Looking for your next fantasy read? Check out this list of clean fantasy book recommendations for middle grade, young adult, and adult audiences! These are all books I’ve enjoyed, and I hope you enjoy them too!
Middle Grade
Features: adorable secret pet dragons, navigating friendships and bullies, and fighting corruption. Gotta love smart, brave kids!
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Escape to Vindor by Emily Golus
Features: rich fantastical world with centaurs, mermaids, cave-dwellers, and more; adorable plays on the English language; relatable and delightful characters; facing your fears. Perfect for fans of Neverending Story, Narnia, and Lord of the Rings.
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Young Adult
City of a Thousand Tears by Pamela Hart
This is a quick young adult read a little outside of my usual fantasy genre. While it does have some references to mystical warriors, the overall setting gave more of a cyberpunk feel full of fun gadgets in a futuristic urban setting without getting too gritty. The main character, Ellio, is utterly adorable. Even though he looks like an average underdog, his kindness and courage (and love for sugary cereal) make him a likeable, sympathetic, and relatable hero and show that there’s more to him than meets the eye. Coupled with a fierce warrior heroine who just wants to break free from an oppressive life, this sweet story delivered both excitement and warm fuzzies.
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Hidden Current by Sharon Hinck
Features: dance that shapes the world, a quiet yet courageous heroine, wrestling with doubts, floating islands, and flying sea-mounts. Read my interview with the author and full review here!
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The Kasmian Chronicles by Constance Lopez
Of Stormlarks and Silence
Features: beautiful redemptive arc, wonderful themes about love and forgiveness, very interesting innate magic types, and spectacular characters, including elves with a uniquely tree-ish aesthetic. A compelling page-turner! Read my interview with the author and expanded review here!
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Of Chaos and Cadence
Features: good pacing, high stakes, mystery of a quest to find missing mages, and incredible character development. The themes of this book are truly breathtaking – about knowing your worth, finding acceptance, and processing emotions in a healthy way. Read my full review here!
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Vivid by Ashley Bustamante
Features: non-stop intrigue, paradoxically dangerous yet delightful character, neat magic system based on colors, and is a story that makes you question what is real, desire what is true, and appreciate the value of freedom. Read my interview with the author and review here.
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Adult
*Coming soon!
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