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The Best Fantasy Books On My Bookshelf
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items The best fantasy books I've ever read. Dragons, magic, fairies and more! Escape into a new world! From cozy fantasy to fast paced and high stakes, this list has it all. Links to Barnes & Noble for easy shopping!
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The Best General Adult Fantasy
The Folk of The Air Series
The Best YA Fantasy
The Best General Adult Fantasy
Take a look at some of my favorite fantasy books for adult readers. Favorites from Fourth Wing to The Song of Achilles can be found here! Make sure to take a look at my description notes to see why I love each book!
Love dragons and high stakes? This book is for you! Seriously the best fantasy book I've ever read and one of my favorite books of all time! Great enemies to lovers.
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros
The second book after Fourth Wing - the stakes are higher and the romance is romancing!! My favorite romance in any fantasy book (ever!)
Iron Flame (Standard Edition) (The Empyrean, 2): Yarros, Rebecca
The third in the Fourth Wing series; dragons galore, you need to read this to catch up! A great third installment in the series, has a lot more world-building and great character development.
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean # 3) by Rebecca Yarros
Following the myth of Achilles, this book has love and adventure!
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Hands down my favorite cozy fantasy book - a witch learns what it's like to belong and practice self-acceptance!
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
The Folk of The Air Series
The first series that introduced me to fantasy and got me interested in the genre. I love Holly Black's writing and great world-building. Still holds up as one of my favorite fantasy trilogies and duologies.
In a world of fae where humans are hated, you are one of the only humans. Contains Jude, my favorite heroine of all time! She's so cool!!
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black
The second in The Folk of The Air series, focuses on Jude and her continued political climb! Usually the second book isn't as good as the first, but no worries about that here!
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) by Holly Black
The finale to The Folk of The Air series - an awesome end that ties everything in a nice neat bow! I was so happy with the ending!
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3) by Holly Black
A spin-off of The Cruel Prince series following Jude's little brother, Oak! It's so cool to see Oak grown up and now thrust into the world of the fae.
The Stolen Heir Duology #1 by Holly Black
The second and concluding book after The Stolen Heir - finish the amazing story in the world of The Cruel Prince!
The Prisoner's Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2) by Holly Black
The Best YA Fantasy
Fantasy for younger readers. Some of the best fantasy books I've ever read are YA, so don't disregard YA fantasy if you are an adult reader! This list has one of my favorite fantasy series of all time, Twilight, as well as the Divine Rivals duology!
Read the book that revolutionized the vampire genre 20 years ago! SO GOOD! I read this for the first time recently and became absolutely obsessed. If you want a new series to fall in love with, pick up Twilight!
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1): by Stephenie Meyer
Are you team Jacob or Edward? This book shares more of Jacob's story! Just as good as the first book!
New Moon (The Twilight Saga #2): by Stephenie Meyer
My favorite in The Twilight series; the vampires vs. werewolves tension comes to a head. Will they work together to fight a common enemy? So much romance, love triangle tension, and great world building!
Eclipse (Twilight Saga #3): by Stephenie Meyer
The final installment in the original series, finish the epic Twilight Saga! The story concludes really well and is very satisfying!
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) ...
A continuation of The Twilight Saga - Edward's perspective of the first Twilight book. While this is a lengthy book, it is so worth it to get a look into Edward's thoughts!
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
In a world where being powerless is dangerous, a girl must compete in trials. Has great romance and banter! The best true enemies to lovers!!
Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) by Lauren Roberts
Focusing on a young journalist who is reporting on a magical war. Is a great example of my favorite trope, enemies to lovers!
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) by Rebecca Ross
The final in the Letters of Enchantment duology - finish the compelling story of Iris and Roman! I like the second one even better than the first one!
Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2) by Rebecca Ross
The coziest fantasy about found family and learning to love! About a social worker for magical children. I loved this cozy, warm hug of a book!
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
A girls school on an isolated island living in quarantine. 3 best friend work together to uncover the truth of why they're stuck there. I loved the post-apocalyptic vibes this book had!
Wilder Girls by Rory Power