Recs if you like A Gathering of Shadows...

Seafaring stories and Little Mermaid-esque tales! (I'm excluding classics and books that just take place on the ocean but don't have any speculative elements, even my baby Moby Dick😭)

Open waters, treasures, it's a pirates life

A mix of different books that all centre around the “dark academia” genre ✨

All good things come in 3s

books so magical, you forget you're reading

trans rep books (including non binary)

Forget everything you know about the golden hour. In these halls, knowledge isn't just power—it's a blood sacrifice, a cursed bargain, or a secret that could tear the stars from the sky. Whether you're navigating the lethal corridors of the Scholomance, deciphering the forbidden linguistics of Oxford’s silver-working, or joining a secret society at Yale that deals in the ghosts of the past, this list is for the scholars who prefer their ink black and their magic dangerous.

What it says on the tin. I've heard truly excellent things about all of these, so maybe give them a try if you haven't yet?

books by V.E. Schwab that blurr the lines between heroes and villains, humans and monsters and question what it means to be each

My private quest to finish all the KU books on my TBR

Trilogies. Trilogies! A list full of trilogies. This has a collection of titles I'm interested in and some I've simply come across. To save you the trouble, I made sure to put all books in a trilogy in this list. Enjoy! 💐

These are not a reflection of how good the series is as a whole. Just strictly if book two is better than book one.

My private quest to read all the Kobo Plus books on my TBR

All the witchy books I can think of, be it in German or English. This is an ongoing list 🙈

Trilogies that all have an average 4 or more star ratings and at least 100 points of engagement (reviews & posts) in Pagebound across all three books. This list is collected from first books in series from the Master Fantasy and Romantasy List by readandtellstories. For those times when I need highly rated epics. I have not read all of these books. Please let me know if any should be added.

All time favs. I'm talking ALL time favorites, books and book series I will always go back to that make me feel safe.

Books by V.E. Schwab

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