Romantasy:
Title: Filthy Rich Fae
Author: Geneva Lee
Age: Smut Age. Definitely smut age
Vibe: Enemies to lovers (Geneva’s artistry honestly)
Genre: Romantasy
Stars: 3
Intrigue: 5 – It definitely got me!
Best Part: Cate is a bad bitch
Summary: Cate Halloway knows the unspoken rule of New Orleans: avoid the powerful Gage crime family at all costs. Of course, that was before her brother got caught in their chaos. Now Cate has no choice but to confront the dark and forbidding prince of New Orleans himself and beg for her brother’s life. But Lachlan Gage is as lethal as he is beautiful … and the only currency he’s interested in is her soul. Because he’s obsessed with her. Obviously, chaos ensues.
Title: Filthy Rich Vampires
Author: Geneva Lee
Age: Adult
Vibe: Love, found family, delightful fighting between the FMC and her obsessed man
Genre: Romantasy
Stars: 3
Intrigue: 3
Best Part: the writing is so good.
Summary: Julian Rousseaux has a problem. He’s single, and for thhe world’s wealthiest vampires, the social season is about to begin. Julian would rather stake himself than participate in in the marriage market. When cellist Thea literally stumbles into his life at a gala, he knows she’s the last person he could ever fall in love with. So, Julian makes Thea an irresistible offer: pretend to be his lover and he’ll change her life. But with each moment they share, new dangers emerge: a desire as forbidden as their stolen touches, an awakening of a long-dead heart, and secrets that could tear them both apart.
Title: Filthy Rich Fae: Fallen Court
Author: Geneva Lee
Age: Adult
Vibe: Revenge, soulmates, more fighting
Genre: Romantasy
Stars: 3
Intrigue: 3
Best Part: Geneva Lee really uses her fantasy novels to address big issues and it’s fascinating. But as you’ll see, I did not have time to finish these series because they are a little predictable.
Summary: Cate thought she knew darkness. As a trauma nurse, she had witnessed the worst of humanity. But nothing – not the blood, the violence, or the despair – could have prepared her for the fae underworld. A realm where beauty is a weapon, desire is a trap, and mortals who stray too far don’t return. She almost didn’t. Until Lachlan Gage – shadowed, ruthless, and feared even among his own kind – bound her to him with a deadly bargain. Something ancient is rising in the dark, warping fae magic into something unnatural and cruel. It has nothing to do with Cate’s past – or so she tells herself. There is only one thing more dangerous than the fae who would kill for her. The fae who would die for her.
Title: Fear the Flames
Author: Olivia Rose Darling
Age: Adult
Vibe: DRAGON REVENGE
Genre: Romantasy
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 5
Best Part: Cayden is obsessed with Elowen, and it’s chef’s kiss.
Summary: Elowen Atarah, Princess of Imirath, came into the world like a firestorm made flesh. A princess with a link to five dragons should have been a blessing to her kingdom, but her blessing became her curse. Now, Queen of Aestilian, a secret kingdom she forged through strength and survival, Elowen needs a way to feed her rising population. When the snarky Commander Cayden Veles of Vareveth, her father’s enemy kingdom, offers her a deal she’s been dreaming of for years, how can she not take it? The pair of them, along with three accomplices will navigate their partnership, politics, and attempt to pull of the greatest heist their world has ever known. Putting aside their differences to accomplish a common good because everyone knows… vengeance is a promise signed in blood.
Title: Wrath of the Dragons
Author: Olivia Rose Darling
Age: Adult
Vibe: DRAGON REVENGE
Genre: Romantasy
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 5
Best Part: Shit goes down, and it’s not great, but they almost go through couple’s therapy, and I like that they really work through their issues instead of just focusing on the fighting.
Summary: Cayden Veles, renowned Demon Commander of Vareveth, overthrew the throne to save Elowen Atarah, the woman he search for since childhood. New he’s determined to fulfill his quest for revenge against her father, even if it means forcing the only person he’s ever wanted into a marriage of political convenience. Elowen Atarah has everything she thought she’d ever want. Finally reunited with her dragons, she now has an army to enact vengenance, but as events transpire, she begins contemplating if she wants more. Navigating the shifting allegiances amongst all the kingdoms of Raveryn will require all their strategy and strength, with devastating and bloody attacks on one side and cutthroat diplomacy for alliances on the other. But Elowen and Cayden must find a way to stand strong within the power they’ve gained, or risk losing everything.
Title: When the Moon Hatched
Author:
Age: Adult
Vibe: Adventure and dragons!
Genre: Romantasy
Stars: 3
Intrigue: 5
Best Part: the dragon became a star around her (crying)
Summary: As a valued Elding Blade of a rebellion group, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught. When a renowned bounty hunter is employed by The Crown to capture the member of the Ath, Raeve’s world is turning upside down. Blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself at the mercy of they Guild of Nobles. Crushed beneath a mourning weight, Karan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. The echo of the past sings louder than the Creators themselves, and even rave can’t ignore the truths blaring at her from a warmer, happier time.
Cozy Romances:
Title: The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore
Author:
Age: Adult
Vibe: kick your feet and squeal kind of good.
Genre: Cozy Romance
Stars: Five Stars
Intrigue: 4
Best Part: THE MESSAGE GIVER IS FREAKING ADORABLE!!
Summary: When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can’t understand it. Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might just be as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells.
Title: Off to the Races
Author: Elsie Silver
Age: Adult
Vibe: horses!
Genre: smuuuuuuuut
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 2 (who wants a romance with intrigue anyway??)
Best Part: its rereadability and, of course, the smut.
Summary: Billie finds herself at Gold Rush Ranch just to pester Vaughn, the newest owner with goals of his own. Billie’s challenge is to turn around a problematic racehorse, Double Diablo, while navigating their instant animosity and undeniable chemistry, all while Vaughn tries to save his family’s ranch and legacy after his grandfather’s death and a scandal. Will they learn how to work with each other, or with they tear each other apart while DD watches?
Title: The Right Move
Author: Liz Tomforde
Age: adult
Vibe: Sports!
Genre: smuuuuuut
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 3
Best Part: When he calls her Blue
Summary: This is a contemporary romance novel about Ryan Shay, a newly promoted NBA captain, and Indy Ivers, his sister’s best friend and new roommate. To improve his public image, Ryan convinces Indy to enter into a fake dating arrangement. Their forced proximity and the lines blurring. Between their staged relationship and genuine feelings lead them to confront their past emotional wounded, fostering a surprisingly real connection that tests their carefully constructed lives and emotional barriers.
Title: My Best Friend’s Honeymoon
Author:
Age: adult
Vibe: BEST FRIEND GAY SMUT
Genre: Smuuuuuut
Stars: 10
Intrigue: 2
Best Part: There’s just something about the way Elsie and Ginny were best friends and lovers that may have changed my life.
Summary: Elsie Hoffman has been engaged to her college boyfriend for a year and a half. Ginny Holtz has been in love with Elise from almost a decade and a half. When Elsie discovers her fiance already planned their wedding and honeymoon as a surprise and she’s expected to be in a white dress in seven days, she swiftly realizes she’s let herself become too comfortable with a future she never wanted. Ginny thinks it’s high time Elsie learned to how to speak up for herself. So, they are a deal with her, For the next week while they take the honeymoon meant for Elsie and her ex-fiancé, Elsie can have whatever she wants, wherever, however, and whenever she wants it, as long as she asks. They never expected Elsie to want them.
Cozy Fantasy Romance:
Title: Homegrown Magic
Authors: Rebecca Podos, Jamie Pacton
Age: New Adult
Vibe: lgbtq garden magic!
Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance
Stars: 3
Intrigue: 4
Best Part: the mechanical horses I think lol
Summary: Yael Clauneck is the only scion of an obscenely wealthy banking family with its fingers in every pie in the real,. They’re on the precipice of a predetermined life when they flee their own graduation party galloping away in search of … well, they’re not sure but maybe the chance to feel like life can still be a grand adventure. Margot Greenwillow – talented plant witch, tea lover, and greenhouse owner – has never felt further from adventure in her life. She’s been desperately trying to keep what remains of her family’s magic remedies business afloat. So when Yael, her childhood friend and crush, rides back into her life, she’s shocked. Yael has no experience or honestly practical skills, but they’re delighted to help their old friend. They can lay low for a while, flirting with Margot and figuring out what to do next. Meanwhile, Margot has plans of her own – but plans are notoriously unreliable, and unlikely to survive a swiftly blooming mutual attraction, not to mention he machinations of parents determined to get their heir back … no matter the cost.
Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Author:
Age: new adult
Vibe: Generations of Magical Mary Poppins
Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 5
Best Part: Jamie likes her so much omg
Summary: As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. She’s used to being alone and she follows the rules … with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos “pretending” to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously. But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all the rules, but Mike goes anyway, and is immeidiately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and … Jamie. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. An irritatingly appealing threat. As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. But magic isn’t the only danger in the world, and when peril comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide where her to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for.
Title: The Ex Hex
Author: Erin Sterling
Age: New Adult
Vibe: Cozy magic
Genre: Cozy fantasy romance
Stars: 3
Intrigue: 2
Best Part: As always, I love a man who pines.
Summary: Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nurses her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths … and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but she isn’t worried it cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two. That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestor’s, breakers of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s key lines nad make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the break-up curse before it’s too late.
Children’s:
Title: Wings of Fire (Series)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Age: Children’s Chapter Books, Graphic Novels
Vibe: Sweet, coming of age DRAGONS
Genre: Fantasy
Stars: ALL OF THEM
Intrigue: three onions
Best Part: They are so sweet and earnest and I love the Dragonets!!!! Still unsure how I’m this attached to a children’s series but here we are.
Summary: Not every dragonet wants a destiny. The five dragonets, Clay (the BEST Bigwings Mudwing), the Skywing, a beautiful Seawing Princess Tsunami, a Nightwing, Starflight, with too many secrets for children’s book (tbh). One from each of the strongest types in their world, and one of the “lazy” ones (MY FAVORITE DO NOT COME FOR MY RAINWING I WILL HURT YOU). In each installment, the dragonets find their home, their families, and reaffirm their devotion to their prophecy, the reason they grew up together. They’ll face a world of dragons, humans, and other creatures to find and create peace for everyone. It’s honestly the sweetest beginning to dragons I could imagine for this century. Children these days will be ready for the dragons of 4th Wing. So stay tuned because this has inspired me to read so many other dragon novels
Title: Thornwood
Author: Leah Cypess
Age: Middle Grade
Vibe: Sleeping Beauty retelling for little sisters!
Genre: Children’s fantasy
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 5
Best Part: I love a little sister story!
Summary: For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Rosalin, and the curse that has haunted her from birth – that on the day of her sixteenth birthday she would prick her finger on a spindle and cause everyone in the castle to fall into a 100-year sleep. When Briony finally wakes up, it’s up to her to find out what’s really going on, and to save her family and friends from the murderous Thornwood. But who is going to listen to her? These are stories of sisterhood, of friendships, and of the abilities of even little sisters to forge their own destiny.
Title: Seaswept
Author: Leah Cypess
Age: Middle Grade
Vibe: Little Mermaid Retellings for Little Sisters!
Genre: Children’s fantasy
Stars: 5
Intrigue: 5
Best Part: Daria is kind of a badass. This is a great book for middle grade kids.
Summary: The final book in the Sisters Ever After series. Daria grew up in Serema, an underwater city where merfolk and humans live together in peace. When Daria gets a distress message from Meribel, her engaged sister who’s living on shore, she’s willing to trade her mermaid tail for legs. Except Meribel has vanished, and none of the humans will tell Daria where she is. In the strange world above the sea, Daria will soon discover that she can’t trust anyone – and that whatever happened to her sister might happen to her next.
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