Recs if you like Death...

This list is dedicated to the couples who crossed the line only after they actively tried to murder each other. The stakes here are life-or-death, not simple "rivalry" or "bullying". When I say enemies, I mean literally lethal. I'm always looking to add more bodies to this pile - please feel free to share your hit lists with me!

books with five letter titles to tuck away for our favourite word guessing game

Featuring representations of the Grim Reaper, soul collectors, or gods over death and dying.

A list of romances where death is a love interest, or at least someone death adjacent. It could be Death, reapers, gods, and even sometimes liches.

Please check any content warnings before diving in. Romance novels dealing with death as a character tend to be well represented in all types, so not everything here may not be for everyone

After following the amazing antics of OfficialHellsBelles on Instagram, I have made a list of the books and authors mentioned.

Also read Jaysea Lynn’s For Whom the Belle Tolls! 💜

Updated note: several books are missing, but I requested them from the librarians. I also skipped all the Sarah J Maas books.

fantasy ONLY