Which romance tropes has smutrecs.com rated?
smutrecs.com has pages for 17 romance tropes and subgenres. The biggest are enemies to lovers (28 books), slow burn (20 books) and dark romance (18 books). A trope gets a page once at least 8 rated books carry it, and each page lists its books from spiciest to mildest.
Story arcs
- Enemies to lovers28 books, 10 rated spice 4 or 5
- Slow burn20 books, 6 rated spice 4 or 5
- Friends to lovers10 books, 1 rated spice 4 or 5
- Grumpy sunshine8 books, 2 rated spice 4 or 5
- Second chance8 books, 1 rated spice 4 or 5
Situations
- Fake dating16 books, 8 rated spice 4 or 5
- Forced proximity11 books, 6 rated spice 4 or 5
- Revenge9 books, 7 rated spice 4 or 5
- Arranged marriage8 books, 4 rated spice 4 or 5
- Forbidden love8 books, 3 rated spice 4 or 5
Characters
- Billionaire12 books, 8 rated spice 4 or 5
- Age gap9 books, 6 rated spice 4 or 5
Subgenres
- Dark romance18 books, 14 rated spice 4 or 5
- Small town14 books, 4 rated spice 4 or 5
- Mafia12 books, 7 rated spice 4 or 5
- Sports romance9 books, 5 rated spice 4 or 5
- Contemporary8 books, 1 rated spice 4 or 5