I don't wanna get into debate of what's feminist fantasy and what's not. I just put that in the title to summarise. So here is what I'm looking for in the books:
-Strong female lead. She has a mind of her own, she doesn't let others tell her what to do, not submissive, she has a goal of her own and pursues it.
-World that is not sexist to begin with. Fantasy world were men and women have equal rights opportunities. If there's a butcher, a swordsmith, an emissary whatever it is, you'll find them to be a mix of men and women. Not only men.
-More on the comedy light-hearted wholesome side of things.
-No sexual jokes, sexual comments, depictions of sex in general etc.
-No romance as part of the main plot or at all. Better zero romance, but I can deal with some secondary characters side romance.
Bonus points if
-LGBTQ+ representation
Examples of books that fit the bill and I liked:
-How to defeat a demon king in 10 easy steps
-The Mistwick school of musicraft
-A Wizard's guide to defensive baking
-Illuminations
Example of books that partially fit the bill:
"This trilogy is broken"
I liked the series, but I hated the sex jokes. And while the main characters and the world in general are feminist, there's objectification of women for the female characters in the background, and some horny comments I disliked a lot.
The Wandering inn – it got way too real at times in a gory cruel way. So not light-hearted at all, even if some parts are.
Well if you have any recommendations, I'm all ears!
Thank you
by Snowflake10110