Recs if you like Rebel of the Sands...

A woman's place is in the revolution. Featuring magical/gifted women who disobey the powers that be and rage against the machine.

instead of medieval europe inspired fantasy all of the time.

Open to recs!

(I removed middle east bc I found out that was the colonial term!)

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

Fantasy that’s inspired by West Asian and Central Asian countries (myths, worldbulding, setting, etc.) ⊹₊⋆☁︎⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆☁︎⋆₊ ⊹ WEST ASIAN (Middle Eastern) COUNTRIES: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Egypt CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

original fantasies INSPIRED by mythology and folklore (Greek, Arthurian, Norse, Buddhist, Slavic, Jewish, Irish, and more!)

that are actually incredible and completely slept on

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

mena fantasy, romantasy, mythology master list

Fantasy Romance and Romantasy are two different genres, but I enjoy them all the same. This list is full of books from both genres, ranging from YA to extra spicy. Recommendations always welcome!

Book characters described to have bodily art/ marks but not limited to: Tattoos, Henna, in born/ natural, brandings, magically given ✨️

Note: Not to be confused with scars/ injuries‼️

Graphic novels/ Comics/ Manga/hwa/hua titles will not be included in this list.

✨ These are modern fantasy books that I'd give everything to read for the first time again ✨ From someone who does not trust fantasy shelves in bookshops anymore

djinn, jinn, jinni, genie. Yes, those fiery creatures. They make up for interesting reads and am always up for reads that feature them!

YA and Middle Grade books that remind me why I fell in love with reading to begin with.

A bunch of fantasy YA books. Basically, if you like one, chances are you will like them all. AKA my favourite YA fantasy novels