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Romantic (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Romantic (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.99, median 43,722 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.74 – $19.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 22% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 43,722 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 22% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.74 to $19.62, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Romantic best sellers
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A Court of Splintered Harmony
- List rank#1
- Price$16.29
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,008
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- List rank#2
- Price$16.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews354,978
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A Court of Forgotten Melody
- List rank#3
- Price$16.29
- Reviews-
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews545,267
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Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection)
- List rank#5
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews59,929
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I Accidentally Joined a Wolf Shifter Group Chat
by Roxie Ray
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,045
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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
- List rank#7
- Price$27.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)
by Megan Shade
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,854
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews445,793
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews339,094
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FAQ
Is Romantic a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43,722 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romantic?
The median best seller has 43,722 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romantic best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.74 and $19.62.
Can new books break into Romantic?
22% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.