So far, I have only read all of the Harry Potter books, the Six Of Crows duology and Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, and I gave up reading Little Women because I just can't seem to get through it, for some reason, although I would like to give it a go again sometime (and I have tried reading The Vampire Diaries books but I just couldn't, they're that awful), and I've read Jules Verne books, namely: Around The World In Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Seas, The Lighthouse at the End of the World and The Begum's Fortune.
I found that I am most drawn to fantasy, but comedy and crime work just as well. So I would like to get recommendations for books in a fantasy genre, that can also combine, but it's not necessary, comedy and or crime.
However I am not open to all fantasy, as I absolutely dislike everything that has anything to do with whatever the Fourth Wing series are or the new book I saw on Instagram recently, which is Split or Swallow. So no straight up sex, but yes to maybe just mentions of it, or like, sexual tension or something. And no werewolves and furries and all that kind of stuff I see in fanfics and some actual stories, ew, but yes to werewolves like the ones in The Vampire Diaries universe, and even yes to vampires in that way too.
If it helps, I am interested in reading Sara J. Maas, so maybe something along the lines of that would be great too. Growing up, I LOVED watching Deltora Quest anime and Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu, so anything with elemental powers in it or adventures and powers and creatures like the ones in Deltora also works.
Or if anyone here has ever played a video game called "Thief", that is also the kinds of stories I am interested in reading.
So I guess, to try summing it up a bit: fantasy, with comedy and or crime elements, although it isn't necessary, and perhaps "rich-people" stories with captivating plot and especially captivating characters (which applies to all genres I've mentioned, and books in general), so kind of like what Crazy Rich Asians is, or something that'd be close to this TV series called "Succession". Setting isn't important — medieval, modern, futuristic, I am absolutely down for anything, so long as it's not a long and tiring read (like I assume books like Dune and Blade Runner would be, but I did enjoy the first few pages I got a chance of reading from Foundation by Isaac Asimov).
Perhaps even stories that revolve around rebellion and oppression (I believe that's the word I am looking for) like the Hunger Games do, although I've never seen the films nor read those books. The Maze Runner series too.
Bonus points if the book is immediately captivating. I tend to dislike books that don't immediately catch my attention, or that don't immediately start with what might happen in the reminder of the book (like Six of Crows does). It doesn't have to jump straight into action from the get-go, but it does need to be captivating for me to continue it. I am even willing to give a go to 1st person POV narratives and to horror and mystery books which Steven King writes, because I'm guessing they can't be scaries than movies, right??
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