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Romantic (Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Romantic (Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 39,610 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 11/100 (highly competitive).

11Opportunity / 100
$8.99Median price
39,610Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $11.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)19%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 39,610 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Romantic best sellers

  1. A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#1
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews18,008

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  2. The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1) book cover by Megan Shade

    The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)

    by Megan Shade

    • List rank#2
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews7,854

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  3. Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1) book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#3
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews545,267

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  4. Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2) book cover by Rebecca Yarros

    Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)

    by Rebecca Yarros

    • List rank#4
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews445,793

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  5. A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Forgotten Melody: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 7)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#5
    • Price$19.88
    • Reviews-

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  6. House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Book 1) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Book 1)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews183,951

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  7. A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#7
    • Price$10.64
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews354,978

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  8. Web of Vows and Vengeance: The Award-Winning BookTok Enemies-to-Lovers Romantasy (The Hira book cover by Aria Ashbrook

    Web of Vows and Vengeance: The Award-Winning BookTok Enemies-to-Lovers Romantasy (The Hirathean Path Book 1)

    by Aria Ashbrook

    • List rank#8
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews19,884

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  9. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#9
    • Price$10.91
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews324,736

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  10. The Silversmith: A totally addictive fantasy romance (The Selvaren Book 1) book cover by LJ Claren

    The Silversmith: A totally addictive fantasy romance (The Selvaren Book 1)

    by LJ Claren

    • List rank#10
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews16,675

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FAQ

Is Romantic a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 11/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 39,610 reviews and sells for $8.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Romantic?

The median best seller has 39,610 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Romantic best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Romantic?

19% 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.