Hello!!
I hope everyone is having a great time rn, and if not, I hope you’re at least proud for still keeping going!❤️
I am just wondering whether I could get some book recommendations! I am a NOTORIOUSLY picky reader, I don’t mean to be, I just have such a short attention span (ADHD lol) that I really need a book to be amazing for me to get into it.
My favourite books are:
– Priory of the Orange tree & Day of Fallen Night (queer rep, plus I love love love Arthurian kinda stuff)
– She who became the sun (plus sequel) – so so brutal, captivating story, just overall my top reads of 2023
– anything Becky chambers – I’m a sci fi nerd at heart although I definitely prefer fantasy books (sci fi I prefer with TV shows, massive Trekkie here!). I love the character focused nature and the world building
– The House Witch by Delemhach. Healthy male MC?? A rarity. I love the magic, the characters. I love everything about it, and these books are my second favourite of 2023
– Modern Divination – I really loved this one despite it really not being my usual taste. I usually hate urban fantasy but idk yearning and dark academia. Howl coded love interest
Things I love:
– great characters (they matter more to me than plot)
– queer rep (in fact this is a prerequisite and I don’t read anything without it in)
– medieval fantasy, especially including medieval court politics
– Dragons! All kinds of mythical creatures
Things I hate:
– too much smut (no hate, just not my thing)
– YA. I’m sorry lol I really really don’t enjoy the vast majority of YA
– first person narration
I’m just wondering if anyone has similar tastes and can recommend anything! I’m open to other genres too, I just prefer mostly fantasy. I swear I spend more time looking for books than I do reading!
Thank you!
by Jayesartokel