fantasy

  • When Fantasy Gets Too Real: The True Story Behind The Poppy War

    Spoilers for book one The Poppy War ahead The Poppy War is the newest fantasy book series that’s headlining social media. I finally checked out book 1. Admittedly, the beginning threw me. Though it’s marketed as a dark historical fantasy, the first 60% feels very YA-coded: a poor girl earns a spot at a prestigious

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  • A Guide to the MAAS-Verse

    Spoiler free Has the growing hype around the romantasy sub-fantasy genre resulted in you uncovering a new guilty pleasure? Don’t worry, this is a safe space! If you’ve uncovered a love for romantasy, obviously, Sarah J Maas books are an essential spiral. Her books get a lot of love and a lot of hate, but

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  • The Sword of Kaigen- M.L. Wang

    Hello fellow fantasy lovers. I’ve come here with one message- if you love captivating magic, immersive world- building, and dynamic and complex character writing- go read this book!! This story will break your heart and then put it right back together again, filling in the missing pieces with jijakalu-forged ice, because every heart could use

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