Recs if you like Poison Study...

Fantasy where plants, herbs, forests and green places aren’t just set dressing: they drive character choices, magic systems and plot. Expect hedgewitches and apothecaries, sentient woods and green men, tea alchemists, orchard bargains and kitchen gardens that meddle in human affairs. The tone ranges from cozy cottagecore to gently thorny fairytales sprinkled in. If you crave stories that smell like rain on soil and sound like wind in leaves, start here!

the staples of the book community on youtube in the early to mid 2010s.

Limiting this to fantasy/sci-fi, these are books where the MCs are locked up for most of the book or it's a crucial part of the plot. This can include magical prisons, cursed towers, institutions of sorts, and probably more!

that are actually incredible and completely slept on

also I use fantasy lightly, there's some dystopian and sci-fi in here too :)

Fantasy romance books from before the coining of Romantasy.

mostly thrillers, all books i stayed up way too late to read. these aren’t necessarily literature, just books that hook.

A syllabus of fabricated expertise; (un)required reading for fictional studies. A list of Guides, Research and Case Studies from imagined worlds.

Books with FMC's known to threaten with a dagger to the throat or just generally redefine feminine rage.

For where desire is just another move on the board. Cunning, morally questionable people, who are usually several steps ahead draw in an underestimated women into worlds of politics, manipulation, secrets, and power. She learns his rules, becomes harder and smarter, and eventually the power may shift.

The vibes of mentorship with ulterior motives, court intrigue, strategic marriages, obsession disguised as guidance, and a heroine realizing she might enjoy having teeth.

Books that blew my mind in the 2010s that are still famous to me.

Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch!!! I was there when it was written, so trust me on these deep cuts (shout out to Ash and Wildthorn for introducing me to lesbianism in 2009)

some of these are arranged marriages but if my girl has no agency, that’s a kidnapping for sure

Smart female protagonists = elite. I wanna be just like them. Open to suggestions! Intelligence can be topic specific, or general booksmarts

before romantasy became its own genre, there were fantastical stories with romantic subplots and they are peak

requirements: -published before 2012 (first book if in a series at least) -no scifi

looking for: -more authors of color -more queer fantasy romance

Books where our MC(s) evolve over the course of the book, or series.

Step into the role of a curious apothecary and pick some new poison for your next read.

This list is title-based. If you have any fiction book with title including a word "poison" feel free to comment.

series + standalones that i personally vouch for, all written by women

Most popular or most read books under the category of "High Fantasy" (set in a completely fictional "secondary" world, features grand stakes or a struggle between good and evil, widespread magic, mythical creatures, or an epic quest that decides the fate of the world).

Only the first book of a series will be added.

Fantasy series you might not have heard of or seen on BookTok.

Fantasy romance books I loved before they were called romantasy