Recs if you like The Blood Trials...

Representations of the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction. Recommendations welcome!

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!

Books in this list are in at least two quests. Thus helping to earn more badges. Books will span different genres. Once I scan through all the quests, I plan to further organize the list. I am thinking of creating a seperate list and moving the books with three or more quests to the new list and keeping the two badge books in this list. Are there other ways you would organize a list this big?

Here are some fantasy novels with black FMCs!

books by black authors and/or with black characters

Books about feminine power and rage. Inspiring, enraging, validating. Let us rise, my sisters.

One of my favorite newly-discovered tropes is that of the reluctant hero. They're not a chosen one, not good at everything right away, don't want to be saving the world. They're dragged kicking and screaming on adventures, complaining about it the whole way, and maybe even suck at the job they have to do at first.

Only including the first book in a series unless they're standalones. Suggestions for all fiction genres welcome!

For those who want to be seen in fantasy stories too

"an imagined world or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. many of the people lead dehumanized and fearful lives"

Want to escape to somewhere "out of this world"? This list is for you! Let me know if I'm missing any of your favorites!!

Dystopian young adult books

Just a list of books featuring black protagonists in various genres: fantasy, romantasy, horror, Sci-Fi., Contemporary romance, historical romance...

Books with black and brown (and really just non-white) romantic leads! Dear Publishing Industry, yes, we do like to read diverse male leads. I am tired of reading the same John Smith character in my romance books.

Books with average 4 or more 🌟 ratings and at least 100 points of engagement (reviews & posts) in Pagebound from the Master Fantasy and Romantasy List by readandtellstories. For those times when I want to find highly rated fantasy/romantasy books that aren't necessarily indie, self-pub. Books in a series will include only the first book. I can neither confirm nor deny the right for these books to have these ratings. This list will be updated monthly based on outputs from prime list.

When you just need to read about badass women, no matter the genre. These stories feature the diverse beauty and strength of women. These women show that you don't have to have it all together to be a badass.

the never ending list of buddy reads