One and Done Fantasy
Standalone fantasy books that won't make you invest your life in a dozen installments






Must Be The Season Of The Witch
Books with witchy female characters






When the Fit Check Doesn’t Lie
Books that are just as good as the cover promises. AKA: Fantastic book covers that also happen to be fantastic books! List will be added to in the future because I can’t leave well enough alone. (Suggestions welcome, leave it in the comments.)






category is: whimsy
Teacups rattle & spin when the main character is frustrated. There's sentient plants growing where they shouldn't be. The MC probably has a grouchy familiar. Each room looks like Howl's bedroom of trinkets. Fantasy for all ages that prioritizes my favorite element to read: whimsy✨ Suggestions welcome!






Books for Those Who Whisper Magical Words
Stories of Shadow and Starlight






The water is a paid actor
This thematic obsession definitely started with "A Study in Drowning" and I have slowly been collecting stories ever since. Most of these involve the ocean except "The Knight & the Moth" but the drowning elements are too good to miss.






Romancing lala
Collecting books that would categorise as romance/romantasy/fantasy with prominent romance subplot that booksandlala has rated 4 stars or higher.
Feel free to suggest more books that would fit into this list, correct wrongly added books or suggest improvements to this list ☺️






Standalone fantasy books
Standalone fantasy books that you can read in one sitting
Books wrapped up in magic, mystery and mayhem in one read






Books Where Magic is Siphoned From Others
I just finished 'Rose in Chains' and loved the resurgence of an old magical power struggle where one group can siphon the magic from another. These recs tend to be darker and more mature, so do your due diligence before reading. Yes, you can recommend books to add to this list.






West Coast, Best Coast
Someone asked for autumnal, southeastern book recs and I realized... I don't have any lol. My favorites always make their way back to the west side so this is a shout out to these under-appreciated romantic power of sunny California, the moody PNW and my beloved Vancouver!





