Cozy Fantasy Books for Cold Winter Nights | If You Liked Legends and Lattes, Read These Books!

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❄️ READATHON INFORMATION❄️

The readathon will take place from December 1st- December 31st
We will have reading sprints, movie nights, and hang outs every Friday!
There is a map, instagram templates, and a discord chat all for the readathon!
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Books Mentioned:

1. Legends and Lattes
by Travis Baldree
Adult, High Fantasy, Low Stakes, Coffee Shop, Friendship, LGBTQ, Booktok Darling

2. Nettle and Bone
by T Kingfisher
Adult, Stand Alone Fantasy, Hilarious

3. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
by T Kingfisher
YA, Cozy Murder Mystery, Baking, Fantasy

4. Howl's Moving Castle
by Dianna Wynne Jones
Middle Grade/ YA, Cozy Fantasy, Wizards

5. Stardust
by Neil Gaiman
Adult, Stand Alone Fantasy
Check out the movie- the book is great but the movie's just a little better in my opinion! It can be found on Netflix!

6. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
by Sangu Mandana
Adult, Romance, Mary Poppin's Vibes, Magical, Wholesome

7. Half a Soul
by Olivia Atwater
Adult, Romance, Regency, Fantasy, Fairy Magic

8. The Hobbit
by J RR Tolkien
Older Middle Grade/ YA, Classic Fantasy

9. The House in the Cerulean Sea
by T J Klune
Adult, Cozy Fantasy, Found Family, LGBTQ

10. Under the Whispering Door
by T J Klune
Adult, Cozy Fantasy, LGBTQ, Magical Tea Shop

11. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Adult, Japanese Magical Realism, Translated Work

12. Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novic
Adult, Fairytale Retelling, Multiple Perspectives, Winter Setting

13. Witch Hat Atelier
by Kamome Shirahama
Middle Grade, Manga, Whimsical, Witches

14. Snow and Rose
by Emily Winfield Martin
Middle Grade, Fairytale Retelling, Illustrated, Cozy cottage in a forest

15. The Tea Dragon Society
by Katie O'Neil
Middle Grade, Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Dragons

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[terrynichols]

I couldn't agree with you more! I just discovered the cozy fantasy genre and it has instantly become my favorite. I am a 77 year old widower that lives with a mystical black cat....what could be more perfect?

[ashleyhodge]

Yesss, legends and lattes made me realize THIS is actually my favorite genre. I would love to see bookstores have a dedicated area of cozy fantasy. 💗

[briannabythebooks]

One of my cozy fantasy recs would be Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede. Its about a princess who doesn't want to get married so she runs away to live with a dragon.

[sadlobster]

I'm already nine chapters into Legends & Lattes and I am loving EVERY second of it, so far.

I especially love how everyone in Thune finds the idea of coffee to be so alien. It's like introducing fantasy characters to 21st Century tech

[Eviebabymommy]

I am a huge fan of T. Kingfisher now. I loved both Nettle & Bone and The Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking. Those along with The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and Project Hail Mary were my year's Top 5 so far.

[girlwithflowers]

You're the only YT (that I follow) who mentioned the trigger warnings for Nettle and Bone. Everyone kept saying how fun and cozy it is so I bought it for my birthday (my fault for not checking the content warnings), but ended up DNFing temporarily due to heavy content. Please don't get it if abuse, child death, abortion, rape, sibling death and violent death trigger you. Otherwise go ahead and get it. The writing style is lovely.

[OHeyChrissy]

The Tea Dragon Society is probably one of my favorites now! It's cute!!

I also loved House in the Cerulean Sea and the Secret Society of Irregular Witches! Both are ADORABLE and cozy👌

[books_with_m]

I would HIGHLY recommend the Garlic graphic novels by Bree Paulsen. I think would absolutely love them. They’re just super simple, very cozy and cute stories :)

[tuniemert]

I was hoping Spinning Silver would make this list! So cozy and the wintry vibes…IMMACULATE

[Jessica-gtfe]

I read Half a Soul last month and I fell in love with it. It became my favorite book of the year and I plan on reading the second one this month! Which it usually takes me months to move on to the next book of a series. I hope you enjoy it! :)

[merthur]

Legends and Lattes is my favorite book ever

[ghostofthought]

The Hobbit and The Lord of Rings are comfort reads for me. I would definitely say The Hobbit can be considered as a cozy read. ❤

[mavywavy]

I absolutely love howls moving castle book, it was so good and I read the whole series too. Read it in one sitting tbh and I love how self aware the book is.

[rikkebay]

I feel the same. I like the quiet parts. Everybody is always hating on the journey-trope, but I usually love it, because big parts of it is often not very eventful. It is where the scenes are set, where personal struggles comes to the surface, group dynamics either gets stronger or weaker. I think journey-trope is very underrated.

[sky.s_Library]

Highly recommended reading Under the Whispering Door and Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Both are such heartwarming stories, I'm sure you'll love them 💕

[_ashleylh]

I ADORED Irregular Witches and Legends and Lattes. I've purchased Nettle and Bone to read this winter. I had NO IDEA about these kinds of books until I began watching your channel and I thank you so much for that ❤️
PS: The Hobbit is TOTALLY in this genre. Hobbits are all about coziness!!! Perhaps the first cozy fantasy ever? ☕

[seyma]

☕ I'd highly recommend Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin and The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork. The Enchanted Sonata is especially great for this time of the year, it's a nutcracker retelling. It's the perfect Christmas read, so cozy and magical!❤

[Capricorn]

I'd absolutely recommend the Winterhouse trilogy by Ben Guterson - an orphan is invited to a wonderful hotel for the winter break away from her mean aunt and uncle and uncovers mysteries and clues to her past. All three are wonderful and cozy and delightful 😊

[wendyhill]

☕ I highly recommend Paula Brackston's Little Shop of Found Things. Mother and daughter (mother is older and daughter is in her late 20's I believe) leave London to start a new life and open/take over an antique shop in a little village. Daughter has a magical gift with some antiques. There's a ghost, time travel, mystery and a pinch of romance. Super cozy read. I believe there are 4 books in the series. The second book House of Chocolate is SUPER cozy too. She gets transported to and old timey hot chocolate tavern. Plus the book covers are Gorgeous!

[minimalqueen]

☕️ Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt is lovely! It’s about a cozy English village that’s has dragons and a Tea Shop and a murder mystery. I think you would love it!