The Last Day of the Month Book Club discussion

This book is described as fantasy with a small f, but how did you find it - and what sort of fantasy do you prefer?

I prefer the kind of fantasy with human characters with extra abilities, for example Harry Dresden (a wizard), Charley Davidson (a grim reaper) and Karou from Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I liked how, in Chosen, Alex was a normal bloke, it was his very humanity, with all the flaws that entails, which made him what he truly was.
I like my fantasy worlds to be of the 'small f' kind, i.e. ultimately similar to ours with clever twists.
I quite like mythology and legends to be incorporated into fantasy books, especially Celtic ones. I find Greek mythology a bit overdone (the pulled pork of the fantasy world, if you like) but if it's handled right it's still interesting. Celtic myths and legends have such a dark edge, though, what with dullahans (headless horsemen) and banshees and the like, and close to home. Norse mythology and legends are cool too, I like the blending of these old stories with characters and plots in present day settings.

I really hope one day 'the pulled pork of the fantasy world' gets quoted on the front of a book. If I ever get a book published I demand it goes on there!
I think best I like urban fantasy - stuff that in a strange way could sort of happen. I sometimes find it hard to get my head into high fantasy even though I love the concepts of them. I love me some game of thrones but that was a real tough cookie to get my head inside.

To me fantasy has a wide range. There is the kind set in our world but with people with extra powers, as well as stories set in other worlds. I like both kinds but do like authors who add humour to their tales.