2024 was the best year for reading I have ever had, both in terms of the number of books I managed to read and how much I enjoyed them. While I liked almost every book I read this year, only a few were particularly outstanding. And since I know how hard it is to curate…
For me, 2024 has been a year full of the acclaimed bestselling author, Brandon Sanderson. I spent a good chunk of 2024 binging all his Cosmere series, during which time he became my favorite author. And so, I spent the last several months being insanely excited (and nervous) for Wind and Truth, book five of…
I’m somewhat ashamed to admit this, but prior to last week, I had never read anything by Leigh Bardugo. Best known for the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology, Bardugo is one of the most popular fantasy writers of the decade. But although all her books have been on my TBR…
I read a fair bit of historical fiction when I was younger, enjoying the glimpse into a different time long before I or anyone I know existed. Even though the people and events were fictional, a good historical fiction book will be well-researched and accurate to the times. The time period itself is one of…
Since I started scrolling through BookTok for fantasy books to read about two years ago, I have heard nothing but rave reviews about this book. After all, it was the 2016 winner of the Hugo Awards and also the only fantasy novel to make The New York Times’s best 100 books of the 21st century….
Out of all the many subgenres within fantasy, Dark Academia might be my favorite. I can’t get enough of the mysterious atmosphere, scholarly (and usually morally grey) characters, intricate plot, moody libraries, dark secrets, and political intrigue. They just hit a little differently than your average fantasy fare. But it can be hard finding the…
I’m not as big a fan of the fantasy romance subgenre as I am of epic and/or dark academia, but now and then I like to read something a little more light-hearted and fun with some swoon-worthy romance. I heard that Quicksilver by Callie Hart was one such fantasy book, and seeing as it is…
After I finished reading all the Cosmere books I could get my hands on, I was desperately in search of my next epic fantasy read. I kept coming across the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb on BookTok, but I shied away from it because the series is nearly 30 years old and I thought the…
It’s that time of year again when you’ve got to find the perfect gift for all your loved ones. But for some reason, the reader in your life always stumps you. What authors do they even like? W What are my qualifications as your gift-giving guide? I am a massive fantasy book nerd and I…
I used to love reading self-help and personal development books. At the time, they inspired me and made me feel like I was bettering myself. And maybe they did help, to an extent. But as the self-help industry boomed and the market flooded with celebrity-written books bearing gimmicky titles and cookie-cutter advice, I became a…