books to read instead of acotar/fourth wing
literally.
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last updated December, 2025
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Yes! I'm so over ACOTAR & Fourth Wing & I feel like they are CONSTANTLY rec! Thank you for this list
Love this!! I've never read them, but considering both authors of ACTOR & FW are being boycotted, I love it when people give recs for other things!
Could I also recommend "Of Jade and Dragons" by Amber Chen (it's a YA fantasy), "A Tempest of Tea" by Hafsah Faizal (YA fantasy/heist), "We Shall be Monsters" by Tara Sim (YA)?
And I'm not sure if you want non-YA recommendations here, but for the romantasy/fantasy NA lovers, "The Hurricane Wars" and "A Monsoon Rising" by Thea Guanzon.
thank you for these recs! a tempest of tea is on my tbr :)
Of course 😊 If I can remember anymore, I'll try to comment them! A Tempest of Tea was really interesting, I really liked part II so I hope you do too! (Also book 2 in the duo "A Steeping of Blood" came out in September)
I love this!! Also recommending Of Blood and Aether by Harper Hawthorne!! I absolutely loved it and it scratches the itch of face paced romantasy with witty protags as well as having a sexy shadow daddy (for the shadow daddy enjoyers)! As a bonus, it's bi4bi, and I loved how it's discussed on page! I feel like it checks a lot of boxes of things that crowd tends to enjoy, but with an added bonus of a more diverse cast!!
of blood and aether sounds like a really cool title omg!! i'll check it out now, thank you!
I loved it a lot!! I hope you're able to read it! :)
