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The host highlighted the book as a fast‑selling adult romance‑fantasy about dragon riders that sparked a cultural phenomenon, noting its massive first‑week sales and its dominance on the Times hardcover bestseller list. They emphasized how its popularity underscored the lasting appeal of the romance‑fantasy genre and the influence of viral book talk on platforms like TikTok.
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The host described the novel as a fastselling adult romancefantasy about dragon riders that had become a cultural phenomenon, noting its massive firstweek sales and presence atop the Times hardcover bestseller list.
The book Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yaros has become the fastest selling novel for adults in 20 years. It's sold more than 2.7 million copies in its first week. And the top three slots on the Times hardcover bestseller list right now are all Yaros. Onyx Storm is her third novel in a series about dragon riders trained at a military academy. Fans were so hungry for the new book, they lined up at midnight release parties late last month,
Onyx Storm's bestseller status cements the fact that the romance fantasy genre, a.k.a. romanticy, with spicy sex scenes and supernatural elements, is not a fleeting trend. It also speaks to the power of book talk, reviews that are posted on TikTok and help some books go viral. Videos on Yaros and her books have been viewed more than a billion times.