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Coziest Magical & Fantasy Books

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If you like your books a little cottagecore meets magical, add these to your TBR pile immediately.
 
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Cozy High Fantasy at it's finest
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, Paperback
 
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Such a fun read!
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
 
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Faeries, not fairies. To be clear.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
 
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Highly entertaining. Actually LOLed a few times.
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
 
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Therians will love this one.
A Shady Hollow Mystery Series
 
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I read all 10 books back to back. And craved rosemary bread.
The Weary Dragon Inn Series
 
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This author NAILS the cozy witch vibes every time.
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
 
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It reminded me of Disney's Brave combined with the monsters from Game of Thrones and the all the hygge homeyness of Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Really loved it.
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
 
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I know… I know.. .but hear me out. They were pretty entertaining.
A Court of Thorns and Roses
 
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Not many Plague-era books out there, but this was a fine one!
The Alewives of Colmar: Plague-Era Tale
 
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YA but still a fun little read. First in the Septimus Heap series.
Magyk (Septimus Heap, Book 1)
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Time Traveling through Scotland is always on the TBR.
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley
 
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Enjoy the first two books because the 3rd was awful.
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
 
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This one get added to all the cozy fantasy lists so I'm adding it, but honestly? 3.5 stars.
Legends & Lattes #1 - Travis Baldree
 
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Spinoff of the Weary Dragon Inn with bakery items.
A Drizzle of Magic (Pobyd Perfections Bakery #1) by S. Usher Evans
 
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This one will reign supreme forever in my mind.
Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon
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Cute and cozy with tons of mouth-watering bakery references.
The House Witch: A Humorous Romantic Fantasy
 
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Russian Folk Tales become living art on the pages here.
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
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Terry Pratchett is a master of humor, storytelling and magical nonsense. This was a good one.
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) by Terry Pratchett
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A Tolkein style fantasy… but with girls.
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon