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Intro For me, the holiday season is the perfect time for fun fantasy adventure books. Books that are dramatic, yes, but not in an “Oh no, these characters are all totally going to die!” type of way. More in a “Yikes, this looks bad! I wonder how they’re going to get out of this one,”…
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Intro If you’re into fantasy novels, you’ve almost certainly heard of The Sword of Shannara. It’s one of the most famous fantasy books ever—and also happens to be one of my personal favorite reads, particularly around the holidays. (Yes, it’s another book—and series as a whole—that feels seasonal to me for some reason.) If you…
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Intro In my opinion, fall is a great time for slower, moodier books, with a nice dose of intrigue to keep you on your toes. Which makes Mask of Shadows—the first book of a duology of the same name—the perfect read for this time of year. If you’re looking for assassins, gender fluid heroes, or…
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Intro The Stormlight Archive—which The Way of Kings is the first book of—is easily one of the most popular ongoing fantasy series. And for good reason, too; with a complex world and magic system, and a cast of equally complex characters to go along with it, it’s definitely one of the best fantasy series I’ve…
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Intro Ever since he was first introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Winter Soldier has always been one of my favorite Marvel characters. He’s a great character, complete with a tragic backstory, a serious personality, and, of course, a cool metal arm. But you don’t have to be an existing fan to enjoy this…
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Intro The Legend of Drizzt—which Homeland is the first book of—has been one of my favorite series since I was in my early teens. I’ve got lots of fond memories of binge reading it over the course of multiple summer vacations (yes, it’s so long that it lasted me multiple summer vacations), so it’s kind…
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Intro In honor of May the Fourth earlier this month, I thought it was a good time to share a Star Wars reading recommendation. And the Princess and the Scoundrel is probably my favorite Star Wars book that I’ve read—at least, of the ones that aren’t novel adaptations of the movies (which are also great…
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Intro Although most people who have heard of Victoria Aveyard probably know her as the author of Red Queen (which is a great book, but not the one we’re talking about today), her latest series, Realm Breaker, has become one of the more well known YA fantasy series, especially among fans of epic, Lord of…
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Intro It’s time for the first reading recommendation of 2025! I’ve got a lot of great books that I’m looking forward to sharing with you this year, so deciding which one to do first took some thought. But, in the end, I figured that you can’t go wrong with a good old Sanderson novel. Skyward…
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Intro For our last book recommendation of the year, I thought we’d do a fun, geeky read. As a long-time Marvel fan—and especially a Black Widow fan—I was very excited when I learned that there was a novel about her. But, whether or not you’re already a Black Widow fan, there are lots of reasons…
