But King of Wrath by Ana Huang takes the bag. The writing is great. The chemistry is fire. The banter and the smut are also written impeccably well.

Let me just start off by saying this - Lana Myers is a goddess at whose altar I would happily worship. The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby is, without a single doubt, the purest and most cathartic portrayal of feminine rage ever committed to paper. This 5-book series (The Risk, Sidetracked, Scarlet Angel, All the Lies and Paint It All Red) is a masterpiece in vengeance, trauma and love.

Sarah J. Maas has officially revealed the next two books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses universe, and they are coming much sooner than I was mentally prepared for: The sixth book A COURT OF SPLINTERED HARMONY is releasing on 27 October 2026. The seventh book A COURT OF FORGOTTEN MELODY is arriving on 12 January 2027. Both books form part of a new story arc called The Valkyrie Cycle (Movement I and Movement II & III).

Let me say this upfront so we don’t waste time pretending to be cool and detached: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros ruined my peace. And I mean that as the highest compliment. This book didn’t gently pull me into its world. It grabbed me by the collar and shoved me off a parapet. And somehow, I loved every brutal, dragon-filled second of it.

The Reaper is the second book in the Dark Verse series by the amazingly talented RuNyx.

The Predator by RuNyx is the first book in the Dark Verse series and is hands down, one of my favorite romance books of all time.

Today, we are going to discuss our favourite romance book tropes and I am going to be giving you one bomb book recommendation for each one.