Hi!
So just to put these out of the suggestions, I’m already getting both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I also don’t want to read YA unless it’s a really good YA. I’m also not into Disc World or The Tide Child Trilogy. I’m also aware of the Bloodsworn Trilogy and Kings of the Wyld and both are already in my TBR list.
Ok, so, hi, I’m looking for a fantasy novel or novels. I’m looking for something engaging. I like fun but maybe not like disc world fun so please don’t recommend me disc world as I have no interest in that series.
I like dragons and fantastical creatures in various degrees of originality and uniqueness, I like cold settings, I like Nordic style settings too, I also like warmer settings but as in like forests and I like underwater settings. I’m not sure how I feel about other biomes as main settings but I do know I like forests, rocky places, water or underwater things, or winter-y fjord like vibes. Large mountains and just huge scale things are super cool too.
I want to read something that is gonna be like “woooow” like reading about a fictional place that is just awe inspiring, like the floating mountains in Avatar or Gargantua in Interstellar or something like that, that makes you go like “woooow”, you know what I mean?
I don’t want it to be too dark, so I would rather read something a little more PG-13 so to speak, instead of gore and extreme violence, although I AM open to recommendations featuring gore and extreme violence if you think that a certain book ticks all the boxes except for the one regarding violence. I have no problem with sex scenes. And if there’s a dog, it CANNOT die, or get badly injured, or too scared/suffer a lot. That’s my one trigger.
I’d like something adventurous and not too politically inclined, so something more where the main characters aren’t actually part of a political narrative. I don’t mind if there’s politics, I just don’t want them to be the center of it all, sort of how there’s some very small amounts of politics in tlotr for like one second and then it’s all about the journey and the adventure and what not. I’m willing to explore more politically heavy things but I don’t really want to read a game of thrones-y thing where the politics play such a large role.
I like magic A LOT! so magic would be cool. I don’t mind if it’s hard or soft magic as long as it’s cool, although I think I’d like to read about hard magic a little more as I haven’t explored that side of magic. I also like “dungeons” so sections of the story where the heroes go into a vast cave full of monsters or things like that are totally my cup of tea.
I think I would like a medieval setting but tbh I’m willing to explore other time frames, but in general I think I would like something a little more on the medieval side of things.
While I do like the ocean and what not, I don’t like stories that take place mostly in the ocean like The Tide Child trilogy or things like Once Piece and stuff. I really do like water-y things and underwater worlds and the like, but I’m not a fan of pirate-y vibes.
I like humor but I don’t want it to be the focus. I don’t want to read a comedy or a satire. I actually do want the story to be “serious” with “high” stakes (willing to explore the spectrum of “high stakes”, from petty revenge to save the universe and anything in between).
If there’s some humor, I’m cool with it but I don’t want it to be like reading Starter Villain or something like that. I prefer seriousness over comedy in this occasion.
Lastly, I do want the characters to be really cool. I want to be able to root for them, cheer with/for them, cry for or with them, and so on. I like diversity in characters so poc, LGBTQ+ people, strong women that don’t need a male savior, or things like that are pretty cool. The diversity is not a must, so don’t worry about it, but if your recommendation has them, that’s cool (It would be particularly cool to see a black gay male lead character). I’m not against romance as long as the romance is gay, or the straight romance is REALLY fucking good. I’m also very much ok with there being no romance at all.
Oh and one last thing, please give me a book or series with a happy ending or a bitter sweet ending at least. I hate sad endings or bad endings. Thanks!
Hope this helps you help me find a cool book! Thank you in advance!
by thegreatestpitt