For authors & readers
Submit a Book
Know a romantasy or fantasy romance book that belongs on The Fae Shelf? Whether you wrote it or just love it, we want to hear about it. Every submission gets reviewed by our team.
Readers
Read something great that's not in our database? Tell us about it. We add books based on reader recommendations all the time.
Authors
Self-published or traditionally published, if your book fits the romantasy or fantasy romance space, submit it. We write honest reviews and feature books alongside major titles.
What happens after you submit?
We manually review every submission. If the book fits our collection (romantasy, fantasy romance, paranormal romance, or adjacent subgenres), we add it to The Fae Shelf with a full profile: cover, ratings, trope tags, spice rating, buy links, and an editorial write-up.
For author submissions, we treat your book the same way we treat any title in our database. That means an honest review, accurate spice and content ratings, and placement alongside books from Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, and other authors in the genre. No pay-to-play. No inflated ratings.
Most submissions are reviewed within a week. If your book is approved, you'll see it live on the site with its own page, showing up in search results, trope filters, and relevant collections.
Why submit to The Fae Shelf?
The Fae Shelf is a dedicated romantasy and fantasy romance database with 326+ books, built for discoverability. Unlike general review blogs, every book page includes trope tags, spice ratings, content warnings, series context, and detailed editorial content. Readers come here specifically looking for their next romantasy read.
For indie and self-published authors, this is free exposure to an audience that's actively searching for books in your genre. Your book sits alongside bestsellers in filtered searches, which means readers who love ACOTAR or Fourth Wing can find your book through the same trope and vibe filters.