Category: fantasy
Fantasy book reviews and recommendations, from cosy fantasy and epic adventures to magical worlds, mythical creatures and unforgettable characters.
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Her Majesty’s Royal Coven
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven is a fun, modern witch story set in present-day England, following a group of girls from…
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The Deep and the Drowned (Cutlass and Crow #1)
*Advanced Reader Copy* An ambitious seafaring fantasy filled with powerful mages, ancient gods, and expansive world-building. While Ian Green creates…
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Legends & Lattes
Legends & Lattes is a warm and enchanting cosy fantasy that swaps epic battles and dangerous quests for coffee, friendship,…
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Q&A with TJ Klune
Last week, my book club had the incredible opportunity to sit down with bestselling author TJ Klune for an exclusive…
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea is a heartwarming cosy fantasy that blends humour, magic and unforgettable characters with powerful…
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The Wretched Divine (#1)
*Advanced Reader Copy* A world divided by angels and demons, soul bonds that change lives forever, and a knight forced…
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Spark of the Everflame (Kingdreds Curse #1)
Spark of the Everflame is an accessible fantasy romance that feels very much like the foundation of something much bigger.…
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
When aliens turn Earth into a live-streamed dungeon survival game, Carl and his gloriously dramatic cat, Princess Donut, are thrown…
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A Conspiracy of Truths
“A Conspiracy of Truths is a clever slow-burn fantasy told through the wry voice of Chant, an old storyteller imprisoned…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · fantasy · Fiction · Greek Mythology · History · Mythology · RomanceClytemnestra
Clytemnestra is a sharp, accessible feminist retelling that gives one of Greek mythology’s most notorious women her own voice. I…
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Weyward
I am a Weyward, and wild inside. My blood runs with the memory of herbs and whispers, the rustle of…
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A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding #1)
A Marvellous Light is a queer, magical realist novel set in an alternative Edwardian England. It follows Robin Blyth, who…
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Samantha Shannon – Fantasy and Dystopia within Fiction
Last weekend I was lucky enough to go to The Queen’s Reading Room, a literary festival at Chatsworth House. I…
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The Queen’s Reading Room – Chatsworth Literacy Festival
On Saturday 20th September, I had the absolute pleasure of attending The Queen’s Reading Room, a remarkable literary festival hosted…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · Crime · fantasy · Fiction · History · Murder Mystery · Romance · ScientificThe Unmaking of June Farrow
The Unmaking of June Farrow is a fantasy/sci-fi novel by Adrienne Young, featuring June, a woman who travels from 2023…
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A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches follows Diana Bishop, a historian and reluctant witch who discovers a powerful manuscript, plunging her into…
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Action / Adventure · Book Reviews · fantasy · Fiction · Greek Mythology · History · Mythology · RomanceMedea
Rosie Hewlett’s fantasy novel centres on Medea, a young princess navigating her magical abilities while seeking freedom from her family’s…
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Tusk Love
Tusk Love, inspired by Critical Role, is a romantic fantasy about Guinevere and Oskar, whose chemistry ignites during a perilous…
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Assassins Quest (Farseer #3)
The third and final book in Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy follows FitzChivalry as he revives from death, striving to reclaim…
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Royal Assassin (Farseer #2)
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb follows Fitz, a royal bastard raised in a castle stable, as he trains to become…
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