Read Every Single Smut Book We Featured This Week
This week, we’ve been poring over all the horny books that everyone is obsessing over, breaking down all the different smut genres to choose from, how they’re written and voiced, the ways they impact IRL relationships, and, yes, monsters. As fans of the genre can tell you, there are so, so many smut books out there. Which is why we’ve split all 81 (81!) books we’ve talked about this week into subcategories to make them a little easier to sort through. Happy reading and see you Sunday, fellow freak aficionados!
If you’re into monsters, faeries, aliens, or anything else fantasy-adjacent:
Minotaurs, omegaverse, and space, oh my! The most popular series from this genre is probably A Court of Thorns and Roses.
If you’re in the mood for romance:
Because sometimes you just want to lose yourself in someone else’s swoon.
If your vibe is more dark thriller:
Maybe fantasy isn’t your thing, but a rom-com is too light? How about darker stories that touch on some, ahem, taboo topics?
If you prefer something lighter:
Nervous to dip your toes into smut? This is the place to start. Even better, a lot of them have subway-reading-appropriate covers.
If you just want to know what all the sentient-object smut hype is about:
Some of these are so out there you might believe they’re real (which is why we made this fun quiz), but trust us: They’re real, and they’re spectacular.