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christophernolan · 9 months

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Fantasy books by female authors that deserve more praise and recognition and are so SO MUCH better than whatever SJM writes.

The Sun Sword series | Michelle West

A hundred thousand kingdoms | NK Jemisin

The killing Moon | NK Jemisin

An ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Tahir

Shatter Me | Taherah Mafi

Furyborn | Claire Legrand

The bone season | Samantha Shannon

Darker shade of Magic | VE Schwab

The invisible life of Addie LaRue | VE Schwab

Realm of the Elderlings | Robin Hobbs

Sands of Arawiya | Hafsah Faizal

The Daevabad Trilogy | SA Chakraborty

Year of the Reaper | Makiia Lucier

The bear and the Nightingale | Katherine Arden

The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern

Descendent of the Crane | Joan He

The bridge Kingdom | Danielle Jensen

Dark Shores | Danielle Jensen

Falling Kingdoms | Morgan Rhodes

Range of Ghosts | Elizabeth Bear

Children of blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi

The Wrath and the Dawn | Renee Ahdieh

Lumatere Chronicles | Melina Marchetta

The Alchemists of Loom | Elise Kova

#I have an itch when it come to SJM I have 4 of her books and I don’t understand why people think she’s the greatest author since Jane Austen #anyway please read these incredible books #I’ve read these so if you wanna add please do so #books #book recs 2023 #books recs #books and reading

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int3rnztstar · 1 month

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book rec drop!! currently reading ‘speak’, to be finished tomorrow! I’ve been told the ending leaves much to be desired but i’m not so sure just based off what I’ve read (like 150ish of 198 pages) tbd tbh

bye! 🤟

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sheofsoundmind · 10 months

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260623.

morning light can make the most vulgar things tolerable

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austenwazright · 11 months

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I have this theory that we never get robin's real name bc the book is written in english. This can go two ways:

One, we start to follow Robin's story the moment he leaves China, so what we see is basically people trying to westsize him, we can see this by the fact that kuang keeps giving the emphasis to people saying "he looks english under certain lights", and is there a more english name than Robin Swift??? So we didn't get his name cause the moment he got it back, it was him returning to his roots, finding himself whole again and not half of two things that cannot coexist, therefore we, as english speakers, we're not invited to be a part of that. Bonus point that the only other non-western character he's close to never calls him Robin, but Birdie, and when Lettie tries to use it he feels weird, like it's wrong.

Two, the simple fact that it's written in english stops it. I study chinese and I can undoubtedly say that she couldn't just throw a name there with no explanation, she'd had to put the character, and then the 拼音, and then she'd have to translate it and explain it, and something would still get lost in translation. Choosing to give us his real name would totally break the narrative.

Anyway, be it one way or another, I think it's great

#babel rf kuang #rf kuang #babel #babel or the necessity of violence #babel an arcane history #books recs #book #robin swift

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fearthefluff · 1 year

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Fantasy Romance Recommendations Pt.1

I'm a big fan of Fantasy Romance books but I've noticed that a lot of recommendations lists have the same books over and over again. Nothing against Sarah J Maas, Jennifer Armentrout and Holly Black, but I have read their books already and I'm looking for new suggestions. And thus, I decided to make my own little list (with help from @housebaylor and @shirewalker). Maybe it will help someone somewhere. XD ***Some of the books listed here are not Romance novels officially but all have romance and have HFN or HEA endings Fantasy Romances The Fallen Empire Trilogy by Grace Draven The Kraelian Empire has ruled with an iron fist for centuries, its grip unyielding until the power of three women, and the men devoted to them, break it.

The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden Vasya Petrovna is a young woman gifted with the Sight which allows her to see spirits who inhabits the world. The arrival of Christianity spells trouble for her and the world of the spirits at large. This story has her rebel against her fate as a woman in medieval Russia, go on a great adventure and meet amazing characters. One of my favourite.

Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher A subversive take on Fairytales! After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra―the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter―has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. Celia and Marco's beautiful story of challenges, love and magic. Beautiful haunting magic. Radiance by Grace Draven Two people brought together by the trappings of duty and politics will discover they are destined for each other, even as the powers of a hostile kingdom scheme to tear them apart. The Bird and The Sword by Amy Harmon Magic is forbidden and gifted people are sentenced to death. Lark, a voiceless young woman, has a gift she must keep hidden. The day her mother was killed, she told lark's father she wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if Lark's died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would trade his soul and lose his son to the sky. A Fate of Wrath and Flame by K.A. Tucker Portal Fantasy! Gifted thief Romeria is transported into another world into the body of a treacherous princess. Romeria is plunged into a startling realm of opposing thrones, warring elven, and elemental magic she cannot begin to fathom. Only read the first book so far Married to Magic Trilogy by Elise Kova Shared Universe, Fantasy Romance, Stand Alone Novels About Young Women and their Unexpected Romances with Magical Men Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past. For the last seven years she’s been collecting a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she’s received. Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer and everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. Only read the first book Promise of Darkness by Bec McMaster Princess. Tribute. Sacrifice. Is she the one prophesied to unite two warring Fae courts? Or the one bound to destroy them? If you like S.J.Maas you might like this YA Fantasy Romances Uprooted by Naomi Novik Agnieszka lives in a quiet village bordering a corrupted Wood. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Multiple POVs fairytale Miryem gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk--grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh--Miryem's fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered. The Girl who fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh Mina's people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering. An Enchantment of Raven by Margaret Rogerson With a flick of her paintbrush, Isobel creates stunning portraits for a dangerous set of clients: the fair folk. But when she receives her first royal patron—Rook, the autumn prince—Isobel makes a deadly mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes, a weakness that could cost him his throne, and even his life. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Elisabeth was raised in a magical library where dark magical grimoire are kept. She hopes to become a Warden whos job is protecting the Kingdom from their powers. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. Shielded by Katlynn Flanders Hidden Princess, arranged marriage, yearning! A kingdom ravaged by war, and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment - a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season - but when the strange, handsome and utterly uncouth Lord Sorcier discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into dangerous and peculiar faerie affairs. A Crown of Wishes by Rosha Chokshi Book 2 of a series. A captured princess and a wise prince team up and to win the Tournament of Wishes, a competition held in a mythical city where the Lord of Wealth promises a wish to the victor. ****Part 2: Urban Fantasy recs to follow.****

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sidraofthewildflowers · 3 months

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“You don’t have to take up a sword…”

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“Survival is bravery, too”.

- Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

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lexxwithbooks · 2 years

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📖: 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒆𝒔 (𝑇𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 #4) 🦋👙🦄

✍🏽: 𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠

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staphyreads · 1 year

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BOOKS BY MIEKO KAWAKAMI

🍳 Breasts and Eggs Breasts & Eggs paints a portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan and recounts the intimate journeys of three women as they confront oppressive mores and their own uncertainties on the road to finding peace and futures they can truly call their own. It tells the story of three women: the 30-year-old Natsu, her older sister, Makiko, and Makiko’s daughter, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement procedure. She is accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently grown silent.

👁 Heaven Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormenters.

📓 All the Lovers in the Night Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copyeditor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very different disposition. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it.

#mieko kawakami #breasts and eggs #heaven #all the lovers in the night #book blog #bookish #books recs #books

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adventures-in-mangaland · 2 months

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I'm going on holiday next week and I need to take at least one of my physical tbr books. (Paperbacks because of weight restrictions.) Help me pick one!

#books recs #books #tumblr polls #send help #polls #tbr

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stromuprisahat · 2 years

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Hii, dearest!

I've been reading some of your posts and analysis about the Darkling/ Darklina and I have to ask you, do you have any recomendatios of books with a vibe like them (or better, a vibe like want tbey could have been) but that won't make the reader revolted with the end?

Well, love your posts and thank you. Hope this find you well. ☺️

Hi and thanks!

I can’t think of books with similar vibe, but I can recommend those I’ve read to get rid of the bad aftertaste:

The Shadows between Us by Tricia Levenseller- different kind of shadow powers, not physically badass heroine, but ruthless and actually hungry for power, Slytherin romance; light reading for fun

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik- Slavic & Jewish inspiration, enemies to lovers (2×), badass ladies winning thanks to their wits and humanity; demands more attention from reader

The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black- he hates that he has feelings for her, originally abusive behaviour (They’re not in relationship at that point.), lies over lies, powercouple ruling the realm, truly outsider heroine, Jude would have Alina for breakfast- sunpowers or not; well-written YA, obsessed

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab- the embodiement of Darkness, toxic relationship, immortality, he ISN’T human at all, romance-wise- this is what LB would want us to see in Darklina if Alina had personality; almost a year later and I’m still not over it, beautiful, poetic

I hope you’ll like at least some of these.

#reply #books recs #Darklina #The Shadows between Us #Spinning Silver #The Folk of the Air #The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue #Tricia Levenseller #Naomi Novik #Holly Black #V. E. Schwab

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lucimiir · 9 months

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Are there anymore books like the winternight trilogy? I've been in love with the winternight trilogy since I read it and now I want something similar lol. I'm obsessed.

Hey oh my gosh I literally just noticed this ask so sorry!

The FIRST thing I think of when I think of books like the winternight trilogy is definitely spinning silver or uprooted by Naomi novik, they’re similar to the extent I actually posted about that at one point, but still have a lot to enjoy on their own. They’ve got similar fairytale vibes and similar characters. Definitely check it out!

I also recommend City of Brass (the Daevabad trilogy) for a similar high fantasy rooted in history feel and awesome characters, or anything by Robin McKinley for a classic medieval fairytale vibe

#asks #the winternight trilogy #the bear and the nightingale #katherine arden #spinning silver #uprooted #naomi novik #the daevabad trilogy #shannon chakraborty #robin mckinley #books recs

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waitingforthesunrise · 5 months

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October reading recap!! 1. Eleanor Oliphaunt is Perfectly Fine. 3.75/5. well-written novel following Eleanor as she struggles to make peace with a traumatic childhood and challenging relationship. 2. Brief Intervals Of Horrible Sanity. 3/5. School teacher attempts to lead a class in an experimental progressive school. Funny, but unfortunately unsatisfying. 3. No Parking At The End Times. 3/5. Abigail struggles to come to terms with her parents religious convictions and brother's rebellion.Interesting plot, but not followed through.

4. The Memory of Animals. 4.5/5. Easily one of the best dystopian novels l've read. It follows Neffy, a young marine biologist taking part in a vaccine trial during the deadliest pandemic the world has ever encountered.

5.Nimona. 4/5. Humorous graphic novel with surprisingly deep musings on government, relationships, and politics.

6. Butts: a Backstory. 4.80/5. Easily the best non-fiction I've read this year! An amusing examination on society's attitudes towards butts, and how it connects to feminism, racial politics, consumerism, and the human brain.

7. East of Eden by John Steinbeck. 5/5. Breathtaking and intense story inspired by the garden of Eden. 8. (not pictured) This Is How You Lose The Time War. 4.90/5. Intensely well-written sci-fi time traveling queer romance, told in the form of letters. I layed on the floor and sobbed after 😭

9. (not pictured) Generosities by Luci Shaw. 4/5. Beautiful poetry in the tone of Mary Oliver with a more pronounced Christian basis.

10. (not pictured) confessions of an alleged good girl. 4/5. A HAPPY QUEER CHRISTIAN SIDE CHARACTER HELLO?? amazing discussion of sex ed in the Christian church and the failings/successes. Highly reccomend!!

HAPPY READING!!!

#ari reads #monthly reading #reading recaps #books recs

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accidental-spice · 7 months

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@dragonanne I have finished The Killing Thought, and I have Many Thoughts

Guys, I HIGHLY recommend this book, it's so good

(Spoilers under the cut)

Lune is SO delightful to me. I love her pouch of throwing knives, and I love her snark, and I love her political skill. I also love how you showed her being upset about killing Zezri, that was a good addition! But stars, was that bit INTENSE!!

Kenneth seems like a darling, and so did Dake. I love them

Gardzrin is an EXCELLENT villain. I loved the epilogue, and how it showed his dynamic woth his siblings some more, y'know? He's very interesting and also I hate his guts

Gabryl, I still love SO much. I adored the part when he escorted Aril into the ball to keep her away from Gardzrin, it was so sweet

Speaking of loving, I ADORE Captain Torin and Lady Vaulus, they're so fun. I loved Lady Vaulus shipping Cam and Korthi, it delighted me. (Speaking of, I also highkey ship those two as well. Korthi and Cam, to clarify. Obviously I do not ship Torin and Lady Vaulus) Through the whole book, I kept having to be like, self, stop getting attached to these two, they could be TRAITORS. This did not go well, because I love them. Luckily, they didn't betray anyone, so we're good!!

Ugh, speaking of traitors, Lord Vazet??? How COULD he??? I KNEW he was suspicious, though, when he was all, I must, uhhhhh, go attend to something.... not traitor stuff I MEAN WHAT (Okay, he was actually a lot more subtle than that, I just noticed cause I was PARANOID, but I think I'm funny. So)

Matsen. I love him. So much. He's snarky, and loyal, and FASCINATING. I cannot WAIT to learn more about him!!

Your illustrations are GORGEOUS. The one of Cam holding Korthi when she was breaking down over Ferthe (FERTHE MY BELOVED HOW COULD YOU KILL HIMMMMMM) hit me RIGHT in the feels. So did the one of Gabryl hugging Lune. You evoke emotions QUITE well through your art! And I loves seeing those illustrations, because while they're not the exact same as my art by any means, they're similar enough that it gave me hope that I could illustrate a book someday!! So, y'know, thanks!!

To wrap it up, I ADORED this book. The characters were SO great, the plot was fascinating, and the world building was EXCELLENT!!!! I was utterly DELIGHTED by it!! 10/10, would and will recommend!!

#jade torch #jade torch: the killing thought #books recs #book reviews

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fellamarsh · 11 months

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I guess I'm a TikTok girlie now?? Anyway here's two of my all time favorites!! Neither are very romance heavy but relationships drive both plots and the dynamics between characters drive me insane (complimentary). They're also just so funny? Like, I actually honest to God laughed out loud?

They work as standalones but you absolutely have to read both; context from Swordspoint will leave you crying halfway through Privilege of the Sword at the line "I brought us some fish".

Alec is my darling, awful, limpwristed disaster man, and Richard is the sweetest patientest most autism-having utterly ruthless swordsman ever. I love Katherine too; her butchification is so important to me.

#anyway read these books!! b and I have no one else to talk to them about #also the author is a gay jewish lady. what more could you ask for #books recs #book recommendations #queer fantasy #queer fiction #queer romance #bookblr

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crazynerdandproud · 2 months

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Anyone have book recs with an aspec main character? Preferably not part of a super long series, and not fantasy which im kind of taking a break from.

#i just want a book with an a-spec main character #i want a book where romance isn't really a focus at all #in fact dont have any of that in there #i just want to read a good fun book that isn't steeped in amanormativity and stuff #books #books recs #like why is it so hard to find books like this #ace #aro #aspec

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a-freemaniac · 2 months

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Why I'm thinking of your second Sinclair book and a very special scene??? @lorelei-lee

😆😀🥰😍

Original pic by @anothermindpalace

It's brilliant art if you reading a book where the protagonist is a ginger-blond beauty with a quick silver mind and a boyfriend with special needs:)

#lorelei lee #books recs #anothermindpalace #art

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