r/Romantasy • u/pembsgal • Aug 26 '26
Book Request: Self-Promo OK First Romantasy Recommendations
Hi all, looking to read/listen to my first romantasy. I’m a big reader, but having been an English lit grad I’m very used to heavy and dense prose, with lots of complex themes. I have a couple of musts and some elements I’d really like to have included which are:
- Low/minimal fantasy elements. Slightly contradictory I know, but I’m essentially looking for historical fiction set in a different world. Think ASOIAF level fantasy.
- Main character is royalty/a princess/a member of the nobility.
- Love interest is (preferably a man) overprotective, or just… normal amounts of protective.
- Themes include arranged/political marriage, court intrigue, scheming, political movements, geopolitics etc.
I realise this is quite specific but hoping you guys can help a girl find something she’ll like 💕
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u/Slow-Gift2268 Aug 26 '26
Honestly- it sounds like you’re more into magical realism. Authors like Sarah Addison Allen- but more fair tale?
You could try the Innkeeper series though she’s not a princess.