Romantasy (romantic fantasy) is the fastest-growing literary genre, accounting for $610 million in sales for publishers. BookTok – a book community on TikTok – has driven fantasy titles into New York Times bestseller lists, with readers increasingly drawn to escapism rather than realism
Cult novels including Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Thorn and Roses (dubbed ACOTAR by fans) and SenLinYu’s Alchemised are now displayed on bookseller shelves alongside titles from industry greats such as Elizabeth Strout, Richard Osman and Freida McFadden – but there’s one romantasy author that’s increasingly dominating: Rebecca Yarros.
