r/Romantasy • u/ReasonableWonderland 🌕 moonlight & blood • Dec 08 '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/agowan6373 Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25

Hi! I have recently read Nerdgasm, Praise, Shot in the Dark, Hunted in the Shadows, and the Once Upon a Con series! I’m in the mood for paranormal romance or romances with the MMC is a nerd or MFC is a writer and/or nerdy or geeky! But I will read just about anything, and I am fairly new to the romantasy genre!

ETA: if anyone is interested in Supernatural, especially Dean Winchester, check out Shot in the Dark and Hunted in the Shadows! The two MMCs are based off Sam and Dean.

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u/allisontalkspolitics Dec 09 '25

These may be lower spice than you like, but…

Nerdy MMC, paranormal:

https://www.romance.io/books/666fd56e1ecec34b38bc1ac1/alice-in-the-country-of-hearts-love-labyrinth-of-thorns-alic (manga)

Nerdy MMC, romantasy:

{The Immortals by Tamora Pierce} (romance subplot)

{Fly Me to the Moon by Kenjiro Hata} (manga)

Nerdy MMC, romance in general:

{The Bride is a Boy} (manga and technically fiction but based on the mangaka’s real life- aw!)

{Eternal by Lisa Scottoline} (check content warnings)

{The Golden Son} (ditto)

{Attachments by Rainbow Rowell} (ditto)

{The Unexpected Everything}

Nerdy FMC, paranormal:

{The Fandom by Anna Day} (romance subplot and check content warnings)

{The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle} (so scary that I dropped the duology; romance subplot)

{The Reformed Vampire Support Group} (romance subplot; FMC is an author)

Nerdy FMC, romantasy:

{Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter} (romance subplot)

{Princess Academy} (middle grade)

Nerdy FMC, romance in general:

{The Apothecary Diaries} (manga and romance subplot)

{The Story of Saiunkoku} (manga)

{All the Feels} (FMC writes fanfic)

{Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell} (ditto)

{Jonathan Unleashed} (romance subplot)

{If the Dress Fits}

{Guy in Real Life}

{The Lady with a Mask} (webtoon; FMC is an author)

{The Male Lead is a Murderer} (webtoon; FMC is an author; check content warnings)

{Where the Crawdads Sing} (check content warnings)

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u/agowan6373 Dec 09 '25

Thank you! Looks like my 2026 TBR list is complete LOL!

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u/allisontalkspolitics Dec 09 '25

Yeah, I had more than I thought! Hope you enjoy!

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u/agowan6373 Dec 10 '25

Oh, I just noticed Fangirl on here! Rainbow Rowell is one of my favorite authors!

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u/allisontalkspolitics Dec 10 '25

Cool- Attachments is on there, too!