Best Romantasy Books

The highest-rated books featuring romantasy, ranked by readers. Browse 50 titles across Fantasy, Romance.

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Romantasy blends the sweeping worldbuilding and perilous quests of fantasy with the emotional vulnerability and relationship depth of romance. You get the best of both: heart-pounding battles and magic systems that matter, paired with genuine connection between characters who actually talk about their feelings. The romance isn't a subplot—it's woven into the fabric of why characters make their choices, sacrifice, and ultimately triumph. It's the payoff of watching two people become essential to each other while everything around them burns.

You'll find this trope across secondary-world fantasy, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy settings. Expect slow burns that span multiple books, characters with complicated loyalties torn between duty and desire, and love that costs something real. The books on this page deliver intricate plots alongside relationships that feel earned, not rushed.

These are the highest-rated romantasy books across Fantasy, Romance, ranked by reader ratings from Goodreads and Audible.

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    Kingdom of Ash cover

    Kingdom of Ash

    Throne of Glass • Book 7

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.91 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.71 Goodreads (1.1M)
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  2. 2
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    A Court of Mist and Fury

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.89 BLT Score (3.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.3M)
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  3. 3
    Empire of Storms cover

    Empire of Storms

    Throne of Glass • Book 5

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.84 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (1.3M)
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  4. 4
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    Queen of Shadows

    Throne of Glass • Book 4

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.79 BLT Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.62 Goodreads (1.4M)
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  5. 5
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    Voyager

    Outlander • Book 3

    by Diana Gabaldon

    ★ 4.78 BLT Score (332.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (332.7K)
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    A Court of Wings and Ruin cover

    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.75 BLT Score (2.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (2.8M)
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    Heir of Fire cover

    Heir of Fire

    Throne of Glass • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.73 BLT Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.6M)
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    Fourth Wing

    The Empyrean • Book 1

    by Rebecca Yarros

    ★ 4.72 BLT Score (3.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (3.6M)
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    House of Sky and Breath

    Crescent City • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.72 BLT Score (845.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (845.5K)
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  10. 10
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    House of Earth and Blood

    Crescent City • Book 1

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.70 BLT Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.2M)
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    Proven Guilty

    The Dresden Files • Book 8

    by Jim Butcher

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (130.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (130.0K)
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    Iron Flame cover

    Iron Flame

    The Empyrean • Book 2

    by Rebecca Yarros

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (2.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (2.7M)
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    A ​Court of Silver Flames

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 5

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (2.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (2.1M)
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    A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 2 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 2 • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (15.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.77 Goodreads (15.8K)
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  15. 15
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    Quicksilver

    The Fae & Alchemy Series • Book 1

    by Callie Hart

    ★ 4.64 BLT Score (889.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (889.6K)
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    A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 3 of 3)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 3 • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Natalie Van Sistine, Jon Vertullo

    ★ 4.62 BLT Score (10.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.74 Goodreads (10.9K)
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  17. 17
    A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire cover

    A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

    Blood and Ash • Book 2

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    ★ 4.62 BLT Score (603.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (603.8K)
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    Tower of Dawn

    Throne of Glass • Book 6

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.61 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 1 • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Jon Vertullo, Amanda Forstrom

    ★ 4.58 BLT Score (19.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.7 Goodreads (19.3K)
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    A Court of Silver Flames (Part 1 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #4, Part 1 • Book 5

    by Sarah J. Maas, Colleen Delany, Natalie Van Sistine, Jon Vertullo, Aure Nash, Anthony Palmini, Melody Muze, Renee Dorian, Shawn K. Jain

    ★ 4.58 BLT Score (11.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.66 Goodreads (11.6K)
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    House of Flame and Shadow cover

    House of Flame and Shadow

    Crescent City • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.57 BLT Score (710.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (710.4K)
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    A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 1 of 3)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Megan Dominy, Gabriel Michael, Jon Vertullo, Shawn K. Jain, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    ★ 4.57 BLT Score (13.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.69 Goodreads (13.5K)
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    Warbreaker

    The Cosmere • Book 5

    by Brandon Sanderson

    ★ 4.55 BLT Score (285.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (285.7K)
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    Onyx Storm

    The Empyrean • Book 3

    by Rebecca Yarros

    ★ 4.55 BLT Score (1.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (1.7M)
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    The House in the Cerulean Sea

    Cerulean Chronicles • Book 1

    by T.J. Klune

    ★ 4.54 BLT Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.0M)
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    Beast Behaving Badly (Pride)

    Pride • Book 5

    by Shelly Laurenston, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.53 BLT Score (16.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (16.2K)
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  27. 27
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    Forged Bonds

    Binding Words • Book 4

    by Daniel Schinhofen

    ★ 4.52 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (2.9K)
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    The Choice cover

    The Choice

    The Dragon Heart Legacy • Book 3

    by Nora Roberts

    ★ 4.52 BLT Score (44.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (44.3K)
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    The Empire of Gold cover

    The Empire of Gold

    The Daevabad Trilogy • Book 3

    by S.A. Chakraborty

    ★ 4.52 BLT Score (76.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (76.6K)
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    The Becoming

    The Dragon Heart Legacy • Book 2

    by Nora Roberts

    ★ 4.51 BLT Score (51.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (51.0K)
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    The Book of Life cover

    The Book of Life

    All Souls • Book 3

    by Deborah Harkness

    ★ 4.51 BLT Score (221.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (221.0K)
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    Howl's Moving Castle cover

    Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Castle • Book 1

    by Diana Wynne Jones

    ★ 4.51 BLT Score (453.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (453.3K)
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  34. 34
    A Court of Thorns and Roses cover

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 1

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.50 BLT Score (4.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (4.3M)
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    From Blood and Ash cover

    From Blood and Ash

    Blood and Ash • Book 1

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    ★ 4.49 BLT Score (867.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (867.8K)
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    Luna of Mine

    The Grey Wolves • Book 8

    by Quinn Loftis

    ★ 4.48 BLT Score (5.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (5.3K)
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    The Mane Squeeze cover

    The Mane Squeeze

    Pride • Book 4

    by Shelly Laurenston

    ★ 4.48 BLT Score (14.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (14.9K)
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    The Assassin's Blade cover

    The Assassin's Blade

    Throne of Glass

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (1.2M)
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    Bear Meets Girl cover

    Bear Meets Girl

    Pride • Book 7

    by Shelly Laurenston

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (13.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (13.6K)
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    Asher

    Ashes & Embers • Book 6

    by Carian Cole

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (8.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (8.6K)
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    Out of the Dark cover

    Out of the Dark

    The Grey Wolves • Book 4

    by Quinn Loftis

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (16.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (16.7K)
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    The Headmistress

    The Headmistress • Book 1

    by Milena McKay

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (4.8K)
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    Just One Drop

    The Grey Wolves • Book 3

    by Quinn Loftis

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (19.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (19.3K)
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    A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 2 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #1, Part 2 • Book 1

    by Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (13.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (13.3K)
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    Beyond the Veil cover

    Beyond the Veil

    The Grey Wolves • Book 5

    by Quinn Loftis

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (14.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (14.3K)
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    Fate and Fury

    The Grey Wolves • Book 6

    by Quinn Loftis

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (11.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (11.5K)
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    Alchemised

    by SenLinYu

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (227.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (227.8K)
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    Bound in Blood

    Broken Bloodlines • Book 3

    by Sadie Kincaid

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (29.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (29.4K)
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    Aurora's Angel

    by Emily Noon

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (4.5K)
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    The Iron Flower cover

    The Iron Flower

    The Black Witch Chronicles • Book 2

    by Laurie Forest

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (30.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (30.8K)
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