{"id":2729,"date":"2021-11-30T12:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2021-11-30T12:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:46:06","slug":"nine-months-of-excellent-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=2729","title":{"rendered":"Nine months of excellent fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t believe it’s been nine months since I wrote a book recommendation post. With extreme effort, I’ve managed to narrow the dozens of novels I gulped down during that time into my favorite half dozen.<\/p>\n

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

It seems a little crazy to start with book six in a series, but it would be crazier not to include such an excellent read. Patricia Briggs’ Wild Sign<\/a> will be best enjoyed if you’ve read the rest of Anna’s adventures. With that one caveat, I highly recommend this combination of characters and fun monster hunt. Pretty much perfect in every way.<\/p>\n

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

Next up, Jeffe Kennedy’s Dark Wizard<\/a> is the best fantasy romance I’ve read in years. Between excellent characters and stellar worldbuilding, you will be hooked…and will crave book two immediately. As I write this, book one is marked down to 99 cents on Amazon.<\/p>\n

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

Sharon Shinn’s Royal Airs<\/a> is the second book in a series, but each one follows different characters and can be enjoyed as a standalone. The plot is meandering, but not in a bad way. The world is fascinating and unique. And the characters suck you in and won’t let you go.<\/p>\n

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

Chloe Neill’s The Bright and Breaking Sea<\/a> is pure fun. Age of Sail slightly tweaked to allow magic to spark and women to be captains. Add in swashbuckling adventure with a side of romantic tension. What’s not to love?<\/p>\n

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

Kelley Armstrong’s A Stitch in Time<\/a> isn’t the genre I usually recommend, but I figured many readers would be willing to try this book given Armstrong’s werewolf history. This page-turning blend of Elizabeth Peters-like Gothics and non-formulaic time-travel romance is deeply satisfying.<\/p>\n

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

I’ll end with, Rachel Hartman’s Belondweg Blossoming<\/a>, one of the few books I keep on my shelf in physical form. The comic is so sweet, with new depth on every reread and girl-power characters I’ll always adore. A delight for all ages.<\/p>\n

Hopefully those books will make the cold winter nights a little warmer. Happy reading!<\/p>\n

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I can’t believe it’s been nine months since I wrote a book recommendation post. With extreme effort, I’ve managed to narrow the dozens of novels I gulped down during that time into my favorite half dozen. It seems a little crazy to start with book six in a series, but it would be crazier not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-2729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-urban-fantasy-paranormal-romance-fantasy-romance-reviews","tag-urban-paranormal-romantic-fantasy","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2729"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2739,"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2729\/revisions\/2739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}