fantasy books with the best ✨vibes✨ and atmosphere

today im giving my book recommendations for atmospheric and viby fantasy :)

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Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 25 year old girl from the Netherlands who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave).

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[jacehann]

1:38 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
3:46 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
6:10 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
7:37 Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
9:32 Uprooted by Naomi Novik
11:05 Juniper Thorn by Ava Reid
12:49 Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
14:12 The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
15:34 The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
17:00 Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
18:48 Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
21:08 The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
21:20 Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
22:01 Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher
22:35 Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
23:00 Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
23:32 Stardust by Neil Gaiman
23:45 The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Edit: I added the authors!
Happy reading everyone~

[basillemmie]

I adore the aesthetics and atmospheres of fantasy books! I'm so happy this is getting recognized!

[Thegirlwiththebooks-]

Leonie casually describing my favourite genre of books while I didn’t even know how to explain it: fantasy stories without a fantasy plot. The best stories are those that take place in a magical setting but actually explore dark themes and complex relationships between characters.

[Sarah-ssfr]

My favorite vibe in a book is the starless sea!! An under the sea never ending library with secret doors and tales, hiding in our world behind mysterious doors?? Balls with book themes?? I I don't know why everyone is not obsessed with it

[claraborgesbr]

The Graveyard Book is still my favorite Neil Gaiman! It's about a boy who's raised by ghosts in a graveyard, and it has a mix of dark and cozy vibes because it's a graveyard, yes, but it's also his home.

[auhona-gohona]

For me, the writing of The Raven Cycle gave me massive ✨vibes✨It was so autumny and the writing felt so nice? I don't know how to describe it. I made it my yearly routine to read those books during Autumn lol.

Thanks for the reccomendations, I need some ✨vibes✨in my life right now.

[kitsunex]

Finally some Slavic folklore, we really need to see it more often in books <33

[draconiskittensweetie]

Spoilers? Sorta? But these are the reccs!

1:02 The Night Circus
4:45 Piranesi
6:09 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (my beloved)
7:37 The Bear and the Nightingale
9:19 Uprooted by Naomi Novik (MY
11:05 Juniper and Thorn
11:51 Mexican Gothic
14:12 The Tale of the Flower Bride
15:35 The Star-Touched Queen
17:00 Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (<3<3<3<3<3<3<3)
18:30 Sorcerery of Thorns
21:00 - we get into the books she hasn't read yet but hears are super vibey and thay she wants to pick up
21:08 The Wolf and the Woodsman
21:20 Strange the Dreamer
21:58 author T. Kingfisher, with 22:00 starting us on Nettle and Bone (can confirm, super vibes and good book)
22:35 Bitterthorn
23:00 Silver in the Woods
23:20 author Neil Gaiman, specifically Stardust starting at 23:30
23:48 The Starless Sea

I mostly made this list for myself so i habe a recc list, but figured others would appreciatr it. You can see the ones I already read in there and I have to second the recc!!!

[eszterdoraszabo]

For Neil Gaiman: Ocean at the End of the Lane

Also, his short stories are more vibey than the novels

[khalilahd.]

The night circus has been on my TBR for the longest and I’m not gonna lie your description of it makes me want to read it now even without a plot 😅

[elessar]

I recommend emily wildes encyclopaedia of faeries. It has wintery vibes, a main character who is an academic and interesting faeries and magic

[farnazattar]

One of the best "Top books" review videos I've seen! The way she calmly discusses each book while handling it throughout is perfect! In most other videos, you have to rewind to catch the book's name, author, or details due to the high speed of speech. This video allows you to completely understand the vibe of each book. Another feature I like is the background—not her library—making it easier to focus on her speech without being distracted by books on a shelf. Great job! 😊

[stephaniewright]

For Neil Gaiman, I highly highly highly recommend starting with The Ocean at the End of the Lane!! It’s an adult fantasy novella and it is so beautiful and a little spooky and just so brilliant!! And it’s short - less than 200 pages!

[notstraightunathleticcarro]

I would also recommend "Heartless" by Marissa Meyer (same author of the Lunar Chronicles). It is the backstory for the queen of hearts from Alice in Wonderland, has incredible vibes, stays true to the og story, and is a great romance! (Be forwarned, the descriptions of the food will make you hungry) . Alice in Wonderland is also a great "no plot just vibes book". Both are fantastic!

[sonaka]

I just read howls moving castle this year and then rewatched the movie (that i love to death but lets be honest it also kind of doesnt make complete sense) and i feel like theres a lot more hints at romance, or theres a better progression towards romance (?? Idk how else to say it aah) in the book compared to the movie. In the movie i feel like its kind of sudden that they love each other (more so from howls side, i think sophie shows it more throughout the movie). But in the books its much more obvious that howl loves sophie too and that sophie is jealous of other characters close to howl. So yes, thats just my opinion on that haha

[minteabee]

I LOVED The Bear and the Nightingale. As a fellow dutchie, it gave me major Efteling vibes. I absolutely loved reading this during winter while listening to fireplace/blizzard sounds.

[sherlockian]

I read A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher and really liked it even though it was not really thrilling but rather a comfy and fluffy story combined with action. I think its definitely more a book for just vibing along, cause the action in the book is not very twisted even though it is about murder at the first place . But I still would grab some other books from Kingfisher because she writes well, a bit witty and is really creative.

[rebecamoncayo]

this video comes right on time for my ✨no plot just vibes✨ era. love it for us girlies

[oftheearthbutfromthestars]

OH I LOVE THE NIGHT CIRCUS! ah my entire heart, the way the vibes were tangible, my soul felt like it was full of fireflies when I finished reading the last line. "I'm not afraid of you." and "I wished for her." scenes have my heart. I did something super cheesy okay please don't judge. Taking inspiration from this, since Marco knew he wanted her without knowing her properly at all and just knew that there was some connection, I kind of made like a space on different platforms like my social media or Pinterest or my messenger app which I named "I wished for him" and I've been saving things I'd like to experience with my soulmate there, cuz yes I believe in soulmates nothing can really change my mind. but yeah. I keep adding ideas for dates, or thoughts I have at the moment, or idk future house aesthetic, whatever it may be. and whenever we get together I'll show it to him. im sorry this is the first time I've talked to another human? website? YouTube? about it. ok bye

[InaraL-fufq]

Currently reading Juliet Marillier’s “Heart’s Blood”. Kind of a retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” that manages to be surprising and riveting. She generally writes romantic historical fantasies steeped in Irish history and mythology, I think her works could fit in with your prompt.