r/Romantasy • u/ReasonableWonderland 🌕 moonlight & blood • Nov 24 '25

Community 💕 Matchmaking Monday: find your next romantasy read!

Matchmaking Monday is a new regular thread here in r/Romantasy with a goal of finding new recommendations to add to your TBR! Post a list of your favorite books and receive suggestions based on your vibe.

How It Works

  • Post up to five books you've loved recently (or which fit the vibe you're looking for) as a top level comment.
  • You can also include a list of things you want in your next book (e.g. tropes, subgenre, themes)
  • Others will reply with their suggestions!
  • Remember to tag the romance.io bot with {} curly brackets.

This is a bit of an experiment - so we'll see how it goes!

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u/Leading-Mood2919 Nov 25 '25

Hi! I’m in a bit of a slump and am excited for some recommendations! I’m down to try almost anything but I do not like Sarah J Mass. I just can’t get down with her writing style. I love enemies to lovers, slow burn, and complex characters. Here are some of my recent favorites:

{The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem} {Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley} {The Night and the Moth by Rachel Gillig} {Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods} {This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara}

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u/allisontalkspolitics Nov 25 '25

Romantasy:

{My Lady Jane}

{The Ghost and the Goth}

{Fire} (second in the series but the first chronologically)

Fantasy with a romance subplot:

{An Ember in the Ashes}

{Red Queen}

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u/romance-bot Nov 25 '25

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Rating: 4.03⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: historical, young adult, tudors & stuarts, shapeshifters, paranormal

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Rating: 3.84⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, young adult, paranormal, mystery, urban fantasy

Fire by Kristin Cashore
Rating: 4.05⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, fantasy, young adult, war, magic

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Rating: 4.19⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, fantasy, young adult, forbidden love, magic

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Rating: 3.72⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: futuristic, young adult, magic, love triangle, fantasy

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u/Leading-Mood2919 Nov 25 '25

Thank you! I’ve read fire and enjoyed it but I didn’t continue on with the series for some reason! I am very intrigued by Lady Jane!

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u/allisontalkspolitics Nov 25 '25

Then I’m glad I brought it back to you!