696cb2?ean=9781639732180 It's best to have Maas's books ready for back-to-back reading. This hardcover set of the Crescent City trilogy keeps all three within arm's reach. ## Got space on your bookshelf? 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