{"id":909,"date":"2017-06-30T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=909"},"modified":"2017-06-30T06:34:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T10:34:24","slug":"fantasy-romance-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=909","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy romance book recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Branching out a little further from the urban fantasy and paranormal books I recommended last time<\/a>, today’s post is all about top reads in other\u00a0subgenres of fantasy (notably fairy tales and romantic fantasy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Death<\/a><\/p>\n

Death Sworn<\/a> by Leah Cypress is a perfect fantasy read, with a strong but flawed heroine, an intriguing setup, and enough moral ambiguity to keep me guessing. Plus assassins. Who doesn’t love assassins?<\/p>\n

\"Out<\/a><\/p>\n

Out of Time<\/a> by Monique Martin is time-travel fantasy that feels like historical fiction. How can you not enjoy reading about a modern grad student having to get a job in a Depression-era speakeasy in order to pay the rent? (At the time of this post, this title is FREE.)<\/p>\n

\"Cinderella<\/a><\/p>\n

Cinderella and the Colonel<\/a> by K.M. Shea feels less like a Cinderella story and more like a fantasy with interesting worldbuilding and a good moral conundrum to work through. Recommended for fans of fairy tales and romantic fantasy alike. (At the time of this post, this title is in Kindle Unlimited.)<\/p>\n

\"Cruel<\/a><\/p>\n

Cruel Beauty<\/a> by Rosamund Hodge is probably the most believable Beauty and the Beast retelling I’ve ever read. There’s fascinating, history-based world-building that really matches the fairy tale…but I’ll warn you, the story goes to some pretty dark places.<\/p>\n

How about you? What’s the best fantasy book you’ve read so far this summer? Click on the facebook link below and let me know!<\/p>\n