A Definitive Spice Ranking of the Hottest Fantasy Romance Series (2024)

From TikTok to Goodreads, no one can escape the immense popularity of 'spicy' Fantasy Romance series. In case you aren't familiar, 'spicy' books are ones with steamy romance, hot characters, and a varying degree of love scenes, and we just cannot get enough!Here are the top series on #BookTok ranked by the spice that brought this hidden genre to the forefront of pop culture literature:

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Magicians, thieves, parallel worlds, and dark secrets, oh my! This series has it all as a unique mashup of Urban Fantasy and Historical Sci-Fi. Full of drama and tension with a touch of romance (including LGBTQ+!), Shades of Magic is firmly within the Young Adult genre and thus ranks 0/5 on the spicy scale.

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Revenge, redemption, lies and secrets, a kick-ass female lead, and her morally grey love interests are what drive this Dark Fantasy romance series. The first four books are limited to gore and violence as far as ‘graphic’ scenes go, fitting into dark YA with a spicy ranking of 0. Books 5-7, however, turn up the heat into New Adult fantasy with a ranking of 3/5 spice. But as the love scenes aren’t too descriptive and can easily be avoided, the series has a spicy score of 1/5 overall.

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Urban Fantasy and Historical Sci-Fi meet again—this time with Paranormal Romance between an ancient vampire and a witch with rare abilities. Popular enough to earn a 3-season TV adaptation on character and plot complexity alone, Harkness wasn’t relying on scandal to gain her audience. Though teeming with forbidden romance tension, the steaminess is mostly just a little warm with one fiery scene for the series. The All Souls Trilogy has earned a 2/5 on the spicy scale, bridging the gap between YA and NA.

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With 9 main books, several novellas, and a TV series that made the fandom explode into a dedicated onlinecommunity, Outlander is the romantic epic of this list. Science-Fantasy and thoroughly researched Historical Romance—who doesn’t love a time travel love story?Firmly into New Adult territory andfilled with kilt-dropping smut and allusions to BDSM, but generally hinted at more than described, giving this epic series a 3/5 for spice.

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This is the series that comes up on top as far as popularity for spicy fantasy series. From front tables in bookstores to front pages on #BookTok, ACOTAR and its swoon-worthy High Fantasy romance are what spawned the term ‘spicy’ to refer to smutty books in the first place. If handsome fae, medieval politics, and steamy love triangles are what get you going, or if you are just looking for a place to start in this new fantasy subgenre, this is the place. Dramatic, magical, and very sexy, ACOTAR gets a spice rating of 4/5.

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And now *drumroll* the award for the spiciest fantasy romance series at Juniper Books goes to…

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A woman locked away in a tower to be preserved for her destiny and the hot guard she hates at first (OMG enemies to lovers!!) do NOT follow the rules of her imprisonment in this ongoing High Fantasy series. Dripping with detailed love scenes and reimaginings of classic fantasy tropes, FBAA takes spicy to the next level with a maxed-out score of 5/5.

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A Definitive Spice Ranking of the Hottest Fantasy Romance Series (2024)

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What is the spiciest book right now? ›

Spicy BookTok Books You Can't Put Down
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout. ...
  • Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. ...
  • Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. ...
  • The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. ...
  • Neon Gods by Katee Robert. ...
  • Credence by Penelope Douglas. ...
  • It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey.

What fantasy books are spicy? ›

Popular Spicy Fantasy Romance Books
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas.
  • House of Earth and Blood Sarah J. Maas.
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas. Want to Read.

Is Crowns of Nyaxia spicy? ›

The Nightborn duet is often described as a spicy Hunger Games with vampires. For sensitive readers, check the trigger warnings; these books do have scenes of a sexual nature. The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series.

Is from Blood and Ash series spicy? ›

The level of spiciness in “From Blood to Ash” varies. It starts slow but intensifies as the story progresses, with some scenes towards the end containing explicit content.

What is the #1 book ever sold? ›

According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best sold book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed.

What are spicy novels called? ›

Erotic romance novels have romance as the main focus of the plot line and are characterized by strong, often explicit, sexual content. The books can contain elements of any of the other romance subgenres, such as paranormal elements, chick lit, hen lit, historical fiction, etc.

Is drunk on love book spicy? ›

Drunk on Love was a quick and easy read. The spicy scenes were definitely hot enough for my taste, although I didn't get quite enough swoon.

Is binding 13 spicy? ›

It wasn't really spicy, there wasn't a mystery/thriller component, and it revolved around teenagers, which is not usually my go to.

Is Cruel Prince spicy? ›

The Cruel Prince starts out with some extreme distain between Jude and Cardan, but after a shared goal forces them to spend a lot more time together… tensions of a different variety start to form between the two. Aside from some dangerously passionate kissing, I'll say the first book might be a little tame.

Is Throne of Glass smutty? ›

While “Throne of Glass” and “A Court of Thorns and Roses” are often shelved as YA, both series include more explicit sex than is typical of that marketing tier. Ideally, the sex happens with someone who could be the heroine's mate, a true forever partner, and their transcendent bond goes beyond simple intimacy.

Is ACOMAF spicy? ›

Yes ACOMAF is spicy, and much more so than the first book!

Is Blood and Ash explicit? ›

Yes, From Blood and Ash features steamy romantic scenes. They are explicit and there are romantic scenes between the two main characters.

Is from Ash and Blood smutty? ›

There are two sex scenes and two explicit sexual scenes in the entire book, not counting the brief sexual assault scene.

What is the #1 most read book in the world? ›

With over 5 billion copies sold and distributed, the Bible takes the top spot as the most read and widely distributed book in the world.

How hot can books get? ›

Once you have separated out your special items which will require separate temperatures or environmental conditions for storage, a general guideline number for book storage temperature can be 64-72°F (18-22°C) or “room temperature or below”.

What is spicy BookTok? ›

Like BookTube and Bookstagram before it, BookTok is TikTok's community of readers, and spicy BookTok focuses on romance books with extra steamy scenes. Spicy romance books have flooded BookTok accounts in droves (lucky us), but finding them isn't always easy.

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