Looking for Realistic Character Driven Paranormal Fantasy

[Tinytiggz]

Hello!

I am looking for realistic character driven fantasy (high or paranormal) novel suggestions.

I find in paranormal fantasy and in fantasy when the heroine is 16-21 years old they're really annoying lol (90% of the time). The first 30 pages of the book are great, the character has some guts, lots of development, and then she meets a guy and gets into stupid trouble and kind of becomes bland. I like characters that are real, have real relationships, but just happen to be in this world of magic.

Just for reference if we have the same taste, these are my favorites in the past because I thought these books had really good relationships, characters and realistic reactions to their environments:
-Soul eaters trilogy
-Fitz and the fool
-Tender morsels
-Golden Compass
-Mistborn
-Magician (Raymond E. Feist)
-Bloodsong
-Enders Game (first book)
-vicious
... lots more just the top

Books I didn't like unfortunately because the characters seemed like caricatures, had no common sense that any human would do in that situation, or just turned into Mario's Peach as soon as the male boyfriend-figure comes in:
-Poison study
-The selection
-Alpha Girl
-Magic bites
-Halfway to the grave
.. I'm sure lots others but just the most popular series

Long post but if you have any suggestions or ideas in other genres really, or if we have the same-ish taste in books let me know! Finding it difficult to get to any good books lately.

Thank you:)

[BR]

Try this one. Rather steamy, but if you like the characters, the 5-book series is complete.

[Tinytiggz]

B.R. wrote: "Try this one. Rather steamy, but if you like the characters, the 5-book series is complete.

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Thanks!

[Kimiko]

You could try Guardians:Awakened. I have been told her realism is one of the things they enjoy most.

[Tinytiggz]

Kimiko wrote: "You could try Guardians:Awakened. I have been told her realism is one of the things they enjoy most."

Thanks:)

[Amber]

Ooh, based on the ones I liked from your list, I would definitely recommend the October Daye books by Seanan McGuire, Jim C. Hines' princess books, The Steerswoman series by Rosemary Kirstein (although their genre is hard to define), the Abhorsen trilogy, the Chalion series by Lois McMaster Bujold, and Seraphina/Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman!

All of those have terrific characters and also intriguing worldbuilding if you like that too!

[Mr.]

Hi,

I wrote a book called The Magical Adventures of Brian Leonard geared towards the middle school crowd. I have gained some wonderful reviews from paranormal bloggers. I am happy to send you a free copy for review. I was the TV exective in charge of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. A learned a lot about the world of paranormal during this time period of my life.

[Talltree]

was a PNR read that was character driven and had world building that was not run of the mill"

[Tinytiggz]

Amber thank you :D

Mr. Yeah I'll never pass up on a free book:) send it over to me and I can review it when I finish it!