diverse and good fantasy books to read + hype up that AREN’T harry potter
since the entire hp stan community is shitting its pants over the fb3 trailer and ignoring jkr’s continued transphobia and homophobia
the shades of magic trilogy by ve schwab
queer author (uses she/they pronouns, is openly gay)
gorgeous prose + worldbuilding
a film adaptation is in the works!
a sequel trilogy of books is currently in the works!! it’s going to be called threads of power and it sounds amazing so far
the grishaverse by leigh bardugo
queer characters (literally so many across so many identities)
multiple disabled protagonists (and the author is disabled too!)
IMPECCABLE worldbuilding and writing
it has a netflix series called shadow & bone that’s an absolute banger! season 2 is on the way too :))
an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir
strong female protagonists who don’t hate on other women
non-toxic male love interests
extremely intense (look up content warnings if you’re worried!)
many characters of color (+author is a poc too)
these violent delights by chloe gong
characters of color (+author is a poc too)
queer characters (including trans rep!)
an absolutely incredible love story (enemies to friends to lovers to enemies to it’s complicated?)
romeo and juliet retelling set in 1920s shanghai and featuring rival gangs—need i say more?
look up content warnings, especially if you’re scared of bugs!!!