Recs if you like Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)...

JK Rowling is a bigot who uses her platform to hurt transfolks and other marginalized groups (plus she literally just quoted Mein Kampf on the bird site). If you're still supporting her in 2025, don't bother talking to me.

we love a man who yearns in this house

books with bisexual characters (even if they end up with the opposite sex THEY'RE STILL BI)

Romance and fantasy actually well written together. Solid plot, beautiful prose, respectful non-toxic men and brilliant women

aka rivals to reluctant allies to... you know...

What a woman does is open doors, it is not a question of locking or unlocking.

knights, magic, and classic fantasy feels

For stern, principled men built out of duty, discipline, and inconveniently strong morals. The kind who will make brutal choices when they believe they’re necessary, put responsibility before desire, and hold themselves to impossible standards, until someone earns a place in their heart and discovers just how gentle all that iron can become.

books that range from 2015-2022 and a sprinkle of ? purchase dates lmfao. i can at least say 70% of this list is inherited books