Quirky Fantasy
It's not quite epic. It's not quite cozy. It's somewhere in between—and usually hilarious!
Fantasy books that are too dark/exciting to be cozy, but too lighthearted to be fully epic.
created by deathprobably
last updated March, 2026
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I wonder if Masters of Death by Olivie Blake would be a fit. It's maybe a bit more character-focused than epic, but it's definitely super funny.
Noted!! I’ll look into it! 💕
Ooohhh this is a great one!! I feel that The Devil's would fit nicely among this theme!
Was gonna suggest this too!
Heck yeah!! I’ll check it out!
Love this one!
Thank you!! Hoping I can grow it once I'm back into my fantasy era!
Please do 🙂↕️
I'll have to think if I've got any to recommend 🤔
Suggestion for your consideration: The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt! I have been referring to it as Assistant to the Villain's darker, spicier older sister.
Haha I’ve read it and was trying to decide whether it went on here! I’m kinda mulling it over but it probably will. I enjoyed it a lot! Assistant to the Villain was an insta DNF for me.
I keep reading the Assistant to the Villain series even though I have never given it about a 3 - I think it's because I wanted it to be more like The Dark Lord's Guide soooo maybe I don't have to push myself through that series anymore haha
Totally get it. Have you read Long Live Evil yet?
👀👀👀👀 I have not but I have a sneaking suspicion it's about to be added to my TBR
So it's like one more step towards epic fantasy than Dark Lord's Guide. Basically no spice (little bit of steam) but still very fun. Dark Lord Davi is also great because it's bi rep where the FL pines for an orc muscle mommy...
aaaaand on the list she goes!! Thank you!!
Happy to help add to your TBR!!
a yoink here and a yoink there... don't mind me just doing some yoinking!
