Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever you like – that fits the ‘mood’ prompt. And of course, you can use your own if you’re not fussed on a particular one!
If you follow the blog, you likely know I do like fantasy, and I like the wide breadth of it, too, whether it’s Middle Grade, YA or Adult, from secondary world to urban to paranormal romance to historical fantasy – if it’s speculative fiction, I’ll give it a go! The five books today are all plucked from my reading challenges, so should be reading them before the end of the year!
This Week, I’m in the Mood For…
Fantasy
The Wedding Witch
Erin Sterling
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: Paperback
Published: October 15th, 2024
I Want to Read This Because I adored the first two books in this series, and I’m incredibly excited to pick up the third and find out what happens next with the Penhallow family and the town of Graves Glen.
Sorcery and Small Magics
Maiga Doocy
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: October 15th, 2024
I Want to Read This Because it sounds fun, it sounds romantic and I really love that cover! I do enjoy Fantasy Romance and it’s always great to see more queer stuff out there.
Her Rival Dragon Mate
Arizona Tape
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: December 12th, 2022
I Want to Read This Because more queer fantasy romance! I really like the sound of this, too, especially with dragon shifters and rivals to lovers. I picked it up during DHR’s first Queer Your eReader event, and I’m incredibly excited to finally read it.
The Path of Thorns
A.G. Slatter
Genre: Gothic Fantasy
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: June 28th, 2022
I Want to Read This Because there’s something about books that start with governesses that just absolutely draw me in. This is Fantasy Gothic, too, and I love gothic books, so this should (in theory) be right up my street.
The Midnight Prince
Angie Grigaliunas
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: October 27th, 2023
I Want to Read This Because I quite like retellings, and this one sounds intriguing, mixing the story of Cinderella with fey. It’s also part of a series of fairy tale retellings with different authors, and I look forward to checking out the other books!
As always, if you have any fantasy recommendations for me or want to share the books on your fantasy TBR, I’d love to hear about them!
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