Top 10 Fantasy Romance Series for Binge-Reading
1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Builds throughout the series)
Tropes: Assassin heroine, love triangle, chosen one, slow burn, found family
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.20 avg across the series)
Why binge it: A high-stakes, character-rich saga that evolves from a competition trope to an epic war for magic and survival.
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Grows spicier from book 2 onward)
Tropes: Beauty and the Beast retelling, enemies to lovers, fae courts, found family
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.21)
Why binge it: A series with soaring romance, layered politics, and iconic romantic tension, this is peak romantasy.
3. The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️ (Romantic and emotional, but not graphic)
Tropes: Love triangle, found family, historical fantasy, demon hunters
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.41 avg)
Why binge it: This one has a legendary love triangle and deeply emotional storytelling that stays with you.
4. The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️ (Clean YA romance)
Tropes: Fae courts, forbidden love, prophecy, ice prince
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.06 avg)
Why binge it: A whimsical, adventurous fae romance that’s accessible and addicting.
5. The Folk of the Air by Holly Black
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️ (Tense and sensual, not explicit)
Tropes: Enemies to lovers, fae royalty, politics and betrayal, morally gray love interest
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.20 avg)
Why binge it: For fans of clever heroines and utterly untrustworthy (but irresistible) fae princes.
6. The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️ (Low, romantic tension, not explicit)
Tropes: Chosen one, light vs. dark, love triangle, morally gray villain
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.04 avg)
Why binge it: A fast-paced magical world with dark intrigue and iconic romantic tension (hello, Darkling).
7. The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️ (Some romantic tension, sparse on-page intimacy)
Tropes: Bard hero, tragic romance, magical academy, slow burn
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.50 avg)
Why binge it: For lyrical prose, mystery, and a tortured romance that unfolds with haunting subtlety.
8. Fallen by Lauren Kate
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️ (Clean with heavy romantic vibes)
Tropes: Star-crossed lovers, fallen angels, reincarnation, cursed love
Goodreads rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.75 avg)
Why binge it: A nostalgic paranormal romance with a gothic setting and fated love storyline.
9. The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Older YA with more mature themes and intimacy)
Tropes: Forbidden love, parabatai bond, hidden secrets, found family
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.41 avg)
Why binge it: Clare’s most emotionally complex series, full of angst, forbidden love, and beautiful found family dynamics.
10. Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tension scale: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Steamy YA/NA crossover)
Tropes: Half-blood heroine, forbidden romance, Greek mythology, chosen one
Goodreads rating: ★★★★☆ (4.15 avg)
Why binge it: Great for fans of Vampire Academy: this is a fast-paced, mythology-fueled romance with sharp banter.
Final Thoughts
These binge-worthy fantasy romance series will keep your heart racing and your Kindle charged. Whether you love fae drama, forbidden love, or ancient magic, these books are the ultimate escape, and the next best thing to falling in love in real life.