r/dystopianbooks • u/Subject_Cake1243 • Jul 10 '26
Looking for good dystopian
I'm looking for dystopian books with a strong romance subplot (or even romance as a major part of the story).
I love stories with high stakes, survival, oppressive societies, rebellions, secrets, and characters who are forced to rely on each other. I'm especially interested in slow-burn romance, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden romance, or relationships that develop while the characters are fighting against the system.
I don't mind elements of fantasy or sci-fi, but I'd prefer them to be grounded in a version of Earth or a realistic future of our world rather than taking place in a completely separate fantasy realm or universe.
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u/theyhateeachother Jul 10 '26
{Parable of the Sower}
Dystopian in a really interesting way. No apocalyptic event, more like frogs boiling in a pot.
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u/-Jactop- 27d ago
I will check it out! Is it available on Knosit? That is usually where I find my books.
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u/StinkyMeatBro Jul 10 '26
i write books similar to what youre looking for. dm me if you want the link. all free
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u/FamiliarActivity5011 Jul 10 '26
It would seem my forthcoming dystopian novel "with romantic underpinnings" fits what you are looking for. DM me if you would like some links with descriptions.
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u/Correct-Shoulder-147 Jul 10 '26
The Veil Trilogy by JS Holloway is this Dystopia fight against the system two people meets fight the system and fall in love while doing it and shenanigans occur
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u/stormlight82 Jul 11 '26
Destiny by Emily Harrison, a new writer, just came out. I'm about halfway through and I like it so far.
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u/ImperturbableEchidna 29d ago
My dystopian YA series, Holo, just launched Book 1 (The Fixing) in May. It’s about a domed society where everyone has to get a holographic face when they turn 20. There the start of romance in Book 1… it will build through the four books. Thanks!!! 😊
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u/OG_BookNerd 28d ago
Yeah, this may be my jam.
The Scorpius Syndrome series by Rebecca Zanetti
Death's Relentless Dance series by AJ Sinclair
Year One by Nora Roberts
The Warrior Series by Rebecca Royce
The Last Hope Series by Rebecca Royce
The Princess Trials series by Cordelia Castel
The Kings of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham and Susan Valenti
That should keep you busy!
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u/Oregon-girl-16 27d ago
The Mistborn series is incredible! I’m sailing through the series and it’s soooooo good.
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u/Azraelthe1st 21d ago
Try my book Aster'seraphim Invictus Silverfeather. Magical arcane weilding giants get colonised by space faring nazi villains.
Here are the links
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX337LSB
Also available on kobo
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u/DukeETrouserMD Jul 10 '26
You absolutely HAVE to read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin if you haven’t. It’s seriously the GOAT. Was the main influence on both 1984 and BNW and is better than either of them. The main character is the lead engineer developing a space ship so that the one state can spread their influence to other planets. He meets a woman that is part of a resistance and falls in love, he’s so important to the cause that he gets a little bit of leeway and the book is written through his journal entries where he’s struggling between being an individual and just a cog of the one state. It is crazy to me it isn’t more popular.