Every trope we publish for Sci-Fi Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 13,083 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
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| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien Romance | 655 | 5.01% | Share change under 15% | 1 |
| 2 | Found Family | 647 | 4.95% | Share up | 345 |
| 3 | Slow Burn | 572 | 4.37% | Share change under 15% | 296 |
| 4 | Forced Proximity | 548 | 4.19% | Share up | 758 |
| 5 | Fated Mates | 530 | 4.05% | Share up | 215 |
| 6 | Monster Romance | 297 | 2.27% | Share down | 73 |
| 7 | Paranormal Romance | 247 | 1.89% | Share change under 15% | 109 |
| 8 | Enemies to Lovers | 243 | 1.86% | Share down | 383 |
| 9 | Sci-Fi Romance | 161 | 1.23% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 10 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 131 | 1.00% | Share down | 88 |
| 11 | Protective Hero | 115 | 0.88% | Share change under 15% | 187 |
| 12 | Series Continuation | 107 | 0.82% | Share up | 3 |
| 13 | Opposites Attract | 96 | 0.73% | Share down | 122 |
| 14 | Banter | 94 | 0.72% | Share change under 15% | 7,977 |
| 15 | Ensemble Cast | 88 | 0.67% | Share up | — |
| 16 | Second Chance | 83 | 0.63% | Share down | 309 |
| 17 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 78 | 0.60% | Share down | 170 |
| 18 | Character Growth | 73 | 0.56% | Share down | 9 |
| 19 | Post-Apocalyptic | 71 | 0.54% | Share change under 15% | 496 |
| 20 | Trauma Recovery | 70 | 0.54% | Share change under 15% | 17 |
| 21 | World Building | 70 | 0.54% | Share up | — |
| 22 | Fish Out of Water | 67 | 0.51% | Share up | 66 |
| 23 | Romance | 65 | 0.50% | Share up | 1 |
| 24 | Redemption Arc | 62 | 0.47% | Share change under 15% | 47 |
| 25 | Interspecies Romance | 60 | 0.46% | Share change under 15% | 3 |
| 26 | Plot Twists | 58 | 0.44% | Share down | 38 |
| 27 | Survival | 58 | 0.44% | Share down | 497 |
| 28 | Marriage of Convenience | 57 | 0.44% | Share down | 179 |
| 29 | Grumpy MMC | 55 | 0.42% | Share up | 181 |
| 30 | Series Arc | 54 | 0.41% | Share up | — |
| 31 | Action Adventure | 54 | 0.41% | Share up | 5 |
| 32 | Spicy Romance | 54 | 0.41% | Share down | — |
| 33 | Omegaverse | 50 | 0.38% | Share down | 1,007 |
| 34 | Friends to Lovers | 50 | 0.38% | Share down | 84 |
| 35 | Humor | 50 | 0.38% | Share down | 6 |
| 36 | Space Opera | 49 | 0.37% | Share up | — |
| 37 | Zombie Apocalypse | 48 | 0.37% | Share down | — |
| 38 | Hurt/Comfort | 48 | 0.37% | Share down | 218 |
| 39 | High Stakes | 45 | 0.34% | Share down | 26 |
| 40 | Forbidden Romance | 45 | 0.34% | Share down | 338 |
| 41 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 43 | 0.33% | Share up | 56 |
| 42 | Character Driven | 42 | 0.32% | Share up | — |
| 43 | Instalove | 40 | 0.31% | Not called | 1,945 |
| 44 | Dystopian | 37 | 0.28% | Share down | 144 |
| 45 | Series Romance | 36 | 0.28% | Not called | 3 |
| 46 | Miscommunication | 34 | 0.26% | Share down | 12,058 |
| 47 | Possessive Hero | 34 | 0.26% | Share down | 98 |
| 48 | Strong FMC | 33 | 0.25% | Share change under 15% | 71 |
| 49 | Bodyguard Romance | 32 | 0.24% | Not called | 15 |
| 50 | Political Intrigue | 32 | 0.24% | Not called | 20 |
| 51 | Grumpy Sunshine | 32 | 0.24% | Not called | 227 |
| 52 | Yearning | 30 | 0.23% | Not called | 12,181 |
| 53 | Page Turner | 28 | 0.21% | Not called | 2 |
| 54 | Dystopian Romance | 28 | 0.21% | Not called | — |
| 55 | Emotional Depth | 28 | 0.21% | Not called | 29 |
| 56 | Secret/Hidden Identity | 27 | 0.21% | Not called | 127 |
| 57 | Survival Romance | 26 | 0.20% | Not called | 4 |
| 58 | Alpha MMC | 26 | 0.20% | Not called | 40 |
| 59 | Dual POV | 26 | 0.20% | Not called | 19 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.