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For anyone looking for a mix of 'We need to defeat the evil overlord to free our world' and 'I was bored so I decided to join up with the hero and save the world', look no further!

Oh look, another fantasy, but with some romance! Girl, Serpent, Thorn (2020) by Melissa Bashardoust is a dramatic, original fairytale of a princess cursed with a poisonous touch, and locked away in a royal palace. There's a lot to this once you get passed the initial exposition, and it's well worth it.

Written by Justin W, Tech Center

An Orc, once mercenary, decides to settle down and use her spoils to open a coffee shop, a drink the town of Thune hasn't yet tasted.  Legends and Lattes (2022) by Travis Baldree is low-stakes, high-fantasy, wholesome adventure that'll have you feeling like drinking coffee alongside it!

Written by Jason W, Tech Center

Author Stacy Sivinski debuts with a sweet and cozy fantasy with witchy vibes, set in 1870s Chicago. In The Crescent Moon Tearoom (2024) we meet the Quigley triplets, orphaned clairvoyants living a gentle, spice-scented life in their fortune telling tearoom. But it is all about to get turned upside down.

I really enjoyed reading this Brothers Grimm inspired story and read it in two sittings. The Thirteenth Child (2024) by Erin A. Craig is a dark take on a fairy tale about Hazel, a girl born a thirteenth child.  She is chosen to be adopted by the Dreaded End -the god of Death, and he gifts her the ability to cure sickness.

Are you after a sweet, simple read, something that makes you feel like you are just floating away on a cloud? Get your PJs on and try out The Dallergut Dream Department Store (2024). Full of whimsy and charm, author Mi-Ye Lee will take you journeying between the dream world and the dreamers, offering you small snippets of people’s lives and dreams.

The Wren in the Holly Library (2024) by K.A.

When Women Were Dragons (2022) by Kelly Barnhill is a fabulous and moving coming-of-age novel…with dragons! We watch pre-teen Alex Green grow up through her experience with and repercussions of the mass dragoning of over 100,000 women in 1955.

T. Kingfisher is back with another quirky and creepy tale, and I am here for it!  

In Tara Isabella Burton's Here in Avalon (2024), Rose lives her life being responsible and stable after a tumultuous upbringing by her bohemian mother, but her world is upended when her wild sister Cecilia vanishes into the enigmatic cabaret troupe known as the Avalon, leading to a mesmerizing journey through New York's hidden underworld.

Ink Blood Sister Scribe is about magical books, and those who can write magical books. Filled with minute twists and turns, this page turner leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. However, the romantic subplots in this story are forced and mechanical, this is definitely not a book to read for the romance or character development.

“A Conjuring of Light” is the final book in V.E. Schwab’s fantasy trilogy. It takes place immediately after the last book ended and goes back to the normal fantasy plot with a strong and compelling villain. This book puts more focus on Holland than the other books did, but Schwab still keeps all the great characters and their histories.