Recs if you like Keeper of Enchanted Rooms ...

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!

This is like literary sorbet, books that are simple, sweet, and pretty easy to digest when you want to turn your brain off, decompress after a big, intense book, or break out of a reading slump.

"Place as character" is usually reserved for lush descriptions that bring environments to life, and less often used for environments that have a life of their own. This list includes houses, homes, castles, spaceships, anywhere people will spend time and call home. Not meant to include haunted houses, but a case could be argued for specific ones. c:

Only including the first in a series unless books feature different sentient places.

these are pulled from a goodreads list that was published--working on trying to find the link again

Buildings that have strong opinions, rearrange floor plans or don't stay where you left them.

Historical fiction with magic, whether a lot or a little. I've mainly included books set in the 19th century to the early 20th. Some don't specify what year they're set in but have the 'vibes' of that era.

First book in a series counts as the entire series.

A list of stories with sentient houses and other things that go bump in the night (to varying degrees of spookiness)

Cozy and magical, books you can curl up with and read about magical worlds, great storytelling, and otherworldly romance

welcome to the house tour, our guides will take you on a journey you’ll never forget (unless you get enchanted).

if you feel a lurch, try not to panic, the house is going for a walk — the guides have motion sickness wards. do try not to vomit on the rugs, neither the guides nor the houses will thank you for that.

in case of emergency be polite, none of the houses on this tour appreciate attitude. oh and mind your head. t&c’s apply. read the small print. viewer discretion advised.

Because the best books will have swords wielding heros (or villains/antiheroes) that have the most unfortunate luck (that you can only laugh at).

books i've read or want to read where the atmosphere is just as important as the plot! hidden magic, found families, and stories that feel like you're right there in the setting.

Goodreads 60 Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past 3 Years

The house is a character (in a cozy way). Send recs!

To read when you're feeling tired, low, mentally drained, or just when you need a pick me up to get you through the week. Cozy fantasy to cure all bad moods and exhaustion that has a dash of excitement.

Where the vibe of the book creeps into your soul and feels like a real lived experience. Books that have that un-named mood like a cinematic moment.