Remember to breathe, damnit!
Books where someone, at some point, lets out a breath they didnβt know they were holding. I fully intend to update this every time I come across this line, but let me know which ones are missing in the comments!






β¨Books are cheaper than therapyβ¨
Romantasy books to read to escape reality that ARENβT ACOTAR and Fourth Wing.






We found love in a hopeless place
Dystopian matchmaking: romance and love stories that happen against all odds






var-eye-ety is the spice of life
books with characters with different colored eyes (heterochromia in most but not all cases) suggestions welcome!!






πNext in Series Hype Trainππ¨
Get on the hype train for these upcoming releases of books in a series. Now is the perfect time to jump on board a new series or start a re-read.
Covers the next 12 months - please send recs
I will list the first book in the series and the upcoming book. Updates once a month.
(I'm already questioning my sanity on how I'm going to maintain this, I wish we could make collaborative lists on here π)






New wave Dystopian Romance
Since I loved YA dystopian in the 2010s, I wanted to gather all the 2020s books coming out in this new trend of romantic dystopia (recommendations welcome!)






dystopian & dystopian fantasy
"an imagined world or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. many of the people lead dehumanized and fearful lives"






page turners for reading slumps
mostly thrillers, all books i stayed up way too late to read. these arenβt necessarily literature, just books that hook.






The Odds Are Bad but the Chemistry Isnβt
Dystopia romance recs because the dystopia era deserves a comeback






Color Cover Challenge: Gold
/cue that kpop demon hunters song/ Gonna be, gonna be goldennnn!
Leave me suggestions in the comments! π«Άπ»






because good books have a rebellion
viva la revolucion. all books/series that deserve the hype.






Under His Eye
Dystopian novels






he basically kidnaps her
some of these are arranged marriages but if my girl has no agency, thatβs a kidnapping for sure






ainβt no way these kids are getting together
because forbidden romance = yearning.






love triangles i can stomach
the point of a love triangle should be so little miss can decide who she wants to be, not who she wants to be with.
i put the first if itβs a series, though the love triangle might not be in that book.






Romance After The World Ends
Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Romance






urban fantasy thatβs NOT magical realism
Urban meaning the majority of the story takes place in some sort of industrialized community.






Fantasy romance that doesnβt suck
good tension much yearn






because fantasy is a WOMANβS game
series + standalones that i personally vouch for, all written by women






itβs not a phase mom, itβs dystopian
maybe its not the end of the world, maybe it is! this list is a mix of YA and NA dystopian books with varying degrees of romance. for series, just including book 1





