/r/RomanceBooks/

r/RomanceBooks

528k members
r/RomanceBooks is a subreddit with 528k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses romance, fmc, books, mmc, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review romance novels, romance recommendations, and kindle unlimited books.
r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, book clubs, and more. Happy Endings guaranteed.

Popular Themes in r/RomanceBooks

#1
Advice Requests
: "Master list of marriage-in-trouble romances. Please add your recs!"
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "When the FMC can’t keep her hands to herself"
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "Books where the MMC and FMC live together or get married and spend the early part of the story in a painfully awkward coexistence, without the instant chemistry many romance couples seem to have"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "💸 Sales and Deals! Weekly post for finding great romance deals. 09 Aug"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/RomanceBooks

#1

Romance

45 posts
#2

Fmc

23 posts
#3

Books

21 posts
#4

Mmc

14 posts
#5

Hate

8 posts
#6

Worst

7 posts
#7

Struggling

6 posts
#8

Salty Sunday

5 posts
#9

Second Chance

4 posts
#10

First Person

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/RomanceBooks

Romance Novels

84 reviews
#1
Skye MacKinnon
4.3 from 4 reviews
#2
Johanna Lindsey
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Larissa Brown
4.0 from 3 reviews
#1
Bonds That Tie series
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
The Hades Saga
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Plated Prisoner
4.0 from 2 reviews
#1
Kindle Unlimited
5.0 from 12 reviews
#2
Lucy Score
4.7 from 3 reviews
#3
Zoey Draven
4.5 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/RomanceBooks

#1
Book Request
: "Books where the male lead has a personality like Nick from *Zootopia*? (sarcastic, laid-back, a smooth talker, insecure)"
74 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Completely normal MMCs talking like they’re dangerous is one of my biggest icks"
20 posts
#3
Gush/Rave 😍
: "Claimed by the horde king by Zoey Draven WOW."
9 posts
#4
What was that book called...?
: "[WWTBC] MMC conflicted over ex that comes back into his life"
7 posts
#5
Review
: "Pounded by Produce by GM Fairy"
5 posts
#6
Fan Art
: "Ice Planet Barbarians (ruby dixon) crochet"
2 posts
#7
Critique
: "An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister was a huge nothing burger"
2 posts
#8
Sales/Deals
: "RomanceBookWorms Free Books 10th August"
2 posts
#9
Romance News
: "Breaking News!! Megan Brady is continuing/finishing ST Abby’s (CM Owens) Nash Brothers books"
2 posts
#10
⚠️Content Warning
: "One of the reasons why i like the non con trope in dark romance is because it takes the pressure off the fmc to "perform" in bed"
1 post

Member Growth in r/RomanceBooks

Yearly
+100k members(23.3%)

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Last updated: August 14, 2026