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Standalone Fantasy Book Recs
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items Whenever someone asks me for a fantasy read that’s magical, moving, and complete in one book, these are the ones I reach for! These stories have stayed with me
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Adult
In the mood to read something devastatingly beautiful? I'll never stop thinking about it
A young woman makes a bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets ... everything changes when one person recognizes her. This story truly had my heart swelling and breaking all at once!
A young woman makes a bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets ... everything changes when one person recognizes her. This story truly had my heart swelling and breaking all at once!
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
I was so excited to pick this up and it did not disappoint!
In a world where translation is the root of magic, a boy is caught between the language that built him and the world it destroys
In a world where translation is the root of magic, a boy is caught between the language that built him and the world it destroys
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence
This world felt so dreamy... I felt so excited to learn more and more about it
A girl inherits a mysterious pawnshop that trades in life choices... and must chase a stolen regret across a world built from dreams with a charming stranger who offers to help
A girl inherits a mysterious pawnshop that trades in life choices... and must chase a stolen regret across a world built from dreams with a charming stranger who offers to help
Water Moon: A Novel
An immersive greek mythology retelling!!
A daughter of the sun god, unloved and underestimated, finds her strength alone on an island
A daughter of the sun god, unloved and underestimated, finds her strength alone on an island
Circe
Once I started this audiobook, I couldn't stop listening
In a town full of bad luck and buried secrets, Opal steps into a house no one dares go near, discovering the truth behind the haunting rumors!
In a town full of bad luck and buried secrets, Opal steps into a house no one dares go near, discovering the truth behind the haunting rumors!
Starling House: A Reese's Book Club Pick
Rival witch criminal families ruling over Manhattan collide in a war to stake their claim? Sign me up!
One for My Enemy: A Novel
I truly never knew what would happen next. The love for this story crept up on me slowly, and I wasn't prepared for the emotions it brought out of me
If a door appeared from nowhere, would you walk through? June steps through into a past that holds her family’s curse and her heart’s undoing
If a door appeared from nowhere, would you walk through? June steps through into a past that holds her family’s curse and her heart’s undoing
The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Novel
In this retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, the Lady will do anything to survive in a court while keeping her witchcraft a secret
Lady Macbeth: A Novel
Keeping her head down and doing her job is no longer an option for Lin Chong after she is accused of treason. Joining a group of bandits, she is forced to go on the run away from a Marshall who is determined to see her dead
The Water Outlaws
To prove her art can kill monsters, a young dollmaker journeys to a haunted village and risks becoming something monstrous herself
The Dollmakers
One woman’s dream to break magical tradition collides with one man’s need to unearth the truth... and neither of them will leave unchanged
Blood Over Bright Haven
In a golden court of secrets and fire, a glass princess discovers her power... and the guard who might help her claim it
Glass Hearts
She teaches magic to the next generation... but the most dangerous force within the school might be the one inside her
The Incandescent
Young Adult
I love a good fairytale retelling. This one will making you question everything you know!
In a kingdom where not being chosen for marriage means disappearing, a girl escapes the ball and uncovers the truth buried in a fairytale
In a kingdom where not being chosen for marriage means disappearing, a girl escapes the ball and uncovers the truth buried in a fairytale
Cinderella Is Dead
A story based off of Disney's Pixie Hollow – I always wanted to know more about these two!
A spring fairy and winter guardian find each other while protecting the land and people that they treasure most from monsters invading
A spring fairy and winter guardian find each other while protecting the land and people that they treasure most from monsters invading
Wings of Starlight
A gothic Swan Lake retelling with sapphic rep! Now, I don't know much about Swan Lake, but this story was entrancing
A Treachery of Swans
An exciting read filled with witches, curses, and small-town magic that will keep you turning pages
The Glittering Edge
An amazing, unique beauty and the beast retelling!!
A Forgery of Fate