The AI Shelf · UK · Week 41, 2026

A Sorcery of Thorns

by Margaret Rogerson

On 2 lists this week. Here is how often ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini recommend it, and the reader questions that bring it up.

#6
Romantasy novels
8 of 72 answers · steady (was #22, within the normal wobble)
11%
Live shelf
15%
Memory shelf
4%
Claude 7Gemini 1
It came up when readers asked:
- “What are the best romantasy books ever written? I'm after proper swoony fantasy romance with great world building.”
- “I've never read romantasy before but keep seeing it everywhere on BookTok. Where should I start?”
- “My mum loves cosy fantasy and Bridgerton-style romance for her birthday, what romantasy book should I get her?”
- “Can you recommend a romantasy to curl up with on a rainy weekend? Something I can get completely lost in.”
- “I absolutely loved A Court of Thorns and Roses, what other books are like it?”
- “Which romantasy would be a good book club pick for our group? We want something people will argue about over a glass of wine.”
#33
Young adult novels
3 of 72 answers · steady (was #11, within the normal wobble)
4%
Live shelf
6%
Memory shelf
0%
Claude 3
It came up when readers asked:
- “Can you recommend some underrated YA novels that most people haven't heard of but are actually brilliant?”
- “I've got a long flight to Australia coming up. Which YA novels would be gripping enough to keep me reading the whole way?”

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