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fantasy books 🗡️🐉

fantasy books that are hopefully a bit different than what you’re used to! #bookrecs📚 #bookrec #bookrecommendation #fantasybook #fantasybooktok

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I love a solid stand-alone and these are some of my favorite atmospheric fantasy reads. #fantasybookshelf #fantasybooks #fantasybookrecommendation #standalonebooks #booksoflemon8

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East Asian-Inspired Fantasy Books I Need To Read🫶

I have always been a big believer in reading outside of what you know and are comfortable with, and I believe that my bookshelves showcase that fairly well (but next year, I want to read even more diversely!) 💯 These are some of the East Asian inspired fantasy books I have on my shelves right n

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The book 'A Thousand Ships' by Natalie Haynes, a 349-page feminist Trojan War retelling from women's perspectives, held by a hand with blue nail polish.

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Raise your hand if you were raised by the Percy Jackson series 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ If so, this one’s for you!! Percy Jackson started a lifelong love of Greek mythology for me, and as an adult reader i still loveeeeee books centered around Greek myths. There are many many more amazing retellings out

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fantasy books I want to read 🧚🏻🪄

my two biggest blind spots as far as genres go have always been YA and fantasy. Though I don’t naturally gravitate towards them i still like to keep an open mind and add them to my TBR when I come across them. This year I’m making more of a concerted effort to find books I like within these genres.

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A hand holds the book "Bound & Barbed" by Samantha R. Goode, featuring a sword, roses, and petals on its dark cover. The text suggests it's ideal for vampire lovers seeking a series with evolving lore and story.

Beginner fantasy books

Some of you asked me to do a post on fantasy books for beginners so I thought why not! I know a lot of people want to get into reading and aren’t sure which books to start with so I thought I’d give you four options of books that I think are good fantasy beginners. - cruel prince - bound & b

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Fantasy books coming out in 2025 🧙🏻

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Fantasy books for your fake scenarios

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6 fantasy books perfect for cold, wintery nights ❄️

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Underrated Fantasy Books

🐲I tried to pick an assortment of books that I haven’t seen much or if any content about since it seems like most fantasy recs consist of either fourth wing or ACOTAR🐲 #fantasybookrecommendation #fantasyrecommendations #books #booktok #reading #fantasybooks #fantasy #lemon8bookcl

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Asian Fantasy Books 🐉

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Fantasy X Dragons books 🐲

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Book cover for "A Letter From The Lonesome Shore" by Sylvie Cathrall, depicting an underwater scene. It's described as a magical academia fantasy with underwater cities and found family, releasing May 6.

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Upcoming cozy fantasy books in 2025 🧚🏻‍♀️🪷

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Fantasy books with toe curling spice

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how many Jewish fantasy books have you read?

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please read these incredible Black fantasy books

i think the fifth season by n.k. jemisin is maybe the best fantasy book i’ve ever read. it’s certainly been hard to follow! the characters, the world, the plot, the themes … i couldn’t ever look away. even people who don’t typically enjoy fantasy can’t tear themselves away from this one. the rag

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The book 'The Cruel Prince' by Holly Black, with a cover showing a crown and thorny branches. Overlays highlight 'enemies to lovers' and a 'bad@ss fmc' who 'tries to kill him'.

5 fantasy books that aren’t fourth wing or ACOTAR

for the bestie who are tired of seeing just fourth wing and ACOTAR recs lol #lemon8bookchallenge #lemon8bookclub #lemon8bookworm #book #booktok #bookaesthetic #booksoflemon8 #bookrecommendations #bookrecs

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5 books to get you out of a slump

I go through a reading slump every other month I swear to god. I believe it’s due to the fact that my favorite books are just unmatched and popular books normally don’t do it for me as much as indie authors and fantasy books that feel unique to me. Here are just 5 books that I really think coul

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fantasy books u need to read in 2025!!

As much as i love literary fiction and contemporary novels, fantasy has my heart <3 These are five books you ABSOLUTELY should read in 2025 if you haven’t already (or if you have, read them again 😉). Are only two of them standalones? Yes. Are the other three traps to make you read three separ

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fantasy books I’m reading in april 🌸📚

I am new to fantasy and have only read the first book in the Caraval series, Cruel Prince, and Powerless by Lauren Roberts. These are the books that I have planned to read this month, so let’s see if I’m secretly a fantasy girlie. Books I’m reading: Gothikana by Runyx Never by Jess’s Ha

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I could talk about these books forever ❤️

This list will continue to grow but these are some STAPLES in my reading history! Such incredible storytelling from beginning to end, and the characters from these books continue to stick with me everyday. What are your all time fav reads? #lemon8bookclub #Lemon8Diary #lemon8challeng

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Fantasy books to add to your TBR

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A hand holds a stack of five fantasy books on a white textured background. Text overlay reads "Fantasy Books I Have High Expectations For."

The book cover for "The Deer and the Dragon" by Piper CJ, featuring a dark figure with antlers and a mask, on a white textured background.

The book cover for "Daughter of No Worlds" by Carissa Broadbent, showing a woman in a red dress with a sword amidst red petals, on a white textured background.

Fantasy Books I Have High Expectations For

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A hand holds 'The Jasmine Throne' by Tasha Suri, rated 4.25 stars. Text highlights themes like nature imagery and magic, dangerous religious corruption, and slow-burn romance, with sunflowers in the background.

A hand holds 'The Name-Bearer' by Natalia Hernandez, rated 3.5 stars. Text describes a fun and colorful world, strong friendships, and a marginalized character's journey of self-discovery, with sunflowers in the background.

sapphic fantasy books i adore

let me convince you to pick up these amazing books!! the jasmine throne by tasha suri is such a lush epic fantasy that totally captivated me. it’s about a disgraced imprisoned princess who wants vengeance and a maidservant with a secret. together, they set out to change their violent empire.

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Fantasy books/ series I want to read 🐉🗡️

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convince me to read these books

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YA Fantasy February books pick 💖

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A Kobo e-reader displays "Ash Princess" by Laura Sebastian, described as a trilogy with a love triangle, an imprisoned princess reclaiming her throne, and suitable for fans of Red Queen.

A Kobo e-reader shows "Angelfall" by Susan Ee, a trilogy about a girl teaming up with a fallen angel to save her sister during an angel apocalypse, featuring romance and plot.

Underhyped Fantasy Books

I haven’t seen these books talked about.. have you read any of these? #fantasybookrecommendation #booksoflemon8 #lemon8bookclub #readersoflemon8

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Marissa Meyer books recs if you are into fantasy 🧚🏻‍♀️

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fantasy books on my tbr 🧚🏼

i have so many books on my fantasy tbr always! it’s one of my favorites genres ever, but i definitely have to be in the right mood and headspace to get into a fantasy book. these are a few that I really want to get to soon! ✨Never by Jessa Hastings I’m not gonna like this book is not getting t

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