Hello! I’ve been reading quite a bit since I had my now 7 month old baby, and I’m really enjoying fantasy. However, I’m finding myself stuck in the same genre/tropes and I’m not enjoying it anymore. Mostly from BookTok recommendations.
I read the ACOTAR series with friends and had fun reading it, but it wasn’t my favorite (plus I’m not one for smut). I then read the Throne of Glass series and enjoyed that way more! Then I read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and did not enjoy those much haha. I mostly read those just for the fun of reading them with friends.
Now I’m starting Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, and next on my list is the huge series by Robin Hobbs!
What I’m really looking for is fantasy that makes me fall in love with the characters, but that isn’t afraid to kill them off. That’s something I didn’t enjoy about Sarah J Maas, if you’re in the “inner circle” you survive. And Fourth Wing was too young adult feeling and cringey for me, something a bit more mature would be nice.
Thanks in advance!
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