Which Gothic Romances on Kindle Unlimited Match Your Mood?
Find your next gothic romances on Kindle Unlimited with this mood-based quiz. From monster boyfriends to haunted houses, we’ve got the perfect dark romance for your vibe.
Take the quiz to find the perfect gothic romances on Kindle Unlimited for you
Ready to find your next gothic romances on Kindle Unlimited? This quiz sorts the best KU titles by mood: dark academia, haunted houses, forbidden, and monster romance. So you can skip the scroll and get to the good stuff.
When you’re done finding your perfect mood, you can go deeper and check out more gothic books across not only Kindle Unlimited but also trad pub and indie.
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What’s Your Gothic Romance Mood on Kindle Unlimited?
Take the quiz and then find your book recs below.
1. What setting are you craving?
A) A moody, elite university with secrets in the walls
B) A crumbling mansion where something whispers at night
C) A cursed town with a dark, ancient history
D) A supernatural realm where monsters might fall in love with you (or eat you)
2. Pick your favorite tension trope:
A) Student + mysterious professor with a past
B) Heiress inherits a creepy house and uncovers old family sins
C) Star-crossed lovers doomed to repeat history
D) Touch-her-and-die monster obsessed with his fated mate
3. What kind of dark are you in the mood for?
A) Intellectually unhinged
B) Suspenseful and atmospheric
C) Haunting and fate-laced
D) Kinky and creature-coded
4. What’s your gothic romance villain red flag?
A) Secret society membership
B) A basement full of mysterious journals
C) Immortality
D) Horns, claws, and chains-literally
Your Results:
Mostly A’s? You’re in a Dark Academia mood.
Mostly B’s? Go for Haunted Houses & Eerie Estates.
Mostly C’s? You need Forbidden Love & Curses.
Mostly D’s? Let’s get into Monster Romance & the Macabre.
Your Gothic Romance on Kindle Unlimited Match
Dark Academia Gothic Romance Picks
For when you want obsession, secret societies, and brooding intellectuals with a death wish.
Enigma by RuNyx
At Mortimer University, Salem is hunting for the truth about her missing sister. Cazimir is the chaotic TA who knows more than he should. Add in dark academia aesthetics, forbidden obsession, and a body count, and you’ve got a perfect gothic slow burn.
Grave Matter by Karina Halle
Grad student Sydney thinks she landed a dream Alzheimer’s research gig on a foggy island. Instead, she finds a creepy institute, disturbing experiments, and a psychologist she should not be falling for. A gothic psychological thriller with body horror and science-gone-wrong.
Nocticadia by Keri Lake
At the eerie Dracadia University, secrets drip from every shadow. There’s a brooding professor, an island of legends, and a slow-burn romance wrapped in dark academia fog.
Grab Nocticadia on Amazon or read our Nocticadia book review
Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox
An outcast girl locked in a bell tower. A group of rule-breaking men who refuse to leave her alone. This gothic reverse harem delivers Notre Dame energy, with church bells, gargoyles, and all the angst.
Grab Heartless Heathens on Amazon
Haunted Houses & Eerie Estates
For when you want haunted houses with whispering walls, ghostly family secrets, and a home that feels like its own character.
Dark Desires by Eve Silver
Darcie takes a job assisting the mysterious Dr. Damien Cole at his gloomy estate. The house is full of secrets, and so is he. Think classic gothic suspense with medical horror and a dark, dangerous romance.
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Fairydale by Veronica Lancet
Darcy heads to a coastal town to claim an inheritance and ends up caught between two men: one living, one possibly a ghost. Steeped in historical gothic atmosphere, this one mixes sensuality, small-town strangeness, and supernatural dread.
The Darkest Waltz by Ashley R. King
In 1920s Georgia, bootlegging queen Evangeline marries a stranger to hide from enemies. But the isolated island mansion she now calls home is cursed, and something is wrong with her new husband, and the ghosts that come with him.
Grab The Darkest Waltz on Amazon
A Whisper of Death by Darcy Burke
After surviving an attack, Hadrian sees haunting visions. He teams up with Matilda to solve a mystery that may be more supernatural than either of them expected. Historical, eerie, and romantic.
Grab A Whisper of Death on Amazon
Forbidden Love, Curses & Time-Loops
For when you want fated lovers, ancient curses, and love that might destroy you.
Hollow Heathens by Nicole Fiorina
Fallon returns to her cursed hometown of Weeping Hollow and falls for Julian Blackwell, a boy haunted by something ancient. This one brings fairytale horror, poetic prose, and gothic destiny.
Grab Hollow Heathens on Amazon
Blood Orange by Karina Halle
A modern-day Dracula retelling where a vampire-hunting witch falls for the reincarnation of her lost love. It’s forbidden, it’s steamy, and it has BookTok written all over it.
Anathema by Keri Lake
Banished into the haunted forest of Witch Knell, Maevyth is forced into hiding with Zevander, a cursed assassin who wants nothing to do with her. Except fate, and his obsession, say otherwise.
Fables & Other Lies by Claire Contreras
A modern gothic fantasy where Luna attends a gala hosted by the enemy of her bloodline. only to fall into a web of lies, curses, and passion. Think dark fairytale + forbidden romance.
Grab Fables & Other Lies on Amazon
Monster Romance & The Macabre
For when you want claws, chains, wings, and monsters who only love one person-violently.
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon
Esther finds pleasure, monsters, and danger at Rooksgrave Manor. This monster harem romance is one of KU’s most beloved cult hits, with a decadent gothic setting and plenty of steam.
Grab A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor on Amazon
Feathers So Vicious by Liv Zander
Two raven shifter villains capture an innocent girl for revenge, but one of them starts to fall for her. Dark fantasy meets villain romance with gothic vibes, spice, and feathers.
Grab Feathers So Vicious on Amazon
My Blood is Yours by Chiara Forestieri
A daemon shackled in a dungeon. A girl assigned to “care” for him. Soulbonded fated mates, kink galore, and a magic system that demands submission. Monster romance, but make it gothic erotica.
Grab My Blood is Yours on Amazon
Which Gothic Romance Are You Reading First?
Drop your favorite vibes in the comments and let us know what you picked! Are you all about morally gray monster lovers? Or do you live for haunted mansions and tragic secrets? This is a safe space for the dark, the cursed, and the romantically doomed.
Looking for even more book recommendations? Check out all our favorite dark romances, gothic books and Kindle Unlimited recs. But you may also be interested to unpack the history of gothic romance and exactly why we’re obsessed with gothic men.
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