Booktok 📚 discussion

I’m currently reading A Liars Twisted Tongue by Caroline Cusanelli !!! I wanted to get into more fantasy books, I know that ACOTAR, CC and TOG are popular but I’m kind of nervous to read it, I also have heard some things about the author with her being problematic so I just don’t know if I want to read them or not, and I plan on reading the fourth wing series but I’m kind of looking for “less” popular fantasy books, ones that aren’t tiktok-ified if you know what i mean

- one dark window
- the ever king duology
- forest born
- a River enchanted
- sky in the deep
- the jasad heir
- heartless hunter

Daughter of No Worlds
A Language of Dragons
The Dagger and The Flame

twilight

Shadow and bone

The Land of Stories- it’s a children’s series but totally worth reading!

Six of crows

are you looking for fantasy romance or any fantasy series? because I have many recommendations

When The Moon Hatched - Sarah Parker
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie Holmberg
Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon
Fall of Wrath and Ruin - Jennifer Armentrout
Dragon Kin - G. A. Aiken
The Serpent & The Wings of Night - Marissa Broadbent
Quicksilver - Callie Hart
Blood and Steel - Helen Scheuerer
The Starless Crown - James Rollins
The Book The Broke The World - Mark Lawrence
Museum of Magic - Beth Revis
Magic of Flame and Shadow - Kim Richardson
The Wren in the Holly Library - K. A. Linde
Books and Broadswords - Jessie Mihalik


these are some of the books I've read recently that fall under different subgenres in fantasy

Carissa Broadbent (Not Marissa)

- a tongue so sweet and deadly
- the dagger and the flame
- riftborne
- queen of roses
- house of beating wings
- flame and sparrow
- lady of darkness
- blood and steel

also- as for acotar, i was honestly really nervous to start it, but acomaf is my all time favorite book. highly recommend it. i totally get what you mean though- i think a lot of books have been hyped too much by booktok 😩😩

<3

Shatter me

Traitors of Eden - Hailey Boyle! Got the ARC of this and haven’t stopped thinking about it!!

So I hope it's okay if I toss some adult and YA into the mix but these are really great and near and dear to my heart
A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria E. Schwab
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Rift by CB Woods

Throne of glass

Poison Study series by Maria V. Snyder

published 20 years ago but so underrated !

one dark window

Here are some of my top recommendations 🙌

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen (Norse mythology, only one book is out so far)

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (unique magic system/duology)

Married to Magic series by Elisa Kova (5 standalone with unique magical systems)

The Spellshop by Sarah B. Durst (cozy cottage core romantasy but not much plot)

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (dark urban romantasy) 🌶️

You're looking for a book that is not tiktok-ified yet? (Btw I love this word). You don't have to look any further! I recently finished a book with less than 10 reviews, yes, it's from a debuting author, nevertheless, it was amazing!

If you love reading dark fantasy with just a tiny bit of romance in it, then Blood Ink by Aurelia Young is perfect!

thank youu!!!!

I loved the mirror visitor's series!! I haven't seen it recommended really, but it's what got me back into reading after a long slump. The series is completed (4 books in it!) The first one is A Winter's Promise