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SEX HAD BECOME A CHORE. THEN THEY STARTED READING ROMANTASY. , nytimes
Romantasy has become a literary megatrend, selling “millions upon millions” of books and fueling massive BookTok fandoms built around “book husbands” and “spice rankings.” Beyond reviving the fiction market, the genre (which blends fantasy with “what is often very explicit sex,”... See more
Romantasy has become a literary megatrend, selling “millions upon millions” of books and fueling massive BookTok fandoms built around “book husbands” and “spice rankings.” Beyond reviving the fiction market, the genre (which blends fantasy with “what is often very explicit sex,”... See more
DarkFics and Zoomer Doomism
With the rise of the novel came the rise of interiority: people wanted not only to marry, but to be understood . The Romantic era took this further, turning love into a secular religion. It was no longer enough to find a spouse, one had to find a soulmate . Commitment was no longer a duty, now it had to be poetic, redemptive, symphonic.
Tamara • Love Is Not Enough
It is a truth universally acknowledged that America runs on Dunkin and BookTok runs on Romantasy.