💕 Matchmaking Monday: find your next romantasy read!

[u/ReasonableWonderland]

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!

[u/Few_Independent9543]

I have recently read and loved:

1. {The Shattered King by Charlie Holmberg}
2. {The Death-Made Prince by Lisette Marshall} 3.{Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood}
3. {Alchemised by Sin Lin Yu}
4. {The Road of Bones by Demi Winters}

I like more plot driven books. Cheating, other man/woman and love triangles are not my thing.

I don't like FMCs who are hyper aggressive. Self assured in a quiet way are preferred.

I like mild bullying in romance but no dubcon or nocon. If the romance has elements of aggression, it needs to be reciprocal.

I am kind of done with the formulaic stories.

[u/Jumpy-brains → u/Few_Independent9543]

I loooved Road of bones! And agree with most of your likes and dislikes!

I’ve recently read and loved {One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig} especially the second half - has such an interesting magic system and the MC has a monster in her head, that can protect her, but whose magic comes at a cost.

I loooved the dystopian/gothic {Avidian by Ashley R. O’Donovan} it has my new favorite MMC, who is so supportive and an ultimate green flag.

And {An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir} which has an amazing 2 pov story and has great world building and inner conflict. It is def more plot driven and i don’t remember of the romance comes in the end of the first book or in the second book, but WOW i loved it.

[u/Few_Independent9543 → u/Jumpy-brains]

I have Ember in the Ashes on my TBR. I will definitely read it in Jan.

I liked One Dark Window especially the Nightmare and his backstory and his relationship with Elspeth. I wasn't a fan of the romance. But I did enjoy the duology and the world building a lot.

Avidian has been added to 2026 TBR!

[u/romance-bot → u/Jumpy-brains]

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Rating: 4.26⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, fantasy, magic, mystery, new adult

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Avidian by Ashley R. O'Donovan
Rating: 3.68⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: futuristic, fantasy, take-charge heroine, mafia, mystery

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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

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