Now that March has ended, we can look back at what readers have been enjoying the past month. Libby, the app through which library patrons can check out digital materials like ebooks and audiobooks, has shared with us the most commonly checked out romantasy books on their platform.
If you’ve been within sniffing distance of the book world the last couple of years, you’ll have come across the booming subgenre, and now with Libby—and the 22,000 public libraries it serves across America—we’ve got some interesting insight into the current popular romantasy books.
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10. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
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9. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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8. Powerless by Lauren Roberts
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7. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
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6. Quicksilver byCallie Hart
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5. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
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4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
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3. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
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2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Now, if you’re a fan of romantasy—or even half way curious about it—the books on the list won’t come as a big shock, especially considering how Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas have been the reigning queens of romantasy for awhile now.
Still, if you’d like some popular romantasy books by BIPOC authors, there’s (courtesy of Goodreads):
A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) and King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi
The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars, #1) by Thea Guanzon
Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1) by Imani Erriu
The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1) by Sara Hashem
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps, #1) by Kimberly Lemming
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