romance addicts .•° ✿ °•. discussion

So, I'm fairly new to romance/romantasy novels, but I seem to have noticed one important rule:
The male hero usually is much, much, much taller, stronger, richer, more self-confident than the female hero, AND he has to be of a higher status than her.
And that's fine!

However: Do you have any recommendations for me for romance/romantasy where his and her power level is balanced? Like, she is rich but he is strong; he is the most capable man ever but she is a queen; he is super clever and so is she - something like that?

Thank you!

Have you tried reading ACOTAR?? Happy reading 💛

Aelin in Throne of Glass? Even tho at first she has to learn about her power and all

Nevada and Connor in Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews (it's a pnr/uf books with a romance subplot) so GOOD definitely recommend. ACOTAR, FBAA, Fourth Wing, TOG series all have a strong & kickass heroine :)

Thank you, I'll have a look at all your recs! Regarding Fourth Wing: that is what I meant in my original post: Violet is short, physically weak, easily flustered

.. and a lowly first year, whereas her love interest is tall, super strong, a military leader, and always self-assured and mostly unflappable.

It’s common for there to be huge power imbalance in the beginning but I’ve noticed that as you keep reading the female characters come into new power and eventually the power evens out.

The Folk of the Air series
The Bridge Kingdom series
Leather & Lark (check tw)