Corrupt
by Penelope Douglas
A dark romance between a rival and a woman tied to his past, with heavy themes and explicit content. Very popular in online reading communities. Read the full description
Best for: Adult dark romance readers, check content notes
Corrupt is #99 on BookWard's Top 100 books for October 2026, with a BookWard Score of 47 out of 100. It is new on the chart this month.
Corrupt: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, Corrupt’s reading interest has run from #52 to #97 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
Corrupt was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 386 times in the past 12 months, peaking in November 2025 with 39 (21% above its monthly average of 32). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 7% on the three months before. 86% of the adds were “want to read”, 7% “currently reading” and 7% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
What the data says about Corrupt
- Steady demand. Monthly shelf adds for Corrupt stayed within a narrow band around 32, which is what a book with a constant stream of new readers looks like.
- Busiest and quietest months. November 2025 was its busiest month (39 adds), about 2.6 times its quietest, December 2025 (15).
- Against its genre. It had 58% fewer shelf adds than the average Romance book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.4% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #86 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2015 (11 years ago), it is older than 28% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
Corrupt on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in October 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | #99 | 47 |
Is Corrupt rising or falling?
Holding steady Its weekly, monthly and yearly ranks are close together, so interest is steady rather than spiking.
On Open Library, Corrupt ranks #70 this week, #87 this month, and #135 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-10-01.
Why Corrupt made the Top 100
Corrupt made the list mainly on momentum (+24.9 points) and staying power (+8 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+1.7). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for Corrupt
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-10-01. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have Corrupt open right now than 2% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Romance books
It is #12 of the 12 Romance books on this month’s list.
About Corrupt
A dark romance between a rival and a woman tied to his past, with heavy themes and explicit content. Very popular in online reading communities.
Why it’s here: It reflects the appetite for dark romance among online readers.
Best for: Adult dark romance readers, check content notes
At a glance
- First published
- 2015
- Genre
- Romance
- Length
- about 496 pages (the median across its editions)
- Languages
- editions in 2 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 7 on Open Library
- Characters listed
- Michael Crist, Erika 'Rika' Fane
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
What reading it is like
At about 496 pages it is a longer read: roughly 10 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
The premise
A dark romance in which two people with a tense, hostile history are drawn into a charged push and pull. It is part of a larger series, and it leans on rivalry, power games, and slow-burning attraction.
What you’ll get
- Enemies-to-lovers tension
- A moody, high-stakes atmosphere
- Fast pacing that makes it easy to binge
You might skip it if you prefer gentle, low-conflict romance, since the themes are intense and morally gray.
Pairs well with: Haunting Adeline · Twisted Love
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #98 and #100
Questions about Corrupt
What rank is Corrupt on the Top 100 books?
Corrupt is #99 on BookWard's Top 100 books for October 2026, with a BookWard Score of 47 out of 100. It is new on the chart this month.
Is Corrupt rising or falling?
Holding steady. Its weekly, monthly and yearly ranks are close together, so interest is steady rather than spiking. On Open Library, Corrupt ranks #70 this week, #87 this month, and #135 over the past year.
Why is Corrupt on the Top 100?
Corrupt made the list mainly on momentum (+24.9 points) and staying power (+8 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+1.7).
How many people are reading Corrupt right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 72 readers currently reading Corrupt, 968 who want to read it and 54 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-10-01). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has Corrupt had over the past year?
386 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak November 2025, 39); latest three months down 7% on the prior three. Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is Corrupt best for?
Adult dark romance readers, check content notes.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated October 2026. Read the full methodology.
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