Recs if you like Strike the Zither...

JK Rowling is a bigot who uses her platform to hurt transfolks and other marginalized groups (plus she literally just quoted Mein Kampf on the bird site). If you're still supporting her in 2025, don't bother talking to me.

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

a list of fantasy book recs free of problematic authors so you can discover without any stress of promoting them!

A list for books based on the works of other writers (or: authors copying each other’s homework 🙂‍↕️). Suggestions welcome!

Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.

Fantasy inspired by China, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, and/or Taiwan (myths, setting, etc.)

u might wanna check these out 🙂‍↕️

Are you getting recommended the same fantasy books over and over? All of these books are over a year old and finished by less than 1000 people on PB. (YA and Adult, standalones and first books in a series)

Fantasy Books that are inspired by asian culture, folklore, history, values, legends, and myths.

Recommendations are welcome; add a comment.

fraught mother-daughter relationships, soul-crushing devotion, the fear of being vulnerable, in angst and in anguish: love that ruins you

I love a good retelling. First in series or standalones. Suggestions welcome.

For when you want to watch the Chinese fantasy drama again for the first time.

The original web novel by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang, translated into English and published (finally, might I say) is included, along with Chinese fantasies that feel like xianxia or xuanhuan shows. They’re magical, melodramatic, epic stories. May include quests, immortals, demons, romance, and reincarnation.

Books that might fill the emptiness left by finishing "Pursuit of Jade". (Wǒ shā zhū yǎng ni = "I will slaughter pigs to provide for you.")

Books I came across on tiktok All genres

all local (Indonesian) and international books with red covers.

doomed lovers, doomed siblings, doomed by the plot — all the angst and what-could-have-beens.

this list includes books that feel like they could be set in the world of Genshin Impact ✨ suggestions are always welcome!

so uh hi i have a degree in international relations ¯_(ツ)_/¯