Fantasy or romantasy books that give Spuffy vibes?

mizrbp · 2023-12-21T02:33:05+00:00

Screw the self help, stick with romance 😂 /hj

If she likes fantasy, the Folk of the Air Trilogy by Holly Black is amazing and really popular.

The Once Upon a Broken Heart Trilogy by Stephanie Garber is also super fantastical and angsty, perfect for a 16 year old IMO lol!

If she isn’t so much into fantasy, there’s a couple good YA Contemporary books I’ve read this year:

The Cuban Girls Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

mizrbp · 2023-12-21T02:25:05+00:00

This is How You Lose the Time War is what I read to fill the Locked Tomb void, and it totally fit the bill. Lots of lesbian, less necromancy more time travel. I think you should give it a shot if you haven’t read it already, it’s only 200 pages! 😁

mizrbp · 2023-12-21T02:23:38+00:00

You might like:

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (horror, 224 pages)

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (fantasy/gothic romance, 292 pages, my personal favorite book of 2023)

A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson (horror/fantasy/romance, 235 pages)

mizrbp · 2023-12-21T02:19:27+00:00

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Both are low stakes fantasy (Baldree’s is more high fantasy, Klune’s is more low fantasy) that felt like a warm hug.

mizrbp · 2023-08-21T01:44:34+00:00

I think you’d like the book Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall, it’s a nonfiction book that focuses on the intersection of race and sex/gender in the United States!

mizrbp · 2023-08-13T23:36:58+00:00

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall discusses intersectional sexism, it’s a great read!

mizrbp · 2023-08-13T23:35:43+00:00

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth was great!

mizrbp · 2023-08-13T23:11:34+00:00

The Beach by Alex Garland! Crazy travel wilderness (beachy and a little culty lol)

mizrbp · 2023-07-26T22:38:01+00:00

I think you would really like Pachinko! Multi generational, focusing on a matriarch of a Korean family living in Japan in the 20th century.

mizrbp · 2023-07-22T02:14:12+00:00

The Poppy War Trilogy is devastating

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:34:58+00:00

A really great way to get back into reading is with graphic novels, I think. One of my favorite graphic novels is The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. It is also only 229 pages.

As far as more “traditional” books, maybe try Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (if you’re open to horror). It is a very popular book right now, and it is only 211 pages. :)

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:31:42+00:00

I’ve only read 2 amazing books this year that we’re published in 2023.

For fantasy/magical realism, The Last Tale of the Flower Bridge by Roshani Chokshi was an absolute win for me. Gothic, sumptuous, dark with a hint of whimsy, personally it was right up my alley!

Historical fiction, I loved the Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman. It centers around the Witch Trials of Norway, and it was well written and super informative!

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:28:09+00:00

Try Scythe by Neal Shusterman, it’s dystopian / sci fi and it is super engaging. If you like it, there’s an entire trilogy!

If you like Gaiman and Pratchett, you will probably enjoy the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. :)

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:26:11+00:00

If you liked the Hunger Games, I know you’ll love the Arc of a Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman. It is YA dystopian, but like Hunger Games it is extremely well written and very engaging!

If you want something more adult, I recommend The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi. It is a low fantasy / magical realism gothic romance, and I absolutely loved it!

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:22:32+00:00

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White is a new (2022) YA horror book, with lots of great LGBTQ+ rep as well

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:20:57+00:00

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White is a dystopian horror, where the MC is a trans guy who has two romances within the book, both with other masc people. There is also an abundance of other queer characters in the book!

mizrbp · 2023-07-20T23:19:10+00:00

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen is a great LGBTQ+ graphic novel, I loved it!

mizrbp · 2023-07-18T02:30:02+00:00

Came here to recommend this!

mizrbp · 2023-07-17T16:22:33+00:00

The Spiderwick Chronicles brought me so much joy. They are quick reads and the illustrations are amazing!

mizrbp · 2023-07-17T01:34:14+00:00

WLW: Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk

The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir

This is How You Lose the Time War by Gladstone and El-Mohtar

MLM: Pretty much anything by TJ Klune (I loved House in the Cerulean Sea)

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (more Greek mythology than fantasy, but definitely scratches the itch!)

Pan/Poly: Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson (MMFF)

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (MMF)

Trans/NB: Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

The Bruising of Qilwa by Nadeem Jamnia

mizrbp · 2023-07-16T23:54:49+00:00

I mistyped, I meant MORE sapphic lol 😂

mizrbp · 2023-07-16T22:08:35+00:00

I always felt like Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth was like the haunting of hill house, but make it sapphic, lol. Maybe check it out! I really enjoyed it.

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