16 Romantasy Books Our Users Can't Stop Saving
“Dragons & fae courts & forbidden love, oh my!”
The Romantasy Roundup
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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.
1.1
Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing (paperback)
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.
1.2
Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses (paperback)
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.
1.3
Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass (paperback)
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.
1.4
Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Zodiac Academy 1: The Awakening
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.
2.1
Rebecca Yarros
Threshing Day (Standard Edition)
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.
2.2
Stephanie Garber
The Mirror of Infinite Endings
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.
2.3
Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Splintered Harmony (preorder)
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.
2.4
Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Forgotten Melody (preorder)
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.
3.1
Stephanie Garber
Once Upon a Broken Heart (hardcover)
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.
3.2
Lauren Roberts
Powerless (hardcover)
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.
3.3
SenLinYu
Alchemised (standard hardcover)
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.
3.4
Callie Hart
Quicksilver (paperback)
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.
4.1
Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw Collection)
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.
4.2
Stephanie Garber
Caraval Paperback Boxed Set
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.
4.3
SenLinYu
Alchemised (Deluxe Three-Volume Slipcase Edition)
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.
4.4
Sarah J. Maas
Crescent City Hardcover Box Set
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.
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