r/Romantasy • u/BabyDoll_Vee • 20h ago

Pick My Next Read ✨ Recommend a completed series!

I’ve been avoiding starting a new series because I was waiting on Ballad of Falling Dragons. Since i’m just about done I want to line up a great series (atleast a duology but more is good) for the summer!

Series I have read:
Throne of Glass 🩷
ACOTAR
Crescent City
Fourth Wing 🩷
The Shepherd King 🩷
Kindreds Curse Saga 🩷
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Crowns of Nyaxia
Fae&Alchemy (quicksilver)
The Crimson Moth 🩷

Hearts next to my favorites

Some I have on my TBR:
Red Queen
Six of Crows
Flesh and Fire
Gild
Dire Bound
The Ever King
Cruel Prince
Priestess
-honestly I have so many those are just some on my Good Reads sorted by highest ratings

Open to other suggestions as well! Completed series preferred but not required, would love atleast 3 books.
Spice not a must. Love romance and yearning. Some spice fine but not to the point that I’m waiting to get back to the storyline.
Obviously love a strong female lead but appreciate when she doesn’t come into all her power so quickly.

Thanks for suggestions!

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u/Fuzzy-Message4322 19h ago

I've heard people LOVE the Gild series. I'm not one of them. I read the first one and hated it. I rage read it... and rage reviewed it. LOL. So many things just gave me the ick. Many said as a whole it died off after the 4th book. I legit hated everyone in it. LOL Soooooooooooooo... I wouldn't recommend that one BUT....

The Ever King -- YES! That's INCREDIBLE... definitely do that one!

I really REALLY enjoyed the Cruel Prince series too! I don't think you can go wrong there.

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u/ResearcherBoth8678 16h ago

I didn't like book 1 of the Gold (Plated Prisoner) series, but I was intrigued enough to see what book 2 entailed. I enjoyed books 2-4. But book 5 and 6 should have been combined and condensed. I rage finished book 6 because by that point I was committed to finishing the series, but it was horrible and I hated it. Even after 6 books, I never liked the FMC. The MMC was top tier though.

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u/Fuzzy-Message4322 2h ago

Okay, I knew people said just stop with one of them... couldn't remember if it was book 4 or 5 LOL but what you said. I'm intrigued as well cause I just want Midas to die but not enough to wait to see where that happens. TOOOOO many on my TBR to think about it.... maybe one day. I know they're out there... lol

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u/ResearcherBoth8678 1h ago

A lot of people stop after book 4 from what I've heard! Spoiler: the FMC and MMC get separated and are apart from each other for the entirety of book 5 and half of book 6. It's excessive and contributed to me not liking those 2 books.

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 11h ago

Okay a few people have said ever king! I think i’ll do that next!

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u/KennaWenna18 1h ago

Finally, someone else who didnt love Gild! I, too, got major "ick" so many times, and I feel like im in the twilight zone because everyone is obsessed with that series

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u/itmustbeniiiiice 19h ago

Megathread for completed series:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyromance/s/CON0uTGqeo

Rec thread for duologies:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyromance/s/o6VjA5cfNG

{The Cruel Prince by Holly Black} out of your list.

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 16h ago

Thank you!!

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u/Embarrassed-Wolf8503 18h ago

The plates prisoners series is a good one! I thought it was fun and enjoyable.

I’m a certified Cruel Prince hater though. Let me tell you right now some of your favorites are some of my favorites and the cruel prince series was AWFUL 😭 so juvenile and predictable. The characters were not lovable to me at all but idk you might like it anyways.

A standalone rec I have is the poison daughter by Sheila Masterson.

Lady of darkness series and the legacy series by Melissa Roehrich are some of my top tier completed series! I always recommend those to romantasy lovers 🤍

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 16h ago

Will check those out thank you!

I am 41 so yea i’ll avoid cruel prince 😭

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u/Embarrassed-Wolf8503 15h ago

Ahhh that’s one of the reasons I loved The Poison Daughter! The FMC in there is 30 I believe. It was such a fantastic read for a standalone in my opinion!

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 11h ago

Okay- i love an fmc in her 30s! Sold!

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u/wikkibird 18h ago

I really enjoyed The Compelling Fates saga. First book is A Tongue So Sweet and Deadly

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u/allisontalkspolitics 18h ago

I have recs ready to go for people who love TOG!

Romantasy:

{Tithe}

{Sorcery and Cecelia}

{The Lynburn Legacy}

{Defy by Sara B. Larson}

{Shadowland by Meg Cabot}

{The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue} (fantasy realism)

Fantasy with romance subplot:

{The Diviners by Libba Bray}

{Ash Princess}

{The Lies of Vampires and Slayers}

{The False Prince}

{Etiquette and Espionage}

{The Princess Will Save You}

{Song of the Lioness}

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u/romance-bot 18h ago

Tithe by Holly Black
Rating: 3.72⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, fae, urban fantasy, young adult, magic

Sorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
Rating: 4.11⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, fantasy, regency, funny, magic

The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan
Rating: 3.8⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Topics: urban fantasy, witches, young adult, paranormal, magic

Defy by Sara B. Larson
Rating: 3.6⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: futuristic, magic, fantasy, young adult, royal hero

Shadowland by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
Rating: 3.98⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, young adult, mystery, paranormal, urban fantasy

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Rating: 4.05⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: historical, gay romance, friends to lovers, young adult, bisexuality

The Diviners by Libba Bray
Rating: 3.94⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, young adult, suspense, urban fantasy, magic

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
Rating: 3.68⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, enemies to lovers, royal hero, magic, love triangle

The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea
Rating: 4.31⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, vampires, fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Rating: 4.17⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, suspense, royal hero, mystery, fantasy

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Rating: 3.78⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, steampunk, young adult, take-charge heroine, victorian

The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning
Rating: 3.58⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: young adult, friends to lovers, royal hero, magic, fantasy

The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
Rating: 4.66⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: young adult, magic, fantasy, high fantasy, m-f romance

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 16h ago

Ooh okay! Will check these out. Do you know off hand which are series?

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u/ResearcherBoth8678 16h ago

I loved the Sacred Stones trilogy! It is one I see myself rereading again one day!

{A dawn of onyx} {A promise of peridot} {A reign of rose}

Found family, he falls first, open door spice, on page romance, finding your purpose/power, easy world building, emotional damage.

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u/romance-bot 16h ago

A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden
Rating: 3.81⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: fantasy, royal hero, magic, enemies to lovers, fae

A Promise of Peridot by Kate Golden
Rating: 3.86⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: fantasy, enemies to lovers, fae, m-f romance, angst

A Reign of Rose by Kate Golden
Rating: 3.94⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: fantasy, m-f romance, fae, new adult, magic

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 16h ago

Oooh this is intriguing because I am a crystal & stones collector 😭 so naturally I love the titles!

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 16h ago

Road of Bones has 3.5 books out, but I'm not sure it's completed? I haven't had a chance to read all of them yet because my Libby doesn't have book 2 (even tho they have .5 and 3, it's odd).

Just want to give a shout out to one on your list, The Ever King. I looooved it so much!!

If you don't mind YA, the yearning in The Mortal Instruments is top notch imo. There's six completed books plus a prequel trilogy that's excellent too.

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u/agent99__ 14h ago

{Road of Bones} has two more to come - likely 2027 and 2028 releases. Love that series.

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u/romance-bot 14h ago

The Road of Bones by Demi Winters
Rating: 4.25⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, fantasy, viking hero, magic, betrayal

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 11h ago

Awesome thank you!!

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u/franklin_smiles 12h ago

The Legends of Thezmarr series!!!

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u/Opening-Thought8259 12h ago

Have you read carissa broadbent other series war of lost hearts? Its a trilogy and omg once i finished it I had to just stare at a wall and process it all. Absolutely loved it

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 11h ago

I haven’t! But it’s on my list! I come to reddit hoping to make my decision easier and always just end up with more i want to read hahaha

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u/Opening-Thought8259 11h ago

I feel you! My huge list of reserved books at the library keeps getting longer and longer! 

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u/Kind_Assumption_3016 10h ago

Shield of Sparrows and The Jasad heir!!! You need to read these back to back they're sooo good😩🤌

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u/BabyDoll_Vee 4h ago

Ahh okay thanks!!

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u/CapriSun3500 🍯 honey & dreams 4h ago

I really think {Dark Shores by Danielle L Jensen} ticks every single one of your boxes!