Inside the spiciest, raunchiest fantasy books that went viral on TikTok in 2024, from aliens to minotaurs
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Romance novels were all the rage on TikTok this year, but it wasn't just historical stories or romantic comedies. Instead, TikTok was all about ultra-raunchy, escapist fantasy books that went viral, including minotaurs, fairies and aliens as the unlikely heroes.
![[The 19 book series Ice Planet Barbarians has amassed more than 163,000 reviews on Goodreads, where people complain that thousands of TikTok reviews convinced them to read what they deem 'alien smut']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/20/93464583-14221581-image-m-6_1735070665528.jpg)
While vampires and werewolves used to be the most popular protagonists, 2024 romance novels were given a monstrous and supernatural twist. On TikTok, book lovers gather and make videos on 'BookTok,' which is sometimes called 'SmutTok' if it involves spicier romances, to review and recommend their wildest reads.
![[One of the most popular fantasy novels on TikTok is C.M. Nascosta’s Morning Glory Milking Farm, about a woman who has a 'one-sided crush on an out-of-her-league minotaur']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/20/93464319-14221581-image-a-3_1735070622589.jpg)
On the literary review platform Goodreads, where readers can rate their favorite books, the same novels garnered thousands of five-star reviews. Some of the most popular fantasy novels on TikTok include C.M. Nascosta’s Morning Glory Milking Farm, about a woman who has a 'one-sided crush on an out-of-her-league minotaur,' and Ruby Dixon’s Ice Planet Barbarians series, which focuses on a seven foot tall blue alien with horns and a tail.
![[Julianne Buonocore, who founded The Literary Lifestyle, believes fantasy books were particularly popular with Gen Z and millennials because of their 'escapist nature']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/20/93464477-14221581-image-a-7_1735070853925.jpg)
The 19-book series Ice Planet Barbarians has amassed more than 163,000 reviews on Goodreads, ranging from five stars to one, where some people complain that thousands of TikTok reviews convinced them to read what they deem 'alien smut.'. On TikTok, there are 8.9 million TikTok videos devoted to Morning Glory Milking Farm, where people read aloud or react to the shocking premise.
![[Nola Saint James told FEMAIL, 'According to the Romance Writers of America, in order to be considered a romance, a story must have a happy ending.']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/20/93464375-14221581-image-a-8_1735070854003.jpg)
Fantasy romance, or romantasy, took off after the popularity of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. The 19 book series Ice Planet Barbarians has amassed more than 163,000 reviews on Goodreads, where people complain that thousands of TikTok reviews convinced them to read what they deem 'alien smut'.
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