I’m looking for NA+ dystopian or fantasy romance with a strong plot and slow-burn romance. YA doesn’t work for me.
What I love:
• Dystopian or fantasy romance
• a badass, confident FMC with unique or stronger powers than most characters
• Slow burn (chemistry > lust) or enemies to lovers
• Heavy plot with an ongoing mission (often overthrowing a corrupt government)
• Long series (2+ books, the more the better as long as the quality stays strong)
• First-person preferred, but third-person is fine
• FMC-only or dual POV (NOT huge multi-POV casts)
What I don’t like:
• YA, love triangles, cheating/ second chance trope, stupid main character names like kingfisher???
• Instalove or rushed romance, pure smut, too much trauma
• Miscommunication tropes
• Massive multi-POV where everyone gets chapters
• Series that drag on and fall apart (From Blood and Ash…)
Books I loved:
• The Bone Season
• Fourth Wing
• Red Queen
• Shatter Me
• ACOTAR & Crescent City
• Kingdom of the Wicked
Books that were just okay / didn’t work:
• One Dark Window (romance felt too easy)
• The Serpent and the Wings of Night
• Powerless
Didn’t like at all:
• Throne of Glass
• The Cruel Prince
• This Woven Kingdom
• The Selection, the bridge kingdom, etc
by TurbulentBorder5511