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What book should I read if I love fantasy but not war?
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Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell
Gallant by V.E. Schwab (more magical realism than fantasy technically, but so hauntingly beautiful)
The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Cathedral of Bones by A.J. Steiger if you’re okay with middle grade!
also if you’re ok with middle grade, Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett

The Jinn Daughter--> lyrical writing and middle eastern mythology
Sabriel--> good darkish fantasy centered around necromancy
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue--> compelling story
The Bear and the Nightingale--> lyrical writing and russian-inspired

Graceling has a pretty good romance and some fun, instense fighiting scenes with no war involved, but it does drag around the middle.
Howl's Moving Castle is a super chill but entertaining book with an amazing romance


Demigods of San Francisco is romantasy and the audiobooks are a blast. The Part About the Dragon Was Mostly True is a fun romp. The Tales of Pell is a silly fun series. Iconoclasts is a dark incredibly well written fantasy questcwith a touch of horror.

Scorpio Races, Raven Cycle, the Dreamer Trilogy/Maggie Stievater
Name of the Wind/Pat Rothfuss
To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit/Moniquill Blackgoose
Daevabad Trilogy/ S.A. Chakraborty (there is some political conflict/violence, but the books are not about war and are very clean)
The Firekeepers Daughter/Angeline Boulley