About r/RomanceBooks
r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, book clubs, and more. Happy Endings guaranteed.
The community at a glance
r/RomanceBooks is a Subreddit for Readers with roughly 521K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Books topic page.
Roughly 101K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Romance, Fmc, and Books. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention best friend and romance book.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 121 members
- 2014: 153 members
- 2015: 67 members
- 2016: 142 members
- 2017: 273 members
- 2019: 4K members
- 2021: 60K members
- 2022: 69K members
- 2023: 99K members
- 2024: 125K members
- 2025: 106K members
- 2026: 58K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 7K members
- Oct: 6K members
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 10K members
- Jan: 11K members
- Feb: 10K members
- Mar: 9K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 4K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- FMC so annoying/boring you're actively rooting for the OW? A first for me! {Promise Me Forever by Layla Hagen}
- His Banana by Penelope Bloom has to be the worst book I have read this year.
#12Pain & AngerFMC so annoying/boring you're actively rooting for the OW? A first for me! {Promise Me Forever by Layla Hagen} · His Banana by Penelope Bloom has to be the worst book I have read this year.
Topics
- Romance66 posts in the past month#166Romance
- Fmc23 posts in the past month
- FMC so annoying/boring you're actively rooting for the OW? A first for me! {Promise Me Forever by Layla Hagen}
#223FmcFMC so annoying/boring you're actively rooting for the OW? A first for me! {Promise Me Forever by Layla Hagen} - Books18 posts in the past month#318Books
- Mmc16 posts in the past month#416Mmc
- Hate8 posts in the past month#58Hate
Flair
- Book Request107 posts in the past month
- Fat FMC uses fuckboy as practice since he says she’s not his type
- He kidnaps her without knowing she has a disability
- Horniest books with decent plots on Kindle Unlimited?
#1107Book RequestFat FMC uses fuckboy as practice since he says she’s not his type · He kidnaps her without knowing she has a disability · Horniest books with decent plots on Kindle Unlimited? - Gush/Rave 😍20 posts in the past month
- Against A Wall by Cate C. Wells - MMC has no right to be so adorable!
- Cara McKenna, I was so wrong about you. (5 Stars for After Hours and Willing Victim!)
- It’s been a bit since a romance book made me feel like raving, but {The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig} absolutely must be gushed about!!
#220Gush/Rave 😍Against A Wall by Cate C. Wells - MMC has no right to be so adorable! · Cara McKenna, I was so wrong about you. (5 Stars for After Hours and Willing Victim!) · It’s been a bit since a romance book made me feel like raving, but {The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig} absolutely must be gushed about!! - Discussion13 posts in the past month
- I'm getting so bored with sexual mechanics instead of eroticism in spicy scenes
- Everything is sexy and nothing is romantic.
- Books so addictive that you stay up all night and finish it in 24hrs
#313DiscussionI'm getting so bored with sexual mechanics instead of eroticism in spicy scenes · Everything is sexy and nothing is romantic. · Books so addictive that you stay up all night and finish it in 24hrs - What was that book called...?11 posts in the past month
- [WWTBC] Hockey Discord, but no one knows he’s in the NHL
- [WWTBC] Mmc still keeps the dead wife's ring and also accuses fmc of getting pregnant by his friend and kick her out.
- [WWTBC] FMC restores old art for a wealthy man but she was making fakes and swapping the oringinals
#411What was that book called...?[WWTBC] Hockey Discord, but no one knows he’s in the NHL · [WWTBC] Mmc still keeps the dead wife's ring and also accuses fmc of getting pregnant by his friend and kick her out. · [WWTBC] FMC restores old art for a wealthy man but she was making fakes and swapping the oringinals - Critique8 posts in the past month
- What did I just read? ( Face off by Chelsea Curto )
- Failure to Match by Kyra Parsi made me lose confidence in this subreddit
- Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn or better known as 587 pages that could have been reduced by almost 60% and nothing would change.
#58CritiqueWhat did I just read? ( Face off by Chelsea Curto ) · Failure to Match by Kyra Parsi made me lose confidence in this subreddit · Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn or better known as 587 pages that could have been reduced by almost 60% and nothing would change.
Product recommendations
- best friend40 posts in the past month
- Brother’s best friend recs
- Recommendations for boyfriend’s/husband’s best friend.
- Recommendations for boyfriend’s/husband best friend comes to the rescue.
#140best friendBrother’s best friend recs · Recommendations for boyfriend’s/husband’s best friend. · Recommendations for boyfriend’s/husband best friend comes to the rescue. - romance book18 posts in the past month
- Looking for a romance book — woman torn between her first love and his best friend
- Looking for a romance book — woman torn between her first love and his best friend
- Looking for a love triangle romance with best friends and emotional second chance
#218romance bookLooking for a romance book — woman torn between her first love and his best friend · Looking for a romance book — woman torn between her first love and his best friend · Looking for a love triangle romance with best friends and emotional second chance
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/RomanceBooks for?
- Best for Readers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/RomanceBooks free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/RomanceBooks have?
- Roughly 521K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/RomanceBooks on?
- r/RomanceBooks runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/RomanceBooks cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/RomanceBooks is organized under Readers.
- How do I join r/RomanceBooks?
- You can join r/RomanceBooks by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Books communities like?
- Communities for readers to discuss books, share recommendations, and participate in read-alongs. Discord servers run book clubs and reading challenges, while Telegram and Reddit communities host genre-specific discussions and book recommendation threads for all kinds of readers.
Monthly Stats
- 14
- Views /mo (+56%)
- 14
- Visitors /mo (+75%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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