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…
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….
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…
I absolutely love a dark academia fantasy novel. Something about the combination of dark mystery and magical schools just resonates with me in a way that other adult fantasy books don’t. And so when I heard that M.L. Wang had written one called Blood Over Bright Haven, I was practically tripping over myself to read…
As an avid fantasy reader and aspiring author, I love checking out debut authors and their novels. When I heard about The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan through Brandon Sanderson’s endorsement, my interest was immediately piqued. This dark fantasy promises a unique blend of Studio Ghibli-esque whimsy with a sinister edge, making it a must-read in…
After discovering Brandon Sanderson last year, I was desperate to find more authors who could write complex rich worlds with great character development. Checking through the book forums and BookTok led me to discover that Robin Hobb was one of the fantasy writers who paved the way for contemporary fantasy in the 90s and that…
I picked up A Court of Thorns and Roses (better known by fans as ACOTAR) in December of 2022. Little did I know that this book would become my “gateway” book into the high fantasy genre. This series sets the bar for romantasy and two years later, it remains one of my favorites, with the…
I’d seen so many people talking about The Sword of Kaigen on BookTok this year, so I knew I had to add it to my TBR. But it was only this past week that I finally got to it. Now I wish I’d read it sooner! If you like gorgeous story-telling, emotional rollercoasters, and cool,…
I just finished The Sunlit Man (so I’m now 100% caught up on the cosmere, woo-hoo!) and I’m excited to get my thoughts out. In short, The Sunlit Man review is a wild ride of twists and cosmere easter eggs that left me happy. I’ll admit I had some doubts going in. I’d heard mixed…