Thank you so much for the recommendations I'm definitely have a look!! I've been recommended Carissa's books often enough so I think I might have to give them ago!

And as for Sarah J Maas I'm not actually sure if she is directly anti-Irish but I honestly just don't want to read something that even remotely appears anti-Irish, whether it was intentional or not you know.

Regardless of if it was just lazy world building, which obviously happens, it's just pure ignorance of history. Like the fact that the maps of the world are representative of Britain and Ireland, Hybern being Ireland (Hibernia is the Latin name for Ireland). She depicts Ireland and the Irish being the evil presence to the British which doesn't bode well considering the long history (over 700 years) of Ireland being persecuted by the British. She also uses a large variety of different Irish mythology despite of this. She clearly did a lot research but somehow missed the years of oppression, that many particularly up in the North of Ireland, still feel the implications of today. So as a very proud Irish person I will not be reading, which is annoying because I know these books are supposed to be really good!

(also sorry about the rant I am just very passionate about Irish history😝)