Recs if you like Kill the Beast...

Books that inspired or are similar to Studio Ghibli films

Books that include faeries, whether whimsical or scary

Let me know if you have any recommendations to add to this list!

standalone fantasy under 400 pages

At the request of @moss-mylk 😊🫶 I will keep updating this list, and as always, recs are welcome.

Eclectic choices of stories to forget life sucks.

Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

bodyguards, knights & royal guards

Some people like their male leads to be alpha chads. I'm not one of them. I like them soft. I like them anxious. I like them doing traditionally female jobs and roles and hobbies.

Mostly romance because that's what I read but other genres present.

Usually just adding the first volume in the series unless they are stand-alones or have distinctly different focus/MCs (most romance series).

Fans of Gideon the Ninth, this is for you 🧡

Lady knights are great but they make you think historical and European. I’ll take woman warriors in just about any setting (but I might group gunslingers and brawlers separately for my own idiosyncratic purposes). Be warned the woman warrior might be a side character, but I promise they’ll have a significant role.

give me recs rn‼️

Who doesn't love a protagonist who can slice and dice an enemy when necessary? These baddies range in age and gender so hopefully there is something for everyone! Thank you to the Pagebound community for these recs!

books to catapult you out of a reading slump

This list showcases confirmed retellings of the Diana Wynn Jones novel “Howl’s Moving Castle” and also novels where the author has cited the book as a main inspiration for the characters and book💫

Enchanting magical worlds to explore .Full of fae, monsters and more!

Found family but specifically parent and child relationships (not sure why I love this so much but it’s underrated)

Fantasy and horror with heroes who slay monsters

Books that have the power to become their own fairy tale story and some fairytale retellings that still feel unique or are just pure classics. Happy Endings, Tragic ones and To Be Continued all included. (In Series only the first books are listed)

A non-exhaustive list of books that evoke Howl’s Moving Castle (the movie or the books). Expect sentient homes, sassy magicians, and a cozier atmosphere.