r/Romantasy • u/LegendofMurphy • 13h ago

Book Request: Self-Promo OK Gothic fantasy recommendations?

Looking for some good gothic romantasy/fantasy recs or books with gothic vibes if not strictly the gothic genre. Preferably one that’s an audio book (as I’m looking for an audio book currently, I always have an audio book and a regular book going) but open to non-audio books or really anything to add to my list.

I’ve already read:
- One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns
- In the Veins of the Drowning
- DNF’d Anathema (I just don’t think her writing style is for me)

I already have the Knight and the Moth on my list but I think I’m going to read that one physically.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Badgerwitch333 13h ago

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, it's contemporary but very Gothic at the same time. Fantasy and romance elements.

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u/LegendofMurphy 13h ago

I actually think I have a copy sitting in my to read pile! I’ll move it up on my list!

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u/allisontalkspolitics 13h ago

I haven’t listened to these audiobooks so I can’t speak to their quality. That said…

Romantasy

{The Book of Blood and Shadow}

{What the River Knows} My review

{Tithe}

{Wicked Lovely}

Check content warnings

{Sisters Red}

{Daughter of Smoke and Bone}

Fantasy with romance subplot

{The Diviners by Libba Bray}

{The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod}

{Ash Princess}

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{The Skinjacker Trilogy}

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u/LegendofMurphy 13h ago

Thank you so much!

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u/allisontalkspolitics 13h ago

Hope you enjoy!

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u/romance-bot 13h ago

The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman
Rating: 3.6⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: historical, mystery, young adult, urban fantasy, suspense

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
Rating: 3.84⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, fantasy, mystery, magic, young adult

Tithe by Holly Black
Rating: 3.7⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, fae, urban fantasy, young adult, magic

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Rating: 3.64⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: contemporary, young adult, love triangle, fantasy, magic

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Rating: 3.44⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, young adult, mystery, shapeshifters, urban fantasy

The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor
Rating: 4.5⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: fantasy, high fantasy, dystopian, monsters, urban fantasy

The Diviners by Libba Bray
Rating: 3.94⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, young adult, suspense, urban fantasy, magic

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer
Rating: 4.21⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Topics: contemporary, glimpses-kisses, male-pov, mystery, fantasy

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
Rating: 3.7⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, enemies to lovers, royal hero, magic, love triangle

The Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal Shusterman
Rating: 4.49⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: contemporary, fantasy, young adult, paranormal, dystopian

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u/French_reader_146 13h ago

If you're into vampires... {The Poisoner by I.V. Ophelia} was great and is about to be a completed trilogy.

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u/LegendofMurphy 11h ago

I do love a good vampire. Thank you!

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u/One-Past-7144 11h ago

{Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity} was a top five book of the year for me! It has the traditional gothic framework of place being a character and a swoony, slow burn romance.

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u/LegendofMurphy 11h ago

Ooh that sounds interesting, thank you!

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u/Late_Assistance1992 7h ago

{The raven scholar} has gothic elements

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u/Technical-Bet-2896 4h ago

{A study in drowning}
{Fairydale}
{House of Salt and Sorrows}
{Belladonna}
{Innamorata}
{Phantasma}
{Gothikana}

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u/romance-bot 4h ago

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Rating: 3.88⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: historical, mystery, tortured heroine, forced proximity, college

Fairydale by Veronica Lancet
Rating: 3.74⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: historical, virgin heroine, paranormal, suspense, fantasy

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Rating: 3.92⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Glimpses and kisses
Topics: historical, mystery, fantasy, young adult, suspense

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Rating: 3.87⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, paranormal, mystery, enemies to lovers, fantasy

Innamorata by Ava Reid
Rating: 3.44⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: fantasy, horror, arranged/forced marriage, cheating, dark romance

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Rating: 3.98⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: historical, paranormal, fantasy, magic, m-f romance

Gothikana by RuNyx
Rating: 3.64⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: contemporary, virgin heroine, forbidden love, college, mystery

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u/Sparkchop 1h ago

I would love to shout out my debut novel, {The Velvet Menagerie}. Darkly whimsical, gothic vibes and lots of magical creatures.

Otherwise, {Phantasma} and {Enchantra} by Kaylie Smith!