Recs if you like The Girl in the Tower...
High/Epic Fantasy Across Winter Realms
Chill-fueled journeys through frostbitten kingdoms, forbidden wards, and legends carved in ice. Perfect for readers craving grand myths wrapped in winter magic.
Books to read in a slavic forest ๐ฑ
I need more slavic folklore in my life and maybe u too ๐โจ๏ธ
Feel free to recommend books for this list ๐โโ๏ธ
Medieval Historical Fiction
Fiction that is set in medieval or medieval-esque settings, crossing genre boundaries.
books with romance and no Spice
These can be contemporary, fantasy or science fiction.
Also NO Zionist authors. If any of these authors are Zionists pls tell me so i can remove their books.
(More like popular books i want to read but I'm terrified to start because i fear I'll be disappointed But yeah they don't have spice i checked trigger warnings.)
Books Everyone But Me Has Read
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?
The cold is a character
It's always there just oozing into every part of the story
HRCYED 3.0 - Weather
It took me FOREVER to put my lists together, so I wanted to share them in case anyone else needed book ideas for HRCYED 3.0 (Hardest Reading Challenge Youโll Ever Do)!
A note about The Girl in the Tower: I have the UK editions of this series and they include snow!
A note about When Stars Rain Down: I originally thought of the little white spots as rain but am now questioning that. TBD on if I change this book to something else!
A Woman Alone
Just a woman (and her often magical ways) against the world. Beware her power.
slavic-inspired fantasy published in the 2010s
aka my college hyperfixation. for seemeechki <3
Read Your Inner Witch
Thereโs a witch in you. Magical cunning woman. Innocent victim blamed. Be it folklore, history, fantasy, or dangerous injustice - pick up a book and tell your inner witch a devilishly good taleโฆ
Witches
Books with witches, that make me want to read more books with witches. Recommendations please!
Grimm Retellings
Fairy tale retellings
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Witchy books of all varieties.
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Books you should read this winter
Stardust & Spells.
HRCYED 3.0 - Biomes & Landscapes
It took me FOREVER to put my lists together, so I wanted to share them in case anyone else needed book ideas for HRCYED 3.0 (Hardest Reading Challenge Youโll Ever Do)!
Myth, Folk, & Fairy Tales
Books and stories about, of, based on, or incorporating the world of myths, folk tales, and fairy tales!
Sheโs magical, but
Sheโs magical but a little monstrous. And more importantly, sheโs clearly written by a woman.
Ye Gods
Books based on real world mythology, folklore, or religion
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