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What r/RomanceBooks is talking about this week

r/RomanceBooks has 545,128 members and 32 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 22 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

545,128members
32posts in the last 24 hours, newest 8 min ago
22comments an hour right now, newest 1 h ago
1,279points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/RomanceBooks this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Rant: Stop getting pregnant in the epilogue!

    (Preface: I realize that for some people, getting pregnant IS the happy ending. All of the below is my opinion and how I as an individual enjoy romance. YMMV.) Nothing ruins a book for me like a...

    1,279 points231 comments2 d ago
  2. Until today, I’ve had NSFW content restricted. This group has me gasping!

    I’ve been here a while, and on Reddit for over a decade. I’ve kept NSFW content off so I’m not freaked out too badly by Reddit. A few recent posts here in RomanceBooks had me hitting the NSFW...

    927 points92 comments2 d ago
  3. Leftist Political Romances Wanted 🌊💧💙

    We've all seen the headlines (especially if you're in the USA). Not only is woke back it's sexy again. What are your best recs to match this moment? I'm looking for working class heroes with a...

    532 points222 comments4 d ago
  4. Authors are losing the art of subtlety

    I don't know if is the rise of social media that has made it so that everything has a name (every toxic or healthy relationship or personality trait), or if is the lack of barriers to publish...

    288 points97 comments20 h ago
  5. FMC Thinks He's Broke, MMC Thinks He's Found Heaven.

    Looking for book recommendations with this particular trope where the FMC is the kind of person who cannot walk past a stray without taking it in and feeding it. And somehow, she ends up taking in...

    286 points74 comments4 d ago
  6. The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn - what a gem!!

    I absolutely adored this book. I usually don’t enjoy books with grumpy scarred MMCs, because these men use their shit to be assholes and FMCs do anything to make them to fall in love with them and...

    164 points30 comments3 d ago
  7. Peculiar, specific romance book request with vampire x human

    Hello guys! First of all, thank you in advance. A lot of you have given me wonderful recommendations before, so i set my hope in you. I'm about to ask for a rec that is going to be a bit...

    153 points60 comments5 d ago
  8. are discussions about suspected ai-written books allowed?

    i got recommended this book and after stalking the author’s goodreads account and looking into one of their books, i’ve come to the realisation that either the author uses artificial intelligence...

    152 points86 comments5 d ago
  9. Did 5 star books become more scarce the more you read?

    I started reading fanfics in 2018 then moved to published romance in 2021 and I fell in love with romance books since. The thing is I noticed that I had a lot of 5 stars the first 3 years and...

    146 points81 comments6 d ago
  10. The King and a slave/servant

    Ok so I've been craving this trope, the fmc is a slave or servant and the mmf is a king/person in power. I would like if the slaves weren't allowed to even look anyone that isn't a slave in the...

    133 points67 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Art of {Epidermis by Asa Violet}
    1 points1 comment8 min ago
  2. Kazimir by Dax Haven - Have some thoughts about this book and writing style.
    1 points0 comments58 min ago
  3. Shifter FMC attacked by human hunters
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  4. WWTBC - cowboy romance I snuck from my mom in the late 90s/early 2000s
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  5. Looking for manipulative hurt/comfort
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  6. Where MMC feels frustrated and annoyed at learning how bad FMC was being fucked/sexually taien care off
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  7. Lonely/melancholy/isolated protagonists grow equally from their romance as they do from their platonic friendships/found family
    1 points1 comment4 h ago
  8. WWTBC - FMC is a scientist, MMC is her family enemy who adopts her for inheritance
    1 points1 comment4 h ago
  9. Books where MCs don't meet ... for a while
    1 points1 comment5 h ago
  10. [WWTBC] Double Your Amnesia, Double Your Fun: Help Me Find This Vintage Harlequin
    1 points1 comment5 h ago
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