Charlotte and Anna of Reads Rainbow made this wonderful post of book recs based on the symbolization of Gilbert Baker’s pride flag, and encouraged people to use it as a tag if we want. So here I am, because I love this idea! Thank you for creating it!
I love slow fantasy books. I just don't care if nothing plotty is happening, as long as I love the world it's not happening in and the characters it's not happening to. I'm far more likely to say a book was boring if stuff was happening but I didn't care about the characters involved, than if nothing was happening in a really cool setting. The first is tedious, and often tries to force too much on the reader at once. The second just lets you enjoy where you are—traveling through a magical wood haunted by the fae, traversing a kingdom defined by the myths of Gods who are all too real, or exploring an opulent city built on silk and jewels and ancient grudges.
So raise a glass to the slow fantasy books that take a long while to get going, or are lowkey the entire time, or are more about one girl's mental health than the fact that it takes place in fantasyland! You are loved, appreciated, and rec'd below.
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