Fat Main Character Energy
Books with fat and plus size main characters. (leave a comment with recommendations!)
created by flirtingwithfiction
last updated January, 2026
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Not a romance, but the Six of Crows duology has Nina Zenik. While her being fat is not explicitly stated, there is a lot of subtext about it. But I wouldnāt recommend it if you are looking for a story where being fat is important to the narrative, since she is one of six mcs, all of whom get perspectives. I dont think her own perspective spent much time on being fat, either. That aside though, its still an amazing series with a great storyline.
If youāre open to dark romances, the Alliance series by Sj Tilly are all plus size mcs. Never stop recommending it š King of Battle and Blood by Scarlet St. Claire
So glad to see this comment! Lovedddd the Alliance series omg changed my brain chemistry a little
Right? I might reread King just to put me in my feels. Plus heās my favorite š
I've loved every single SJ Tilly book that I have read. The spice be spicing! I especially loved Nero and Latte Darling. Sooo good.
Latte Darling was the age gap one right?
Yes, her spice scenes are so good. I still remember Doms book. The airport sceneā¦Come on! š š„µ
That's woman's writing is pure gold! Yep Latte Darling is the one where she ends up with her date's dad.
Now Iām going to reread some of her books to start my new year right! š
Just added!!!
Also if youāre into dark paranormal romances, all the fmcs in Alexia Onyxās Hunted Hearts series are plus sized and the character art š I wonāt say anything else but š„µ
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its not a romance in the same way as most of these (there is romance in the book, however itās more of a fantasy/found family story) but the house in the cerulean sea has a plus sized male mc!
also i didnāt enjoy this book personally, but leah on the offbeat has a fat mc and i know people who enjoyed it so iām recommending it for this list anyway! itās a YA sapphic romance
Just added Leah!
Oh! Also! Katee Robert has several books with plus sized fmcs and mmcs, I canāt remember exactly which books but theyāve written several across a couple different series, mainly Dark Olympus and Wicked Villains series
So sorry to be spamming you but I love this list and have a couple more!! I know you have some Kayla Grosse on here already but Trick Shot is so good and if youāre open to monster romance thereās A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne, however it is the second in a series and I do recommend reading them in order.
Just added Trick Shot and A Soul to Heal. Thanks!!!
What should we add to the list??
SJ Tilly and Kate J Blake write excellent curvy girl romances.
Added some SJ Tily!! Theyāre new to me and Iām excited to check them out.
Emily Antionette has Behold Her and Afterglow that both have plus size fmcs
Just added along with Maneater
