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Since 2020, I have read so many amazing books (as well as some absolutely unhinged ones, but that’s for another blog post). These are my absolute, not just five-star books, but I wish I could give them six, seven, ten star books. These are MUST READS!
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Groundhog day x King Arthur, in the most heartbreaking way. Alix E. Harrow is one of my favorite authors, and this is, in my opinion, her best work yet.
Read my review here.
The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir
I will never stop talking about The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. I cried my way through Gideon the Ninth, and have spent every day since finishing Nona checking to see if there are any announcements for Alecto. I have reread these a few times, now, and will probably do another re-read this year!
The Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemison
The first time I read The Fifth Season, I was awestruck. Jemison’s world building is unmatched. It is a brilliant, emotional fantasy series set in a world that keeps ending. Multiple characters try to survive apocalypse after apocalypse. This series will change how you look at the fantasy genre.
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Would you like to cry? Because this might make you cry. An unlikely correspondence between two rival agents turns into something romantic and gut-wrenching. Good luck.
Sisters of the Salt Series by Erin A. Craig
A gothic retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I am a big fan of Erin A. Craig‘s writing, and House of Salt and Sorrows was a fantastic debut novel.
Cinderella is Dead
This book made Kalynn Bayron an auto-buy author for me. I love this YA LGBTQ retelling!
The Letters of Enchantment series by Rebecca Ross
I was instantly obsessed with Iris and Roman. Rebecca Ross combined historical fiction, romance, and fantasy in this duology, and while it does not feel like we have the whole story in Divine Rivals, it’s because we don’t. There’s a whole other book, plus an incredible standalone prequel. Ross’s writing is poetic, and I will read anything she writes.
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