The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Fantasy By A Non Caucasian Author
 We're in desperate need of some new fantasy stories. Game of Thrones is great and all, but we've been stuck in a "Faux-Europe Fantasy World Starring Faux-Europeans" rut for a long, long time now. It's been done. Let's move on...
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Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Mirrored Heavens

Between Earth and Sky #3

Rebecca Roanhorse

597 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

Goddess of the River

Vaishnavi Patel

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams

Blood at the Root

Blood at the Root #1

LaDarrion Williams

14 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Jade War by Fonda Lee

Jade War

The Green Bone Saga #2

Fonda Lee

590 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

Gingerbread

Helen Oyeyemi

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging mysterious slow-paced
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

Lore of the Wilds

Lore of the Wilds Duology #1

Analeigh Sbrana

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

The Witch King

The Witch King #1

H.E. Edgmon

12 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark fast-paced
LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO by Cleo Qian

LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO

Cleo Qian

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

The Black Girl Survives in This One

Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced