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Book Recs: Love it for the Lore
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items Book/series recommendations for those of us who love a book with good world building, magic systems, + history/lore!
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Young Adult
Romantasy
Fantasy
Young Adult
This is the fictional FMC that walked so Nesta in ACOSF could run. The world building (history, lore, magic system, etc.) is phenomenal. Recommend for fans of the main character being a complex, misunderstood, morally grey anti-hero with a tragic pas...
The Young Elites Series by Marie Lu
Perfect for fans of brooding but swoony MMCs, and dark (but not super spicy) Romantasies. Think all of the good potential inspo points of the movie Labyrinth, without the cringe or questionable relationship dynamics. I really enjoyed this book for th...
Wintersong (Wintersong #1) by S. Jae-Jones
The 2nd book in the Wintersong duology. Perfect for fans of brooding but swoony MMCs, and dark (but not super spicy) Romantasies. This book details some of the more nuanced and intricate sides of the world established in the first book.
Shadowsong (Wintersong, #2) by S. Jae-Jones
Love this series for how unique it is! The story utilizes old vintage photos that are like a visual companion to the storytelling! If you’ve never heard of how this came about, I would recommend looking it up bc it’s kinda cool and fascinating! Recom...
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs
Romantasy
Read it for the hype, stayed for the giant cauldron map😍 seriously though, one of my favorite series for how well the magic system is set up, as well as for the world building and historical lore within this world. The second book, A Court of Mist a...
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas
As much as the FMC for this series got on my nerves from book 1, the world building, lore, and other characters were so good that I kept reading anyway. I actually love the supporting characters for this series way more than the main one, so the fact...
Crescent City Series by Sarah J Maas
Book one in the Kindred’s Curse saga. Love these books for the way the magic system is set up+ the way that Penn Cole builds this world is nothing short of art. Bonus points for the way the main characters are written (I think this is the first recen...
Spark of the Everflame (Kindred’s Curse Saga) by Penn Cole
Book two in the Kindred’s Curse saga. Love these books for the way the magic system is set up+ the way that Penn Cole builds this world is nothing short of art. Bonus points for the way the main characters are written (I think this is the first recen...
Glow of the Everflame (The Kindred's Curse Saga, #2) by Penn Cole
Book three in the Kindred’s Curse saga. Love these books for the way the magic system is set up+ the way that Penn Cole builds this world is nothing short of art. Bonus points for the way the main characters are written (I think this is the first rec...
Heat Of The Everflame (The Kindred’s Curse Saga, #3) by Penn Cole
Fantasy
The world building is rich, the writing is superb, and the characters are so well-written! Sanderson is masterful at creating worlds and magic systems that are so unique and intricate, yet easy to grasp and follow along with, and characters that are ...
The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
Love. love. LOVE this book!! I don’t always love urban fantasy, but the magic system that Marie Lu creates really works with the story and fits in seamlessly! The characters are dynamically complex, and the story telling is stellar, I eat it up!
Red City (The New Alchemists, #1) by Marie Lu