Recs if you like Moon Called ...

books featuring older women protagonists, age 30 and up, in sci-fi and fantasy. for books containing multiple povs/protagonists, older fmcs should hold equal weight and presence in the story as other mcs. ideally, aiming for more women centred additions, but open to all suggestions and feedback!

Get on the hype train for these upcoming releases of books in a series. Now is the perfect time to jump on board a new series or start a re-read.

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I will list the first book in the series and the upcoming book. I'm not including series from romances where it's hard to tell if the books are standalone or not (for my health🙃).

(I'm already questioning my sanity on how I'm going to maintain this, I wish we could make collaborative lists on here 😭)

woman mc + women main cast

There’s an FMC who is at least over the tender age of 30. If you have an eligible book, please send rec!

Books with druids as main characters or major plot points.

First books in series only. This could exclude series where druids appear in later books.

Note: may contain nature magic, herbalists, shamans and nature themed witches based on vibes

Fantasy romance books from before the coining of Romantasy.

A collection of older, sometimes lesser-known, fantasy (or science fantasy) books written by incredible women and published primarily between the 1980s and early 2000s (with nods to a few older ones). In a time when female fantasy authors were few and far between, these authors carved out their own space in the genre. These stories might not be mainstream hits today, but they are full of brilliant magic, deep characters, and/or worlds that helped shape the genre. (First in Series / standalones only for now - open to suggestions!)

Books that feel like a CW show that takes place in the 2000-2010s.

Badass FMCs who refuse to take shit from anyone, kick ass, and take names. Sometimes they just need a hug and someone to patch up their wounds while they try to save their loved ones and the world they begrudgingly live in.

These series openers feature ensemble casts and secondary plot arcs that stretch over multiple books. Multiple genres and eras of fiction are represented, and most series are complete while others are ongoing.

VAMPIRES VAMPIRES VAMPIRES

You howl, I howl, we all howl for werewolves!

it's 2009. you're in a borders. chris mcgrath has a (rightful) stranglehold on the covers of half the mass markets. you're looking for some magic, maybe some mystery, maybe some romance. let's see what's what.

Books that feature characters being held captive, imprisoned, kidnapped, etc. If it is a series, only the first book is listed. Some may be captivity adjacent & added via recommendation.

Books featuring intelligent werewolves which aren’t romances

The best fiction you can find on Vampires and Werewolves and Witches. Feel free to recommend books for this list in comments section.

Urban fantasy at its best! Witches, warlocks, werewolves, dragons, demons and anything else living hidden among us

The fantasy series’s we were gagging for in the early 2000s.

Note: HP, Twilight, Hunger Games, and Divergent go without listing 👍