yeah! these are books i’ve personally read and enjoyed
the inheritance cycle by christopher paolini — game of thrones meets avatar: the last airbender with some lord of the rings thrown in. the dragons are sentient!!! my absolute favorite series as a teenager.
the grisha trilogy by leigh bardogo — set in a quasi-russian world, and again a bit like avatar, with a certain number of people being able to control different elements. while i wasn’t a huge fan of the ending, the world building was beautiful and has one of my favorite characters in ya lit!
the cruel prince by holly black —faeries!! what more can i say tbh. betrayal, royalty, and family set in a beautiful world so different than our own. the protagonist (if you can even call her that) is wonderful as well
the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer — a bit more dystopian in nature, set in the future where cyborgs live beside us and “aliens” have been discovered. each novel has a bit of a twist on a traditional fairytale (book one is cinder, with a plot that reminds one of cinderella) and again a complex world with great characters
the iron fey by julie kagawa — if you haven’t noticed, i have a bit of a thing for the fae. set in our modern world, the unseelie and seelie courts exist in hidden pockets one has to be looking for to find. a great modern fantasy series, with a decent spinoff as well
books i haven’t read yet, but are on my tbr list and come highly recommended by friends
the ghost bride by yangsze choo
wintersong by s jae-jones
jade city by fonda lee
Inheritance Cycle plagiarized a shit-ton from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, right down to people, place names, and specific plot twists.
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