I’ve been on a bender that is a mix of fantasy, cozy fantasy / adventure, and contemporary romance. I love a robust plot line, some adventure, and strong character development mixed together. I just finished the last of T. Kingfisher’s Saint of Steel books and don’t have anything really scintillating lined up next. Suggest me a book!
Recent reads:
- T Kingfisher’s Saint of Steel books & Swordheart
- Cassandra Clare’s Chronicles of Castellane
- Seth Dickinson’s The Masquerade series
- Tamsyn Muir’s Locked Tomb series
- The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
In general:
- Emily Henry
- Casey McQuiston
- Ali Hazelwood
- Lex Croucher
- ACOTAR, Fourth Wing, etc. are borderline for me. I enjoy them but really hated other books that are recommended by mainstream booktok as comparable “romantasy” novels.
I used to read a lot of literary fiction before a difficult job turned me toward escapism. I still love literature and recently enjoyed:
- The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
- Gilead by Marilyn Robinson
- The Fraud by Zadie Smith
- Brother of the More Famous Jack
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
by Glittering_Show1220