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it is a book about human emotion and human experiences and human connection and it is so beautiful

It's one of the few that I've actually read that takes that aspect of mythology and runs with it and it is just an incredible book.

It's also set just following the union of the crown which is when James the 6th became very into witch hunts so definitely has those historical witchy vibes.

We then have a fairy tale from a woman's perspective that's a set a long time ago and is a journey I'm just going to say it and I'm going to say really quickly but Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, okay moving on.

for me this reads as much more politically heavy fantasy. It's not super focused on romance for example.

once you've read Heart of the Fae you then have in front of you a whole host of other incredible fae romance novels

I loved this book, it was so compelling.

it reminded me how much I enjoyed that book. It's very impactful and it's very hard hitting

one of the main perspectives is a teenage girl who is asexual and it goes into detail more about her asexuality ... and I thought that the representation there was absolutely fantastic

It's really beautifully written, based on a traditional folk ballad and definitely has those Juliet Marillier vibes.

It's really stunning, really incredible and really stands the test of time.

It's hilarious and what I would probably describe as a contemporary classic so definitely I think falls within the request you're looking for.

it touches on those themes and has like I said a romani protagonist and is also just a really excellent book

there's even more dragons in book three in which the original characters return so definitely one to check out if you like your dragons and your sapphic romances

He also published a detective novel very much like I said in the vein of holmes or christie and I adore it.

I think it is closer to magic realism despite the setting and it is really beautiful.

I wish this book was a series, I'm absolutely head over heels in love with it.