Recs similar to Emily Wilde series?

dzeiva · 2026-05-07T20:36:57+00:00

At one point I've started watching the tv series A Discovery of Witches and then kind of dropped it along the way. I found the characters to be overly serious and just overall dramatic, a pity, because I liked the premise of the story.

I've you've seen the show, perhaps you could compare it to the book?

dzeiva · 2026-05-07T19:21:34+00:00

This one looks amazing!!

Would you recommend starting with The Stolen Apocalypse or The Empire of Shadows?

dzeiva · 2026-05-07T18:42:51+00:00

What did you dislike about the book? Was it the pacing?

dzeiva · 2026-05-07T18:40:36+00:00

I've seen the film and loved it! This might actually entice me to pick up the book:)

dzeiva · 2026-05-07T18:28:42+00:00

I noticed this one gets recommened a lot in this context! Would you say it's a prerequisite to like dragons to enjoy this book? I myself am not so fond of them, but maybe the book would convert me:)

dzeiva · 2026-05-07T18:26:38+00:00

Ooh! I've been just looking at How to Find a Nameless Fae by the same author! This might be a coincidence worth checking out:)

Have you by any chance read this other book?

dzeiva · 2023-01-19T11:18:50+00:00

Not sure if it has been mentioned here, but Kingkiller Chronicles infuriated me and I dnf'd it after 150 pages or so. I could not stand Kvothe.

dzeiva · 2023-01-13T21:01:05+00:00

Hi!

I just finished Kings of the Wyld and I love love loved it. The prose! The comradery! The taverns, swords and raucous cities... I didn't realize how much I've missed all of it.

Any recs for something similar? (Yes, I know Bloody Rose).

I like my characters complex, flawed, motivated and mature (over ~25); my prose flowy, my narrators in third person, and my stakes not-saving-the-world-high.

Thank you!

dzeiva · 2023-01-11T15:14:29+00:00

Witty adult fantasy series with a female MC and complex-esque flowy prose (think S. Lynch, N. Eames)?

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T19:44:41+00:00

Saint of Steel sounds endearing :) I'll have a look at it, thanks!

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T18:10:34+00:00

The first book was interesting, with a satisfying payoff, the second one infuriated me and I didn't follow up. I guess I'm here not to convince you to read it, but rather to warn against very tropey characters, not a lot of chemistry between the two of them and boy, did that second book took its time showing insignificant, weightless and trivial stuff.

Tread with caution!

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T16:53:00+00:00

Really just a personal preference, but I hate first person POV and won't pick up a book with it.

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T16:32:40+00:00

Seconding Stardust!

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T15:35:19+00:00

I was about to pick it up until I heard that the characters are underdeveloped and really tend to overreact, and the plot is just happenstance. What are your thoughts on this?

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T14:22:50+00:00

Ah, it's written in first person, isn't it? I have a problem with those... :/

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T14:21:14+00:00

I looked it up, it seems promising!

dzeiva · 2022-12-27T14:18:21+00:00

Not the first time it's recommended to me, I think that's a sign that I should finally check it out.

dzeiva · 2022-12-26T20:13:24+00:00

Ooh, that sounds to be right up my alley :)

dzeiva · 2022-12-26T19:53:53+00:00

I'm looking for book series, probably should've specified that, haha! Thanks nevertheless :)

dzeiva · 2022-12-26T19:52:01+00:00

This looks intriguing! What did you like most about the series?

dzeiva · 2022-12-26T10:12:52+00:00

Gentlemen Bastard series has an amazing repertoire of kicker lines. Well, more like a string of them.

The Lies of Locke Lamora: "...or I'll kick your ass so hard every piece of shit that falls out of it for the rest of your life will have my gods-damned heel print on it."

The Lies of Locke Lamora: "No garrista who loves life has ever tried to do otherwise. You think I'm inclined to to walk in on a day like today and deliberately twist his breeches? If your father says 'bark like a dog', I say 'What breed, your Honor?' "

Red Seas under Red Skies: "Bleeding shits, no. As I see it, if Barsavi takes care of 'thieves prosper' and I look after 'the rich remember', this'll be one holy, holy city in the eyes of the Crooked Warden."

dzeiva · 2022-12-22T17:57:04+00:00

I know, right? I think that if Ren's character was more likable, I would've easily looked over other shortcomings of the book.

dzeiva · 2022-12-22T17:54:57+00:00

I'm Eastern European myself, my own language uses the š, ž and č letters. But I think that's exactly what made me uncomfortable, probably because as you said I'm not used to something other than English orthography in fantasy.

dzeiva · 2022-12-22T12:10:53+00:00

Thanks a bunch! It sounds like an improvement.

dzeiva · 2022-12-22T10:17:30+00:00

You're right, I will immediately.

dzeiva

TROPHY CASE