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Fantasy Worlds I Wish I Could Live In (and the Books That Made Me Feel Something Real)

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Momiji Space

There are books you finish, and then there are books you live in. The ones that stay in your chest. The ones you remember the way you remember real places — a street corner, a scent, a night sky. As a lifelong fantasy lover, these stories became my ...

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• I want whimsical magic → The Night Circus, Howl’s Moving Castle, Stardust • I want emotional pain (the beautiful kind) → The Song of Achilles, Daughter of Smoke and Bone • I want epic worldbuilding → The Priory of the Orange Tree, The Poppy War • I...

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Whimsical, magical, dreamlike — like falling asleep inside a black-and-white fairytale. Why I’d live here: The Night Circus feels alive. Every tent is a secret, every scent feels like nostalgia, and the entire world runs on love and wonder. This is ...

The Night Circus — Erin Morgenstern

For when you crave dragons, queens, and massive worldbuilding. Why I’d live here: This world feels ancient, powerful, and beautifully diverse. Nothing here is halfway — the magic, the kingdoms, the lore… everything feels like stepping into a legend....

The Priory of the Orange Tree — Samantha Shannon

Whimsical chaos, messy magic, soft comfort. Why I’d live here: Because sometimes the perfect world is one that doesn’t make sense. A living castle? A dramatic wizard? Doors that open to random places? This book feels like warm bread and childhood im...

Howl's Moving Castle — Diana Wynne Jones

Shimmering, dangerous magic wrapped in glitter and illusion. Why I’d live here: The world of Caraval makes you feel young again — like believing in impossible things without being ashamed. It's a world where choices shape reality… and everything fee...

Caraval Series (Caraval, Legendary, Finale, Spectacular) — Stephanie Garber

Not a “fantasy world” in magic terms, but a world so beautifully rewritten it feels mythic. Why I’d live here: Because sometimes we crave worlds that feel like a heartbeat — raw, tragic, holy. This book makes history feel like fantasy, and love feel...

The Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller

Blue hair, Prague, angels, monsters — a world built from art and longing. Why I’d live here: This world feels like stepping inside a dream painted in watercolor. Laini Taylor's imagination is unreal — beautiful, strange, haunting. The kind of world ...

Daughter of Smoke & Bone: The Complete Gift Set — Laini Taylor

Academia, secret magic societies, morally gray brilliance. Why I’d live here: Because some worlds appeal to the curious part of us — the part that wants forbidden knowledge, beautiful libraries, and complicated people. This world is intoxicating. ✨...

The Atlas Six — Olivie Blake

A fairy tale for grown-ups, warm, odd, and luminous. Why I’d live here: Because sometimes the world you want most is the one that reminds you what wonder feels like. Stardust is gentle magic — simple, yet unforgettable. ✨ Perfect for: • Fantasy beg...

Stardust — Neil Gaiman

A brutal, brilliant, myth-inspired world. Why I’d live here (in theory): Not because it’s safe… but because it’s powerful. This world is inspired by real history, myth, and war — and it pushes fantasy into something brave and unforgettable. ✨ For r...

The Poppy War — R.F. Kuang

The coziest fantasy world imaginable. Why I’d live here: Because this world feels like being hugged. It’s gentle, found-family, heartfelt. One of those rare books where the fantasy is quiet but life-changing. ✨ Best for: • Readers needing warmth • ...

The House in the Cerulean Sea — T.J. Klune

✨ Mood: lonely island, old gods, quiet feminine power 💬 Quote vibe: “I learned that I could bend the world to my will.” Why this world stays with me: Circe’s journey feels raw and intimate — a story about reclaiming identity in a world that keeps d...

Circe — Madeline Miller

✨ Mood: 300 years of wandering, rainy streets, art, soft melancholy 💬 Quote vibe: “Never pray to the gods that answer after dark.” Why this world stays with me: It’s the portrait of a life half-remembered — beautifully lonely, but filled with the s...

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue — V.E. Schwab

✨ Mood: heists, found family, clever chaos, morally gray brilliance 💬 Quote vibe: “No mourners. No funerals.” Why this world stays with me: The characters feel alive — flawed, loyal, dangerous, lovable in the messiest ways. Their bond is the kind t...

Six of Crows Boxed Set: Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom — Leigh Bardugo

✨ Mood: secret libraries, honey-warm magic, dreamlike tunnels 💬 Quote vibe: “Every story is a love story.” Why this world stays with me: It’s a love letter to storytelling — layered, whimsical, enchanting in a way that feels bigger than the plot. ...

The Starless Sea — Erin Morgenstern

✨ Mood: winter forests, cold magic, clever heroines, folklore 💬 Quote vibe: “The world doesn’t give things, you take them.” Why this world stays with me: It turns a familiar fairy tale into something bold and powerful, with women who shape their ow...

Spinning Silver — Naomi Novik

✨ Mood: autumn forests, fae courts, artistic magic 💬 Quote vibe: “You are mortal… and everything mortal dies.” Why this world stays with me: It feels like a romantic autumn postcard — soft, whimsical, and sweetly dangerous. Personal note: The chem...

An Enchantment of Ravens — Margaret Rogerson

✨ Mood: magical libraries, enchanted books, grumpy-soft dynamic 💬 Quote vibe: “Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous.” Why this world stays with me: It’s fun, charming, and full of that comforting fantasy energy that feels like returni...

Sorcery of Thorns — Margaret Rogerson

✨ Mood: prophecy, old magic, found family, soft chaos 💬 Quote vibe: “The future was always blank, for her.” Why this world stays with me: It’s built on character bonds — messy, loyal, complicated friendships that feel painfully real. Personal note...

The Raven Boys — Maggie Stiefvater

✨ Mood: sisterhood, wartime bravery, emotional depth 💬 Quote vibe: “In love we find out who we want to be.” Why this world stays with me: It captures the strength of ordinary women in impossible times — tender, powerful, unforgettable. Personal no...

The Nightingale — Kristin Hannah