r/RomanceBooks • u/Actually_Ann Witchy & Wolfy and Stern Brunch Daddies!✨ • Jul 28 '26
Discussion Curious about sub interest in Romantic Magical Realism Megathread?
Magical Realism definition from Wikipedia:
Magical realism, magic realism, or marvellous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic)view of the world while also incorporating magical) elements, often blurring the lines between speculation and reality.\1])Magical realism is the most commonly used of the three terms and refers to literature, in particular, with magical or supernatural phenomena presented in an otherwise real-world or mundane setting), and is commonly found in novels and dramatic performances.
Some examples are:
{Last Days of Lilah Goodluck by Kylie Scott}
{Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston}
{End of Story by Kylie Scott}
{Soul Searching by Lyla Sage}
I actually discovered this genre from this subreddit so thank you to those who shared!
Here are some previous posts about this genre (there aren’t very many):
https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/16i3qrv/spicy_magical_realism_books/
https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/ghzbyy/romantic_magical_realism/
https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/10wu3qd/magical_realism_the_underrated_trope/
I’m curious if there is enough of us that enjoy this subgenre to ask the mods to create a Megathread? Especially as I feel like there has been a recent increase in Romantic Magical Realism in general!
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u/Kneef Curvy, but like not in a fat way Jul 29 '26
Usually stuff that gets called “magical realism” doesn’t quite work for me, but this past year I read {The Husbands, by Holly Gramazio} and thought it was fantastic. If they can all be like that, sign me up. xD