r/DarkRomance↗
This is a community for fans of romance books with dark & mature themes.
138k subscribers1,364 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)908 authors / mosince 2019
r/DarkRomance has 138k members (+73% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,364 posts a month from 908 people. Top topics: Dark Romance, FMC/MMC Dynamics and Smut & FMC Stories.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Dark Romance22%
- FMC/MMC Dynamics12%
- Smut & FMC Stories4.8%
- Romance Novels3.8%
- Mafia Romance2.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- DeepL
- Wattpad
- Goodreads
- Inkitt
- Substack
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