Fantasy Academia Book Recommendations

But as I have gotten older, I have chilled out a little bit and I am better able now to appreciate these books for the low fantasy historical series that they are. So yeah, as long as you're okay with the dragons not being like super high fantasy dragons, then this is an absolutely phenomenal series that you definitely have to check out.

And it's so beautifully crafted. Like I love Patricia E. McKillip's writing. is soft and slow and intricate and just like incredibly like absorbing. I love her writing and this was the first book I ever read by her and it very much cemented her as a favorite author from the get-go.

Now, above all else, I would actually categorize this as a horror novel, just a fantastical horror novel. And I adore Alexis Henderson's horror writing. She writes the most compelling like page turner horror novels in like really compelling, intriguing worlds with very complex characters.

And it's one of my favorite like fantasy series of all time. I love the way dragons are depicted in this book. I love seeing how they grow and change as the books progress and I love what we learn about the world and how each character feels so rich and multi-layered even in a multiple POV book.

This is like cozy academia. This is like a cozy faux historical fantasy adventure. That's how I would describe it. The characters are utterly charming and I love the banter between Emily Wild and her colleague. So yeah, this is an absolute must read. Well worth the hype.

As with all of Terry Patchet's Discorld, there's a lot of satire in here. It parodies a lot of like classic fantasy tropes while still creating incredibly endearing characters who you can't help but root for and you become incredibly invested in. It's also laugh out loud funny.

But it's just so lyrical and beautifully written and there's so much to it for being what is quite a short book. It really packs a punch. I have thought about it quite regularly since I read it.

And like I said, this is a really fun like fast-paced adventure with great banter between the characters. And there is a romance that blossoms between the two. So, they go from sort of enemies to lovers. And it's just a ton of fun.

But I really appreciate that it explored that in a fantasy book, guys. It's not something you come across very often, and I thought that was fantastic because there are tons of problems in the world of academia, that just being one of them.

It is a poly romance where we have a coven of male witches who are sort of like in the market for the last member of their coven only to find that they are drawn to this like seemingly sort of I guess unassuming new librarian at the university who herself doesn't believe that she has any magical abilities. So it becomes this sort of beautiful poly relationship found family dynamic which I love.