🍂 25 Cozy Fantasy & Romantasy Books to Read This Fall

There's something about fall that makes me want to disappear into a magical book.

Give me crisp mornings, changing leaves, a warm cup of tea, maybe a candle burning on the table. And of course, a story filled with witches, enchanted cottages, magical shops, found family and a little romance, and I'm happy.

If you feel the same way, 2026 has some wonderful cozy fantasy and romantasy releases coming your way.

I've put together 25 books that lean toward the cozy, whimsical, witchy autumnal side of fantasy. Some are true cozy fantasy, while others are more romantasy with a deliciously atmospheric fall feel. There are magical inns, tea witches, dragons, fae, bakeries, gothic romance and of course, the queen herself (cough, Sarah J. Maas) has a release that's going to take over the romantasy world this October.

So grab your pumpkin spice, and lets dig in.

🍁August: Easing Into Autumn

Sea of Charms -- Sarah Beth Durst 

Release: July 28, 2026

If you want to start your fall reading with something whimsical instead of spooky, Sea of Charms is a great place to begin.

This is the third installment in the Spellshop book series, a cozy romantasy series that you can read in whichever order you like. This cozy fantasy romance features magical creatures, fake romance trope, a sea serpent, and an End-of-Harvest Festival. It has that wonderful feeling of stepping into a world where magical creatures are simply a part of every day life.

Marin has always belonged to the great blue sea...what starts as a rescue evolves into a deal. She keeps her friend Dax on as a member of her crew if he pretends to be her boyfriend at the End-of-Harvest Festival. Agsinst her better judgement, Marin finds herself intrigued by his stubborness, his passion for stories and his charming smile.

Perfect for: cozy fantasy lovers who enjoy magical creatures and fake romance tropes.

Immortal Rose -- Alexandra Bracken

Release: August 18. 2026

This one leads more towards romantasy than cozy fantasy, but the atmosphere feels made for late summer turning into fall.

There's magical perfume, secrets, royalty, political intrigue and a slow-burn romance. Imagine candlelight, perfume bottles, old libraries, and a lush magical world. Ya'll should know by now how I feel about slow burns....swoon. This one is high on my list.

If you like your fall reading a little more dramatic and romantic put this one on your list.

Perfect for: readers who love a little gothic with their romantasy.

Daggerbound -- T. Kingfisher

Release: August 25, 2026

T. Kingfisher is wonderful at combining strange, funny, slightly dark fantasy witth characters you genuinly want to spend time with.

Daggerbound brings thaat same quirky energy, with fantasy adventure and romance wrapped into a story that feels more playful than grim.

This is the final installment of this duology, so if you haven't read book one yet, you have time to dig in before this one is released.

Perfect for: readers who like their fantasy weird, charming, and maybe a little dark.

🍂 September: Cozy Magic Season

September is when I officially give myself perfmission to start leaning hard into autumn.

The weather may still be warm in here in Pennsylvania, but I'm ready for sweaters, apples, cinnamon, and books about witches.

Dragons, Heists, and Other Retirement Plans -- Meg Pennerson

Release: March 26, 2026  

The title alone sold me.

This cozy fantasy features retired criminals, dragons, cats, cat-dragons, knitting, a seaside home, and one last heist.

Yes, knitting and dragons.

It sounds like a perfect book for anyone who wants a fantasy adventure with out world-ending stakes.

Perfect for: readers who want maximum whimsy and minimum emotional damage.

Disenchanted -- Lucy Jane Wood

Release: September 8, 2026 

A relectuant witch, a curse, and a cozy magical mystery? Yes, please.

Sage Hemlock must confront the magic she's always denied after accidentally triggering a curse. Willl she finally learn to be her own happily ever after?

Perfect for: witchy-sason readers who want something light and entertaining.

The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve -- Gigi Pandian

Release: September 8, 2026 

If you want a book that practically smells like October, this is the one.

Set around Halloween, this whimsical mystery brings together an alchemist, a gargoyle, a magical teashop, witches, and a mystery to solve.

It has that perfect cozy Halloween evening feeling.

Perfect for: readers who want spooky atmosphere with out full-on horror.

The Tea Witch's Purpose -- Laura Greenwood & Ariana Jade

Release: September 10, 2026 

This might be the most quintessentially cozy book on this entire list.

There are tea witches, baking, pastrires, magic and romance.

The story follows two witches with very different personalities who find themselves drawn together. One is orderly and serious, the other loves baking and experimenting.

Basically, it's everything I want in a fall afternoon in book form.

Perfect for: tea drinkers, bakers, romantics, and anyone who has ever wishesd their local coffee shop was secretly magical.

The Banshee and the Warlock -- Laura Greenwood

Release: September 17, 2026 

It's not a proper list if I don't throw in at least one monster romance. A banshee, a warlock, magic, romance, and a cozy supernatural setting make this another fun addition to your autumn TBR.

If you enjoy fantasy romance, but don't neccessarily want an epic 700-page quest, this is your book.

🎃 October: Peak Autumn Reading

October is where things get really good.

This is the month for witches, ghosts, magical coffee shops, gothic romance....and the one extremely anticipated romantasy release.

The Coffee House Witch & the Familiar Bond -- Ariana Jade & Arizona Tape

Release: October 15, 2026

A witch.

A coffee house.

Talking animals.

A familiar bond.

Sapphic romance.

Need I say more?

This one practially demands to be read while sitting in a cooffee shop on a rainy October afternoon. Or...at least while listening to this.

Perfect for: readers who want a sweet, cozy, magical romance.

The Keeper of Magical Things -- Julie Leong

Release: October 14, 2025

Ok, ok...this one came out last year, but it's worth coming back to. Specially if you missed it last year.

Magical artifacts, a village setting, found family, and romance gives this one a wonderful cozy-fantasy feel.

It's the sort of story that makes you want to move into the fictional village and open up a little shop of your own.

Perfect for: fans of magical villages and gentle fantasy.

🧚 October 27: The Big One

A Court of Thorns and Roses #6 -- Sarah J. Maas

Release: October 27, 2026

Of course thiss one had to make the list. I've only been waiting for this book FOR YEARS.

It may not technically qualify as a cozy fantasy, but if you love romantasy there is no way to make a Fall 2026 reading list with mentioning the queen herself, Sarah J. Maas.

Light a candle, make some tea, put on your coziest sweater. Turn off your phone, and tell everyone not to bother you. 

Don't call me. I won't respond.

Perfect for: anyone who enjoys fae, romance, high stakes, complicated relationships, and a little...or maybe a lot of spice.

🧙‍♀️ November: Witches, Bakeries & Magical Places

November is when I want my books to become even cozier.

The leaves are almost gone. The days are shorter. Thanksgiving is approaching. This is prime time for magical kitches, enchanted estates and stories that feel like comfort food.

Love, Witches, and Wahala -- Christine Cowan

Release: November 17, 2026 

This one is high on my list for witchy cozy fantasy books for this season.

The story follows a Nigerian witch who runs a magical bakery. She has an ancient family curse, and things get complicated when a love potion accidentally gets baked into her famous puff-puffs.

Everyone who eats them falls in love.

Except, of course, the man she actually has feelings for.

Its been described as a romantic cozy fantasy, and it has all the ingredients I want in a fall  read: magic, food, romance, family, humor, and a bakery.

Perfect for: fans of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and anyone who thinks baked goods makes a story better.

The Dues and Donts of Magic -- Delemhach

Release October 6, 2026

A quiet magic shop, a witch, a mysterious man on the run, potions, forced proximity, and a romance that develops while the two try to stay out of trouble.

Described as a cozy romantic fantasy for adults, The Dues and Don'ts of Magic has exactly the kind of magical-shop, witchy, slow burn atmosphere that makes for perfect fall reading.

Perfect for: readers who love cozy magic shops, witches, forced proximity, romantic fantasy, and the Legends & Lattes style of cozy storytelling.

❄️ December: Cozy Winter Magic

My Unfamiliar -- Mara Rutherford

Release: December 1, 2026 

If you're ready to transition from autumn into winter, My Unfamiliar sounds like a lovely choice.

There's a grumpy mage, magical familiars, magical creatures, a matchmaking familiar, and romance.

It's explicityly described as a cozy fantasy, making it an ideal December read.

Best for: anyone who wants their fantasy to feel like a warm blanket.

🍂 More Cozy Fantasy Books to Add to Your Fall TBR

The Faraway Inn -- Sarah Beth Durst

A magical Vermont bed-and-breakfast, baking, gardens, a grumpy cat, supernatural guests, and romance. This is peak cottagecore fantasy.

How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days -- Jessie Sylva

Cottagecore meets goblin romance. If your ideal fantasy involves a cozy home, magical creatures, and romantic complications, add this one.

He Stays. She Lets Him. -- Rowan Vale

A magical inn, a cat, a village setting, and a slow-burn romance make this another cozy choice.

A Curious Kind of Magic -- Mara Rutherford

A charming YA fantasy with magic and romance for readers who prefer something lighter.

A Draught for a Dragon -- R.K. Ashwick

Dragons and romantasy with a cozy twist.

Witches of Dubious Origin -- Jenn McKinlay

Exactly what the title promises: witches, magic, romance, and cozy-fantasy fun.

🍁 My Top 10 for the Ultimate Autumn TBR

If 25 books feels a little overwhelming, here's where I'd start:

1. 🍂 Raising Spirits — Alex Peachy
The most autumnal choice, with a harvest festival, witchy magic, found family, and a skeleton cat.

2. 🧙‍♀️ Love, Witches, and Wahala — Christine Cowan
Magical bakery + witch + romance = perfect fall reading.

3. 🎃 The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve — Gigi Pandian
The pick for a cozy Halloween night.

4. 🍵 The Tea Witch's Purpose — Laura Greenwood & Ariana Jade
Tea, baking, witches, and romance. It doesn't get much cozier.

5. ☕ The Coffee House Witch & the Familiar Bond
Perfect for an October coffee-shop reading day.

6. 🐉 Dragons, Heists, and Other Retirement Plans — Meg Pennerson
The most whimsical choice on the list.

7. 🧚 The Lord of Stariel — A.J. Lancaster
Fae + magical estate + romance.

8. 🏡 The Faraway Inn — Sarah Beth Durst
Vermont cottagecore in book form.

9. 🌹 Immortal Rose — Alexandra Bracken
For when you want something darker, more romantic, and more atmospheric.

10. 🧚 A Court of Thorns and Roses #6 — Sarah J. Maas
Because October 27 is basically a national holiday for romantasy readers.

📚 Create Your Perfect Fall Reading Season

Rather than trying to read all 25 books, create a little seasonal progression.

🍁 September

Start with Dragons, Heists, and Other Retirement Plans and The Tea Witch's Purpose while the weather is still warm.

🎃 Early October

Move into The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve and The Coffee House Witch & the Familiar Bond.

🕯️ Late October

Light the candles, turn off your phone, and settle in for ACOTAR #6.

☕ November

Get cozy with Love, Witches, and Wahala and The Lord of Stariel.

❄️ December

Finish the season with My Unfamiliar.

And if you're anything like me, you'll probably end up adding five more books to the list before you finish the first one.

That's okay.

It's fall. We're supposed to be reading cozy fantasy. 🍂📚☕

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A Dark and Secret Magic by Wallis Kinney

 

Looking for a cozy witchy read this fall? Look no further ya'll.

Synopsis:

Hecate Goodwin, Kate to her friends, has curated the perfect life as a hedge witch, living in a secluded cottage with only a black cat for company. She spends her days foraging herbs from the Ipswich forest, gardening and creating tinctures to sell at the apothecary she owns. Most evenings pass without her speaking to another human being, an arrangement she quite prefers.

Kate's solitude is thrown into disarray when her older sister, Miranda, reaches out and asks her to host their coven's annual Halloween gathering. The day marks the beginning of the new year for witches and is also Kate's birthday. The pressure from her coven to make the evening memorable mounts as the event draws near. To complicate things further, a handsome man from Kate's past turns up at her cottage, asking for sanctuary. It is Kate's duty as a hedge witch to honor this request, much to her dismay. Matthew Cypher is no ordinary lost soul -- he's a practitioner of forbidden magic who's tricked Kate once before and her guard is up.

As she juggles Matthew's arrival and the preparations for Halloween, Kate comes across an old tome shrouded in dark magic. She is horrified when she realizes the blood-red inscription is written in familiar handwriting: her recently deceased mother's. Afraid to even touch the dark magic her mother secretly studied, Kate can turn only to Matthew for help. Her idealized memory of her mother begins to distort, and as she and Matthew grow closer, Kate has to reevaluate whom she can really trust.

Thoughts:

This was my first cozy witchy read of the season, and I am surprised how much I enjoyed this one.  It's written in a first person based narrative, and the author's writing style was easy to sink into.  She wrote vivid descriptions that didn't become too wordy, but lead to me very easily being able to imagine the world Kate was in. 

I also love that she went into great detail about the foods Kate made. Kate's mother was a kitchen witch, so food was an obvious part of the story...and perhaps our author is a bit of a foodie too. I think a fun idea would be to make a recipe book from this book. Maybe in the style of the Necrononomicon...oh the possibilities. 

This was a low stress read with an unexpected HEA, that I really didn't see coming. So grab your tea, a cozy blanket, and dig in. 

A Dark and Secret Magic will be released October 8, and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon or Bookshop.

Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of this book free for review.  This however does not affect my opinions, as I do not leave a review for each book I receive. There are links to Amazon, clicking these links won't cost you anything but any purchase helps support this blog.  Thanks!

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Ale and Tale -- Cozy Game Review

 

Just out this week, I had a chance to take a look at Ale and Tale Tavern by Scien Art Games.  Ale and Tale Tavern is a Fantasy Co-Op Tavern Sim that takes place in a cute and cozy fantasy world. I can definitely see myself enjoying this one for hours....

First impression:

For character creation there are tons of options...so many clothes. I kept it simple this round, but I could have easily wore lingerie with a bucket on my head. The sky is the limit.

The graphics were good enough, and had a bit of a World of Warcraft style to them. The world was beautiful, and the night sky...just perfect.

The directions and quest line sets you up to learn the game mechanics and figure out how to play the game. There's a merchant you talk to first, but he's not who you click on to purchase stuff. You have to click on the cash register next to him, and I found that to be a bit wonky. 

Decorating and running the inn is a good chunk of this game, and I enjoyed the rhythm of running the tavern. As you move along you gather more recipes to serve at the tavern, and you learn how to garden, hunt, and forage for ingredients. 

There is a co-op option, but I played solo, which was a bit tough to keep everything going. So far there isn't an option to get any helpers, so the running of the inn is all up to you. You can make meals and drinks ahead of time, which helps tremendously. Be on your look out though, because creeps come out at night. 

My biggest complaint with this game however is that it's only in first person, with no option to scroll out to third person. I tend to get motion sick with first person games, and this one was no exception. I could only play this one in small doses with out getting sick. I tried changing some settings and making the game very small on my screen and it didn't seem to help. 

Overall Score: 4/5

Pros: 

• Beautiful world
• Love the cozy vibe
• Tavern upkeep has a good rhythm to it

Cons:

• First person only
• Wonky NPC interactions

Ale and Tale Tavern was released September 5, 2024 on Steam.

Disclaimer: I received a key of this game free for review from https://www.keymailer.co .  This however does not affect my review or opinions. There are links to Amazon on this blog, clicking these links won't cost you anything but any purchase helps support this blog.  Thanks!

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A Curse of Breath and Blood by K.W. Foster

Looking for some new authors to mix into your reading? Girl...same. I am super excited to work with The Nerd Fam to get some fresh arcs to review. Stay tuned, there will be more!

Synopsis:

A queen turned mercenary. A long-lost love. An ancient evil reborn.

With her home kingdom destroyed and her family considered dead, Aelia Springborn makes a living, using her abilities to break minds for anyone with enough coin. Content to live a life in the shadows, her world is turned upside down when her former lover, Caiden Stormweaver, tracks her down at the edge of the world with a proposition she can’t refuse…. help him thwart her former husband, King Gideon, from obtaining the deadly army of the Alder King.

With a chasm of hurt between them, the pair strikes a deal; once their mission is complete, Aelia will wipe his memories of their relationship, releasing them both from their tumultuous past.

Bound by magic and aided by friends, Caiden and Aelia set off on a journey to save the continent from ultimate destruction. However, as their mission progresses, Aelia and Caiden find themselves reigniting the flames of their past.

But in Moriana, breaking a bargain is deadly.

Things become even more complicated when Aelia meets Tharan Greenblade, a charming playboy whom she cannot help but fall for. With the threads of their fates entwining, the trio will be forced into a high-stakes game that will test their loyalties and raise the dead.

Thoughts:

This was a fast moving book, and having just finished the entire Throne of Glass Series, a fast moving and quick read was welcomed. You won't find any lengthy info dumping here, and sometimes it was almost to the book's detriment.  We hit the ground running and there wasn't much explanation of magical systems or world building, and histories. We learned what we could as the story moved along, and I feel like readers might find the magical system either mysterious, or confusing.

Aelia is reunited with her former lover Caiden and she learns he has information to track down her sister who has been missing for five years. Caiden and Aelia work through some of their troubled past so they can work together to find her. Aelia is still a bit of an anomaly to me. She's had an awful history, specifically with men. She falls for them fast, and during her quest to find her sister she meets Tharan, and acknowledges she has feelings for both Tharan and Caiden. 

If you like, fantasy books with some spice, a love triangle, with a side of "who did this to you" I think you'll like this book.

A Curse of Breath and Blood will be available September 17, 2024 and can be purchased at Amazon and Bookshop.

Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of this book free for review.  This however does not affect my opinions, as I do not leave a review for each book I receive. There are links to Amazon, clicking these links won't cost you anything but any purchase helps support this blog.  Thanks!

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New Book Releases for July 2024

I hope you're enjoying your summer! Here's a few books that I'm looking forward to this July! Are any of these on your list?

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 

Release Date: July 2, 2024

Genre: Fantasy/Fantasy Romance

The entire town of Eternity was shocked when widowed, middle-aged Twyla Banneker partnered up with her neighbor and best friend, Frank Ellis, to join the Tanrian Marshals. Eight years later, Twyla’s rewarding career patrolling the strange land of Tanria remains a welcome change from the domestic grind of mom life, despite the misgivings of her grown children.

Fortunately (or unfortunately) a recent decrease in on-the-job peril has made Twyla and Frank's job a lot safer ... and a lot less exciting. So when they discover the body of one of their fellow marshals near an enormous footprint—and Frank finds himself the inadvertent foster dad to a baby dragon—they are grateful to be back in action.
 
Soon, the friends wind up ensnared in a nefarious plot that goes far deeper than any lucrative Tanrian mineshaft. But as danger closes in and Twyla and Frank's investigation becomes more complicated, so does their easy friendship. And Twyla starts to realize that her true soul mate might be the person who has lived next door all along...

Dream Walker by Brittany Gossin 

Release Date: July 2, 2024

Genre: Fantasy

In the aftermath of a harrowing nightmare, seventeen-year-old Ella Windsor must face a chilling reality as the wounds from her dreams appear on her body. To add to her terror, she witnesses the intrusion of a nightmarish creature come to life, lurking on her high school campus.

Faced with no choice but to escape the nightmares and search for why she's the only one who can see them, Ella ventures into the mysterious Astral Realm. Alongside Ethan Wessex, a stunningly gorgeous Lieutenant of the Queen's Astral Guard with his own air of mystery, Ella discovers a realm on the brink of war.

Azvameth, the King of Nightmares, harboring secrets of his own, seeks dominion not just over the Astral Realm but every waking world. With the assistance of other dream walkers, including the devastatingly handsome Cole, a Fae Prince, and Rhea, a feisty Elven female, each armed with latent magic, Ella may prove to be the missing piece in destroying Azvameth and saving her precious Mortal and Astral Realms.

In this epic romantasy, Ella grapples with love and betrayal, torn between the mysterious Ethan and the potential true love of Cole, all while embarking on a journey of self-discovery and found family. The nightmares have awakened, but so has she.

The Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness 

Release date: July 16, 2024

Genre: Fantasy Romance/Romantasy

Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, an Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clermont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two otherworldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, traveled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana’s family line.

Now, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the Congregation: They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family’s future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed, Gwyneth Proctor, whose invitation simply reads: It’s time you came home, Diana.

On the hallowed ground of Ravenswood, the Proctor family home, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth, a talented witch grounded in higher magic, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family’s dark past and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power—if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it.

In this stunning new novel, grand in scope, Deborah Harkness deepens the beloved world of All Souls with powerful new magic and long-hidden secrets, and the path Diana finds at Ravenswood leads to the most consequential moments yet in this cherished series.

Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan 

Release date: July 30, 2024

Genre: Epic Fantasy/ YA Fantasy Romance

Princess Jasalyn has a secret. Armed with an enchanted ring that gives her death’s kiss, Jas has been sneaking away from the palace at night to assassinate her enemies.

Shape-shifter Felicity needs a miracle. Fated to kill her magical father, she’s been using her unique ability to evade a fatal prophecy.

When rumors of evil king Mordeus’s resurrection spread through the shadow court, Jasalyn decides to end him once and for all. Felicity agrees to take the form of the princess, allowing Jas to covertly hunt Mordeus—and starting Felicity on the path that could finally take her home.

While Jasalyn teams up with the charming and handsome Kendrick, Felicity sets out to get closer to the Wild Fae king, Misha. Kendrick helps Jasalyn feel something other than anger for the first time in three years, and Misha makes Felicity wish for a world where she’s free to be her true self. Soon, the girls’ missions are at risk right alongside their hearts.

The future of the human and fae realms hangs in the balance as fates intertwine. Between perilous tasks, grim secrets, and forbidden romances, Jasalyn and Felicity find that perhaps their stars are the most cursed of all.

Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews 

Release date: July 30, 2024

Genre: Fantasy

It’s not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.

Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the neighborhood.

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Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

 

If you're looking to add more fantasy books to your collection that are written by African American authors and have LGBTQ representation then add this one to your list.

Synopsis:

Yeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she’ll die on the battlefield.

As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.

When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders.

There they encounter the impossible: the fae court. The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world, torn among their loyalties to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts.

Thoughts:

This one feels like high fantasy, and I'm here for it. The world took some time to unfold and understand, with the pacing a bit slower than some of the quicker novels I talk about. Grab your favorite tea, and a cozy blanket and just dig in.  

The set up, the character development, and the romances, they were all so well laid out.  I can't wait to read the next book in this trilogy!

You will like this book if you like:

❤️ Unique magical systems
🧡 Beautiful world building
💛 Slow burn romances
💚 Enemies to lovers
💙 Twists and mysteries you can’t see coming
💜 Strong sister bonds

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi was published January 23, 2024, and is available on Amazon or Bookshop.

Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of this book free for review.  This however does not affect my opinions, as I do not leave a review for each book I receive. There are links to Amazon, clicking these links won't cost you anything but any purchase helps support this blog.  Thanks!

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Full Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon

 

Have you ever been pulled in by a cover? That would be me and this book. I thought the cover was so pretty, and you guys, look at those sprayed edges. If you're a Ruby Dixon Fan already and have read any of her Ice Planet Barbarian books, then just pre-order it now.

Synopsis:

As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold—and their heads—if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something about it. She’ll join the Royal Artifactual Guild and the adventurers who explore ancient underground ruins to retrieve the coveted arcane items.

It’s a great plan—with one big problem. The guild won’t let her train because she’s a woman. Aspeth needs a chaperone of some kind. The best way to get around this problem? Marry someone who will let her become an apprentice. Who better than a surly guild member who requires a favor of his own? He’s a minotaur (it’s fine) who is her teacher (also fine) . . . and he’s about to go into rut (which is where it gets tricky). He also has no idea she’s a noble (oops), and he’ll want nothing to do with her if he discovers her real identity.

Now Aspeth just has to pass the guild tests, thwart a fortune hunter, and save her hold—oh, and survive a rut with her monstrous, horned husband, whom she might be falling in love with.

It’s time to dig deep. Literally.

Thoughts:

Ya'll...I thought this one was cute. Aspeth acted very young, even though she was 30 in the book. She definitely was a sheltered aristocratic daughter, and was only slightly annoying in the beginning of the book.

Hawk was our big grump, and was facing a "rut" that his kind is subjected to every 5 years once they reach the age of 18. They lose their minds, and all they want to do is breed. Hawk wanted a partner instead of finding a prostitute willing to put up with him during the rutting season, and Aspeth needed a chaperone so she could join the guild. They both decide  entering a "fake marriage" was the solution,  both agreeing to divorce and go their separate ways once the rut was over.

Ya'll...we have all the spice that we expect from Ruby Dixon, it's a bit of a slow burn, but once we arrive it's all very spicy. 

All in all, a quick, fun easy, steamy read. 

Bull Moon's Rising is currently available for pre-order in this gorgeous special first edition copy. You can preorder  it on Amazon or Bookshop.  It's release date is October 15, 2024.

Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of this book free for review.  This however does not affect my opinions, as I do not leave a review for each book I receive. There are links to Amazon, clicking these links won't cost you anything but any purchase helps support this blog.  Thanks!

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