Eighteen of the best romantasy books

Sofia Lodato is a staff writer at Oprah Daily. Aside from reading, writing, and wellness, she is a lover of all things media-related, and can usually be found overanalyzing her latest favorite show, album, or video game.

One title on Lodato's list of the eighteen best romantasy books:

A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas

No romantasy list would be complete without the BookTok sensation. Impoverished Feyre kills a wolf in the forest, only to learn that the animal was actually a shape-changed fae. Now, Fae High Lord Tamlin requires her life as recompense, and she agrees to live out her days in the faery realm of Prythian. Deeply suspicious at first, eventually Feyre finds herself enjoying her comfortable existence at Tamlin’s estate… and her growing attraction to its lord. But his court is under a curse, and a sinister, more powerful noble is threatening to take over. This twist on Beauty and the Beast is high-pitched romantic drama at its fantastical best, and just the first volume in an ongoing series—the latest of which releases at the end of this month.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses is among Jenny Kawecki's five top YA love triangles.

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