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The Romantasy Revolution: Why We Can't Get Enough in 2025 📚

The Romantasy Revolution: Why We Can't Get Enough in 2025 📚

Your weekly dose of literary news and stories, with Arthur Rivers from Fully-Booked.ca

Arthur Rivers
March 16, 2025

Hello fictional friends,

The romantasy revolution is here, and resistance is futile! Arthur Rivers here, watching in fascination as this genre hybrid conquers 2025's bestseller lists with unprecedented force.

Between recording our villains podcast and diving into solarpunk's optimistic futures, I've been tracking the unstoppable rise of magic-meets-romance that has publishers scrambling and readers swooning.

This week's menu includes:

🎙️ Scene-stealing villains: When adaptations eclipse their source material
📚 Why romantasy is dominating 2025: The perfect storm of escapism, empowerment and enchantment
📖 Solarpunk visions that offer hope in uncertain times
💏 Beach reads with a twist: The deceptive brilliance of "The Ends of Things"
🏖️ Embrace the cottagecore aesthetic with these dreamy spring reads
📰 And the latest bookish news

Whether you're already riding the romantasy wave or curious about what's driving this phenomenon, grab your favorite reading potion and join me as we explore the irresistible appeal of worlds where magic and passion collide...