i've been a silent viewer for a while now but i got so excited seeing this video on my feed - sometimes i want that dose of fantasy without having to commit to a whole series! and i'm such a mood reader too haha love the straightforward video (and the visual aids on the whiteboard), can't wait to pick some of these up ♥ looking forward to the next video
Omg! Thank you so much then for watching and dropping a comment today!! 💕🥹!! It reeeally makes me happy to know that you enjoyed the video and were excited about it!! Did you find any book interesting from the list? 🕵️♀️ Yay!!! Thank you so much for the feedback!!! See you in the next video ♥️
Sword of Kaigen became one of my favorite books of all time! honestly the themes, the story and the way the plot develops! its amazing... it also blew my mind the changes on the typical structure of the stories we are used to read.
Absolutely agree!! Sword of Kaigen is also one of my all-time favorites! 🥹💕when I thought the story couldn’t deliver anything else, the second part started to happen 💔! Ofc veeery different, but have you tried Guns of The Dawn? It’s the only book that I’ve read since SoK that has filled that void 😂
Yayyy Hannah! Oh thank you so much!!! ✨. It is a bit of work haha but I’m so happy with how it turned out! Hopefully the recommendations work for a diverse set of viewers!!! (Or at least for the different moods 😂)
First video I watched of yours and now I've subscribed. I love how you have put your recommendations in specific categories and you have images of the cover as well. So informative! Thanks for sharing.
I didn't Realize Ace of Spades was a standalone! I've been wanting to pick it up and now I think I may get to it even sooner. House in the Cerulean Sea stole my heart when I read it! Just so precious!
It is!!! And very addictive! Yes yes!! Pick it up! ✨✨ Uhhhg! 100% agree with House in The Cerulean Sea! I loved it just so so much! Which standalone would you recommend? 👀
a great cozy one would be the graveyard book by neil gaiman its one of my favourites!! another one that i havent read yet but i feel like would fit is legends & lattes by travis baldree
Oh!! I have Legends & Lattes in my summer TBR! It seems to be such a cozy read!! I haven’t read The Graveyard Book yet! But after having a look at it in Goodreads it iiiis on my list as well! If not before, I will 100% read it in October!! Thank you so much for the recommendation!! 💕😂
Genius! Thank you so much for this - one of the main reasons why I don’t pick up fantasy is because nothing about committing to a long series makes me excited 😂. I love that you broke this down within moods/sub genres! 💜
Awww thank you!!! 💕🤩 yes! I feel that fantasy is a genre where multiple-books are a must (*cough cough* Stormlight Archive from Brandon Sanderson or The Wheel of Time) but there are sooo many standalones that manage to convey an amazing story!! Hopefully you find some books that you love!!
first recommendation video ive come across that genuinely wants to make me read every book you mention. thank you so much for sorting them into categories, this is EXACTLY what i was looking for, i also realle appreciate ambience/ the vibes in any book so this is great for me. Youre really good at summarising the books quickly but in an interesting way that isn't just listing tropes but actually talking about the concept. All in all most useful video of 2023 tbh edit: started reading kings of the wyld and youre so right this slaps
Yay! How are you liking Kings of the Wyld? Also, THAN YOU! It really brighten my day to know that you found the video useful! I hoope you find lost of new favorites!
Thank you so much for watching and leaving a recommendation!! 🤩🥹!! I have Piranesi on my TBR! But I keep pushing it bc I’ve heard that you “need to be in the right mental mood” haha so I’m like “ok fine, then when I have enough time?” Warbreaker is amazing!! Have you read The Emperor’s Soul? Also incredible!
@@aliciasorenson3807 incredible for how short it is!! It felt like Shallan was a little bit as the evolution of Shai? (If you’ve read also Stormlight!)
I needed this. I went to Barnes and Noble picked up a fantasy novel, checked my goodreads, and realized I read the book already, and now there's a new book in the series, but I'll have to reread everything because I don't remember the first two book in the series. I was in desperate need of a standalone
Wow!!! I really appreciate the amount of work and quality you put into this video. Thank you for sharing! 💗💗💗 Also- LOVED An Enchantment of Ravens!! Definition of cozy 🍂
Awwww!!! Thank you so much!! I’m truly happy that you appreciated the video 🥹💕! It definitely makes it worth the effort!! 🤩 Yes!!! Have you read Sorcery of Thorns? I have it now in my TBR!!
I LOVE this kind of format of videos. Straight to the point and informative. Great recs! I read Aces of Spades and loved it! I have An Enchantment of Ravens and plan to read it soon. I added some of these into my TBR. You got a new subscriber! Keep up with the great content! 🥰
Aww!! Thank you so much!! 🥰 Let me know what you think about An Enchantment of Ravens when you read it! I hope you like it! 🤞 Really happy to have you in this small but cozy family!! 🥹💕
@@FunFantasyBooks That would be great, thanks!!! I enjoy books with characters that are either very skilled, or are becoming very skilled at something; usually in the epic fantasy genre. That doesn't have to be what it is about, but I just gravitate toward perspectives like that.
@@ryanbutler544 straight away I’d say that either Sword of Kaigen or Warbreaker! (Sword of Kaigen is my favorite from the 2, but Warbreaker is an overall more popular option!)
Hi! Great video! I’ve read The Wicked Deep and To Kill a Kingdom and they were both such amazing stories, I adored reading them !! I’m planning on reading An Enchantment of Ravens and House of Salt and Sorrows this summer. 🤩📚
Hiii! Thank you for watching the video and sharing that you loved Wicked deep and To Kill a Kingdom! Ahh gosh, both books are GREAT you are in for an amazing summer!
@@FunFantasyBooks Yes! 🤩 Glad to hear that they’re good books:) I also really want to read Margaret Rogerson’s other novels, Sorcery of Thorns and Vespertine; the synopsis are so promising!!🤩
another good standalone fantasy is 'Nettle and bone'. Thank you for the recommendations, got 'The girl who fell beneath the sea' and want to read 'The priory of the orange tree'. 'The house in the cerulean sea' so far is my absolute favourite books of the year. I didn't want it to end!
I 100% feel you! I didn’t want House in the Cerulean Sea to end either! If you loved it, I think that “The Very Secret Society for Irregular Witches” it’s super similar in terms of the vibe! I describe it as House in the Cerulean + witches ✨! Let me know if you end up picking it up!
@@FunFantasyBooks finished the witches book 🙂 while it had similar vibes to the 'House in the cerulean sea', I have to say I didn't love it as much. the story was great, but I felt there could have been more focus on the other characters and some of the things could have been left out! overall a good read! 😃
@@bookstorm7 oh no! So sorry to read that it didn’t make it to you! Maybe Cerulean it’s too good to have anything compared to it 😂, my bad! Thank for letting me know tho! What will you pick up next?
Wow this was great, I can tell how much effort you've put into this! I'm excited about all these recommendations, great way to get me started with fantasy books, without having to commit to a whole series 🥹
WARBREAKER IS THE BEST AND MY FAVE BOOK BY BRANDON AND ONE OF MY ALL TIME BOOKS OF ALL TIME AND I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS BOOK CAUSE IT WAS SUCH A THRILLING RIDE! also, the girl who fell beneath the sea was a very enchanting read :) this video set up with the board is genius! well done, love it, i need more, u r so talented!
Hahaha oh I agree!!! Warbreaker is incredible! Let’s talk about it!! (either here or on IG!!) - have you read The Emperor’s Soul? I just read it and was surprisingly good!! Thank you so so much! 🥹 I’m glad you loved it!! Hopefully you find a potential new favorite? 💕🤞
Oh yayyy! I am so happy it was fun 🤩 ! At last doing justice to my booktube name 🤣✨ haha! Thank you so much for watching, really! Hope you can find some standalones that work for you!
@@FunFantasyBooks I usually recommend Joe Abercrombie's three stand alones, but they don't work as well if you haven't read the First Law Trilogy. Two that come to mind would be The Mists of Avalon - a retelling of the Arthurian tale, from the perspective of the women, and American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm reading The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding right now, and thought it was as stand alone, but apparently he's writing a sequel right now, so it doesn't qualify!
Ahh thank you so so much for letting me know! Really this comments means so much! P.S sorry for the delayed response I had a very busy couple of weeks!
Ohh nice!!!! ✨🎉 I definitely think then standalones are a great place to start! Maybe start with Warbreaker? (If you are on the fence with different books!! Ofc if you already have your mind on others that will work too!!)
Priory of the Orange Tree was really good, you just kept reading it even though it wasn't a quick read, but very good. I just picked up the huge prequel.
@@FunFantasyBooks hi! After watching the video I found out that most of the cozy ones I already read/in my tbr list! That made me happy🥰 I’m interested in House of Salt and Sorrow and Wicked Deep! I havent read any thriller (with some romance) and it sounded interesting! Oh and also will definitely read An Enchantment of Ravens and Sword of Kaigen now😩 theyre going up my tbr list✨
@@toyo.saketoba hi!! Amazing! Ugh! Sword of Kaigen is incredible good! Have some tissues close tho 😍!! Yayyy! For An Enchantment of Ravens!! For mystery/ thriller, the amazing this is that if you like those books, the authors have already out other books similar to them! Erin A. Craig (from House of Salt and Sorrows has Small Favors- which I haven’t read yet but has great reviews!; and Shea Ernshaw from The Wicked Deep has Winterwood which I also loved!)
Aww!! Thank you so much for giving the video a chance! 💕🤩! Knowing that I helped you to find new books (hopefully some new favorites 🤞) makes my day!! 🥰
Thanks for the recommendations! Added them to my to-read, though I have to say, I'm always suspicious of people who recommend ready player one hahahah, I really disliked it
Hahaha 🥲!! I think it’s pretty different from the rest so hopefully any of them makes more sense to you lol! Please give any of other books an opportunity! 🤞🥹
Happy to discover the channel, I will agree with most recommendations, looking forward for some to finally read and i will disagree with the priory of the orange tree. It was too long, confusing.. I would have like the specific one to take its time and come as a series.
Aaaaand ofc it was totally worth it !!❤️❤️ amazing video (as always) and great recs! I already bought sword of kaigen (🙊🙊🙊) so I will read it soon but now I want to read a lot of new ones 🤭🤭😍👀
@@FunFantasyBooks hahaha yaaay i will tell you once I read it ! And.. I kind of already finished it.... 🤓🤭🙈 I binged read it in like 2 days? Have you started it???👀👀👀
@@inesortega3949 hahaha no way! How was it?? No!! I am working my way through a reading challenge and need to finish up one book before getting into These Twisted Bonds! Buttttt It’s def going to be next week!!
When you go into a video full of doubt and than you see "The House in the Cerulean Sea", my favorite book! I will probably give these standalones a try!
Ohhh!! 🥰 yay! I’m so glad the video was able to spark some joy with your favorite book out there!! It’s also one of my favorite!! Such a cozy and happy read! 🥹💕! Thank you for watching & dropping a comment!!! Let me know what books will you pick and let’s chat about them afterwards 👀!!
I really enjoy reading book series bc of the long storys, the charakter development in it and the lot of details. The bigger the book and the longer the series the more time you have for details in describing situations, enviornment and stuff. But sometimes it´s just nice to read a book like ready player one (which would be also fit in the "epic" table, but fun is also right :D). I also enjoyed The Rithmatist by Sanderson. Nice video and thank you for awakening my motivation to continue reading my book (after a pause of 3 weeks or so xD)
I totally understand your point!! I also love trilogies/ long book series (Stormlight Archive is so far my favorite serie/story of all times!) but I think that standalones when done good, are amaaaaazing stories! Just finished The Soul of The Emperor by Brandon Sanderson and it’s like 200 pages long and still outstanding! Haha agree with Ready Player One! I was veeery on the fence with that one! Aww thank you for watching and commenting! 🤩🤩
@@FunFantasyBooks Your welcome! I can totally recommend you The Wheel of Time! That is my favorite book series of all time (although stormlights chances are pretty high to get on the same stage as well, when it’s finally finished) :D
@@graibe3201 hahaha but it’s too laaaaateeeeee 🎶 (please intro the song Apologize for a dramatic effect!). But really! Already watched it! Wasn’t bad? But yeah, felt very teen
You are absolutely right! I haven’t read Ready Player Two, but the fist one can definitely be read as a standalone (as in it concludes in a very satisfying way!)
@@FunFantasyBooks YES , I really want to read ace of spades and I’ve heard great things about it and the setting sounds so good , and also good omens sounded so interesting
@@PatrickRyanBookReviews hahahaha fair enough!! I love your recommendations (although I’m still mentally chased bc I’ve not fulfilled yet my promise to keep reading Dresden Files!)
@@FunFantasyBooks Dresden can wait a bit. It's a 17 book series + 2 collections of short story and another 8 books planned. Black Jack is a standalone.
Sorry I left this comment unanswered!! You’re absolutely right! Brandon confirmed that Warbreaker will have a sequel (yay Nightblood!) but he also stated that this won’t happen until he finishes at least Stormlight 5 🥲! Also I think that Siri and Susebron won’t play really a role! That’s why i went with the original concept of the standalone!! Thank you so so much for watching and commenting! It’s lovely to chat and meet other Sanderson fans!! 🥹
I read Sword of Kaigen in ebook and I did not realize until this moment that the paperback has so much internal design 🤯 That's so pretty! A lot of self-pub books I've seen recently have so much care and detail put into it, it makes me want to read them all! Also, I'm now reevaluing your red shelf, and I think my final ranking is red > purple > green.
It is pretty!!! I guess that you’ll need to ask for the paperback this Christmas! 👀!! Hahaha I am also dropping the purple bowed and I am now very much into the blue > red > purple > green!! Alsooooo! It’s the final countdoooown! (Tanananaaa, tanana nanaa 🔥)
Ugh!! I am afraid not! I am very compelled about the world and I do watch their beautiful lore videos! My bf is the one who played! What about you? ✨⚡️
@@FunFantasyBooks both me and my husband play and I have read all the books. Your the first book person apart from myself that I've heard talk about WoW
r.p.o ..............that 'hero' is a insufferable cocky loser that gets the girl and in r.p.t doesn't learn anything becomes the villain. loses the girl. gets stuck in the game. he just ends up being the same as he was at the end of r.p.o gets the girl and has a baby. r.p.t was a blatant cash grab
she literally deserves a lot more, like no one puts that much effort in book recs videos these days❣
Aww!! Thank you so much!! This comment is so lovely! It made my day! ❣️
i've been a silent viewer for a while now but i got so excited seeing this video on my feed - sometimes i want that dose of fantasy without having to commit to a whole series! and i'm such a mood reader too haha
love the straightforward video (and the visual aids on the whiteboard), can't wait to pick some of these up ♥ looking forward to the next video
Omg! Thank you so much then for watching and dropping a comment today!! 💕🥹!! It reeeally makes me happy to know that you enjoyed the video and were excited about it!! Did you find any book interesting from the list? 🕵️♀️
Yay!!! Thank you so much for the feedback!!! See you in the next video ♥️
Sword of Kaigen became one of my favorite books of all time! honestly the themes, the story and the way the plot develops! its amazing... it also blew my mind the changes on the typical structure of the stories we are used to read.
Absolutely agree!! Sword of Kaigen is also one of my all-time favorites! 🥹💕when I thought the story couldn’t deliver anything else, the second part started to happen 💔! Ofc veeery different, but have you tried Guns of The Dawn? It’s the only book that I’ve read since SoK that has filled that void 😂
I loved this!!! This must have been so much work to put together but wow it was so good!!!
Yayyy Hannah! Oh thank you so much!!! ✨. It is a bit of work haha but I’m so happy with how it turned out! Hopefully the recommendations work for a diverse set of viewers!!! (Or at least for the different moods 😂)
First video I watched of yours and now I've subscribed. I love how you have put your recommendations in specific categories and you have images of the cover as well. So informative! Thanks for sharing.
Yay! Welcome to this bookish family! 🫶
I didn't Realize Ace of Spades was a standalone! I've been wanting to pick it up and now I think I may get to it even sooner.
House in the Cerulean Sea stole my heart when I read it! Just so precious!
It is!!! And very addictive! Yes yes!! Pick it up! ✨✨
Uhhhg! 100% agree with House in The Cerulean Sea! I loved it just so so much!
Which standalone would you recommend? 👀
Always looking for standalone fantasy books! Will definitely be adding some of these to my TBR!
Yay!!! I’m really glad to read it!! 💕- let me know what books you end up reading!!
a great cozy one would be the graveyard book by neil gaiman its one of my favourites!! another one that i havent read yet but i feel like would fit is legends & lattes by travis baldree
Oh!! I have Legends & Lattes in my summer TBR! It seems to be such a cozy read!! I haven’t read The Graveyard Book yet! But after having a look at it in Goodreads it iiiis on my list as well! If not before, I will 100% read it in October!! Thank you so much for the recommendation!! 💕😂
Genius! Thank you so much for this - one of the main reasons why I don’t pick up fantasy is because nothing about committing to a long series makes me excited 😂. I love that you broke this down within moods/sub genres! 💜
Awww thank you!!! 💕🤩 yes! I feel that fantasy is a genre where multiple-books are a must (*cough cough* Stormlight Archive from Brandon Sanderson or The Wheel of Time) but there are sooo many standalones that manage to convey an amazing story!! Hopefully you find some books that you love!!
first recommendation video ive come across that genuinely wants to make me read every book you mention. thank you so much for sorting them into categories, this is EXACTLY what i was looking for, i also realle appreciate ambience/ the vibes in any book so this is great for me. Youre really good at summarising the books quickly but in an interesting way that isn't just listing tropes but actually talking about the concept. All in all most useful video of 2023 tbh
edit: started reading kings of the wyld and youre so right this slaps
Yay! How are you liking Kings of the Wyld? Also, THAN YOU! It really brighten my day to know that you found the video useful! I hoope you find lost of new favorites!
My favorite fantasy standalones are Ten Thousand Doors of January and Piranesi. Great list! I added some of these to my list. Also love Warbreaker!
Thank you so much for watching and leaving a recommendation!! 🤩🥹!! I have Piranesi on my TBR! But I keep pushing it bc I’ve heard that you “need to be in the right mental mood” haha so I’m like “ok fine, then when I have enough time?”
Warbreaker is amazing!! Have you read The Emperor’s Soul? Also incredible!
@@FunFantasyBooks Yes! I really loved that one too!!
@@aliciasorenson3807 incredible for how short it is!! It felt like Shallan was a little bit as the evolution of Shai? (If you’ve read also Stormlight!)
Fantastic recommendations! I personally recommend a personal favourite of mine - The Book Thief. It's a classic and it's beautifully tragic.
Thank you so much for watching and adding a comment!!! 🤩🥹! Oh! I haven’t read it! But heard so many good things about it! Thanks for recommending!! 💕
You deserve so much more views! This was amazing, I love the way you explain books! You explain so much in a little time
Awww! Thank you!! It really means a lot that you said that! 💕✨!!! It’s my absolute dream to help you guys find a potential new favorite book!! 🥹
Hi 👋 great video!! Happy reading to you!! 😊🦋
Aw!! Thank you so much for always watching and commenting!! Happy reading to you as well!!
I needed this. I went to Barnes and Noble picked up a fantasy novel, checked my goodreads, and realized I read the book already, and now there's a new book in the series, but I'll have to reread everything because I don't remember the first two book in the series. I was in desperate need of a standalone
Wow!!! I really appreciate the amount of work and quality you put into this video. Thank you for sharing! 💗💗💗
Also- LOVED An Enchantment of Ravens!! Definition of cozy 🍂
Awwww!!! Thank you so much!! I’m truly happy that you appreciated the video 🥹💕! It definitely makes it worth the effort!! 🤩
Yes!!! Have you read Sorcery of Thorns? I have it now in my TBR!!
Great concept for book recommendations! I imagine this took quite some time to put together and edit, well done.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!! I really appreciate it! 🥹🎉! It is a lot of effort but as long as it helps, I’m haaaaappy to do it! 💕!
I LOVE this kind of format of videos. Straight to the point and informative. Great recs! I read Aces of Spades and loved it! I have An Enchantment of Ravens and plan to read it soon. I added some of these into my TBR. You got a new subscriber! Keep up with the great content! 🥰
Aww!! Thank you so much!! 🥰 Let me know what you think about An Enchantment of Ravens when you read it! I hope you like it! 🤞
Really happy to have you in this small but cozy family!! 🥹💕
Thank you for this! I HAVE NEVER read a stand alone fantasy before , so this will be fun🙃
Aahh! My absolute pleasure!! Haha what type of books you usually like? Maybe I can recommend a standalone so that you can start!
@@FunFantasyBooks That would be great, thanks!!!
I enjoy books with characters that are either very skilled, or are becoming very skilled at something; usually in the epic fantasy genre. That doesn't have to be what it is about, but I just gravitate toward perspectives like that.
@@ryanbutler544 straight away I’d say that either Sword of Kaigen or Warbreaker! (Sword of Kaigen is my favorite from the 2, but Warbreaker is an overall more popular option!)
@@FunFantasyBooks Fantastic! I shall add these to my shopping list😊
I am so glad that I found you on my feed!
@@ryanbutler544 aww thank you! So happy to help! Let me know afterwards!!
Hi! Great video! I’ve read The Wicked Deep and To Kill a Kingdom and they were both such amazing stories, I adored reading them !! I’m planning on reading An Enchantment of Ravens and House of Salt and Sorrows this summer. 🤩📚
Hiii! Thank you for watching the video and sharing that you loved Wicked deep and To Kill a Kingdom! Ahh gosh, both books are GREAT you are in for an amazing summer!
@@FunFantasyBooks Yes! 🤩 Glad to hear that they’re good books:) I also really want to read Margaret Rogerson’s other novels, Sorcery of Thorns and Vespertine; the synopsis are so promising!!🤩
another good standalone fantasy is 'Nettle and bone'. Thank you for the recommendations, got 'The girl who fell beneath the sea' and want to read 'The priory of the orange tree'. 'The house in the cerulean sea' so far is my absolute favourite books of the year. I didn't want it to end!
I 100% feel you! I didn’t want House in the Cerulean Sea to end either! If you loved it, I think that “The Very Secret Society for Irregular Witches” it’s super similar in terms of the vibe! I describe it as House in the Cerulean + witches ✨! Let me know if you end up picking it up!
@@FunFantasyBooks finished the witches book 🙂 while it had similar vibes to the 'House in the cerulean sea', I have to say I didn't love it as much. the story was great, but I felt there could have been more focus on the other characters and some of the things could have been left out! overall a good read! 😃
@@bookstorm7 oh no! So sorry to read that it didn’t make it to you! Maybe Cerulean it’s too good to have anything compared to it 😂, my bad! Thank for letting me know tho! What will you pick up next?
@@FunFantasyBooks I'm starting the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, namely the Death sub-series. got to keep that fantasy streak going 😃
@@bookstorm7 Lovely! I will also pick it up next!!
Wow this was great, I can tell how much effort you've put into this!
I'm excited about all these recommendations, great way to get me started with fantasy books, without having to commit to a whole series 🥹
Aww!! Thank you so much for watching! I am also excited for you getting into fantasy!! Please let me know which book do you end up picking up! 👀💕
WARBREAKER IS THE BEST AND MY FAVE BOOK BY BRANDON AND ONE OF MY ALL TIME BOOKS OF ALL TIME AND I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS BOOK CAUSE IT WAS SUCH A THRILLING RIDE!
also, the girl who fell beneath the sea was a very enchanting read :)
this video set up with the board is genius! well done, love it, i need more, u r so talented!
Hahaha oh I agree!!! Warbreaker is incredible! Let’s talk about it!! (either here or on IG!!) - have you read The Emperor’s Soul? I just read it and was surprisingly good!!
Thank you so so much! 🥹 I’m glad you loved it!! Hopefully you find a potential new favorite? 💕🤞
@@FunFantasyBooks I’ll msg u on IG :)
@@proseandcons7730 fantastic!!
This is such a wonderful video💜 appreciate ur hardwork and also ur very casual way of explaining things!! was very fun to watch
Oh yayyy! I am so happy it was fun 🤩 ! At last doing justice to my booktube name 🤣✨ haha! Thank you so much for watching, really! Hope you can find some standalones that work for you!
House of Salt & Sorrow was so good !
The House in The Cerulean Sea have my heart !
Agree!!!! Which standalone would you recommend? Any that comes to mind??
@@FunFantasyBooks if we were villains !
@@luananoret8142 oh!! I’ve been hearing a lot of good things around it! You think I will like it?
@@FunFantasyBooks i dont know à person who dont so yes !
Definitely highly recommend legends and lattes! My favorite Cozy fantasy. I highly recommend the audiobook too. 😊
Legends & Lattes is amazing!! I loved it!! 🥹 very cozy!
Thanks for this video - there aren't enough fantasy stand alones out there! Good to showcase a few. Cheers!
Thank you for watching and commenting!! Any standalone that you would like to recommend as well? 👀✨
@@FunFantasyBooks I usually recommend Joe Abercrombie's three stand alones, but they don't work as well if you haven't read the First Law Trilogy. Two that come to mind would be The Mists of Avalon - a retelling of the Arthurian tale, from the perspective of the women, and American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm reading The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding right now, and thought it was as stand alone, but apparently he's writing a sequel right now, so it doesn't qualify!
@@RedFuryBooks The Mist of Avalon sounds like my perfect cup of tea!! Added to my TBR!!!
@@FunFantasyBooks Great! I hope you enjoy it! :)
Thank you so much for the recommendations, a lot of effort put in there. Perfect time for a summer reading!
Thank you so so much!! It is a lot of effort! But worth eveery minute if it helps! 💕- thank you so much for watching & commenting! 🤩
I really appreciated you doing this! ❤
Ahh thank you so so much for letting me know! Really this comments means so much! P.S sorry for the delayed response I had a very busy couple of weeks!
oooh nice one! i'm trying to see if i'd love the fantasy genre and i think standalones are the best to start with
Ohh nice!!!! ✨🎉 I definitely think then standalones are a great place to start! Maybe start with Warbreaker? (If you are on the fence with different books!! Ofc if you already have your mind on others that will work too!!)
@@FunFantasyBooks im already about to finish 'an enchantment of ravens' so let's see how i would like warbreaker ;)) thank you for this!
@@thecoconatnat amazing!! Hopefully you are enjoying An Enchantment of Ravens! 🤞💕
Priory of the Orange Tree was really good, you just kept reading it even though it wasn't a quick read, but very good. I just picked up the huge prequel.
Brilliant! And how is the prequel going? I want to pick it up soon!
There’s so many books I haven’t heard of before!!! I will definitely check them out!😍😍
Yaaaay!! *happy dance*! Let me know your thoughts afterwards please!! Which books seemed interesting?? 👀😍
@@FunFantasyBooks hi! After watching the video I found out that most of the cozy ones I already read/in my tbr list! That made me happy🥰 I’m interested in House of Salt and Sorrow and Wicked Deep! I havent read any thriller (with some romance) and it sounded interesting! Oh and also will definitely read An Enchantment of Ravens and Sword of Kaigen now😩 theyre going up my tbr list✨
@@toyo.saketoba hi!! Amazing! Ugh! Sword of Kaigen is incredible good! Have some tissues close tho 😍!!
Yayyy! For An Enchantment of Ravens!! For mystery/ thriller, the amazing this is that if you like those books, the authors have already out other books similar to them! Erin A. Craig (from House of Salt and Sorrows has Small Favors- which I haven’t read yet but has great reviews!; and Shea Ernshaw from The Wicked Deep has Winterwood which I also loved!)
Just found out this vid suggested in my home page. Loved it, thank you for you recommandations. I didn't know before and now i'm happy i do😊
Aww!! Thank you so much for giving the video a chance! 💕🤩! Knowing that I helped you to find new books (hopefully some new favorites 🤞) makes my day!! 🥰
Thanks for the recommendations! Added them to my to-read, though I have to say, I'm always suspicious of people who recommend ready player one hahahah, I really disliked it
Hahaha 🥲!! I think it’s pretty different from the rest so hopefully any of them makes more sense to you lol! Please give any of other books an opportunity! 🤞🥹
Happy to discover the channel,
I will agree with most recommendations,
looking forward for some to finally read and
i will disagree with the priory of the orange tree. It was too long, confusing.. I would have like the specific one to take its time and come as a series.
You have such good taste when it comes to books! Subscribed already :)
Yay!! Welcome to this tiny cozy family! It’s so good to have you here!
@@FunFantasyBooks Definitely gonna buy the books you recommended. May God bless you😁
@@aarimations5158 thank you!!
Surprised at how many of these I haven't heard about! I'm intrigued 👀
👀 yayyy for the intrigue!! Hopefully a new favorite lies within that list of unknowns!! 🤞 what type of books you like? 😃
You sold me on warbreaker. Off to thriftbooks! 🙂
Awesome video! Keep rocking it! Maxi brutal!
Thank you so much!! I’m super glad you liked it!! 🎉🎉
Hello can I ask which Sanderson should be my first ?
Thanks for the recommendations. I put 2 on my list. 😊❤😊❤😊
Yay! Lovely!
Great video and recommendations! Thank you!
Yayyy!! Thank you so so much for watching and for the comment!! I’m glad you liked the recommendations 💕✨🤩!!!
I come back to this vid every time i need new recs haha
The thumbnail for this video is so cute. 🙂
Aaaaand ofc it was totally worth it !!❤️❤️ amazing video (as always) and great recs! I already bought sword of kaigen (🙊🙊🙊) so I will read it soon but now I want to read a lot of new ones 🤭🤭😍👀
Hahaha awww! Thank you!! YAYYYYYYYY for Sword of Kaigen!!! Yes, yes, yes yeeeeeees!!
Have you started already These Twisted Bonds? 👀
@@FunFantasyBooks hahaha yaaay i will tell you once I read it ! And.. I kind of already finished it.... 🤓🤭🙈 I binged read it in like 2 days? Have you started it???👀👀👀
@@inesortega3949 hahaha no way! How was it?? No!! I am working my way through a reading challenge and need to finish up one book before getting into These Twisted Bonds! Buttttt It’s def going to be next week!!
@@FunFantasyBooks hahahaha we talk when you are done with it! 🤭🤭
When you go into a video full of doubt and than you see "The House in the Cerulean Sea", my favorite book! I will probably give these standalones a try!
Ohhh!! 🥰 yay! I’m so glad the video was able to spark some joy with your favorite book out there!! It’s also one of my favorite!! Such a cozy and happy read! 🥹💕!
Thank you for watching & dropping a comment!!! Let me know what books will you pick and let’s chat about them afterwards 👀!!
I really enjoy reading book series bc of the long storys, the charakter development in it and the lot of details. The bigger the book and the longer the series the more time you have for details in describing situations, enviornment and stuff. But sometimes it´s just nice to read a book like ready player one (which would be also fit in the "epic" table, but fun is also right :D). I also enjoyed The Rithmatist by Sanderson. Nice video and thank you for awakening my motivation to continue reading my book (after a pause of 3 weeks or so xD)
I totally understand your point!! I also love trilogies/ long book series (Stormlight Archive is so far my favorite serie/story of all times!) but I think that standalones when done good, are amaaaaazing stories! Just finished The Soul of The Emperor by Brandon Sanderson and it’s like 200 pages long and still outstanding!
Haha agree with Ready Player One! I was veeery on the fence with that one! Aww thank you for watching and commenting! 🤩🤩
@@FunFantasyBooks Your welcome!
I can totally recommend you The Wheel of Time! That is my favorite book series of all time (although stormlights chances are pretty high to get on the same stage as well, when it’s finally finished) :D
@@graibe3201 oh I can’t argue with Wheel of Time! I need to get into it at some point! 😬
@@FunFantasyBooks And pls don’t watch the series on amazon. It hurted watching it🥲😂
@@graibe3201 hahaha but it’s too laaaaateeeeee 🎶 (please intro the song Apologize for a dramatic effect!). But really! Already watched it! Wasn’t bad? But yeah, felt very teen
An Enchantment of Ravens!! 🎉
Haha I know!! 💕✨! I have Sorcery of Thorns in my TBR now! Have you read it already?
This video just saved me
Ahh that is so fantastic to read!
I mean they made ready player two, not sure if it's going to be adapted to a sequel film however.
You are absolutely right! I haven’t read Ready Player Two, but the fist one can definitely be read as a standalone (as in it concludes in a very satisfying way!)
Great great video thank you ☺️
Ahh! Thank you so much! I am very happy you enjoyed it!! Any standalone made it to your TBR? 👀
@@FunFantasyBooks YES , I really want to read ace of spades and I’ve heard great things about it and the setting sounds so good , and also good omens sounded so interesting
The Legend of Black Jack is a great standalone for the fun category
Lovely!!! I do have it in my TBR!! Haha can’t take it out of my mind since you said that it was amazing!!
@@FunFantasyBooks Perfect! I plan to keep mentioning it until you read it!
@@PatrickRyanBookReviews hahahaha fair enough!! I love your recommendations (although I’m still mentally chased bc I’ve not fulfilled yet my promise to keep reading Dresden Files!)
@@FunFantasyBooks Dresden can wait a bit. It's a 17 book series + 2 collections of short story and another 8 books planned. Black Jack is a standalone.
@@PatrickRyanBookReviews hahaha pheww!. That makes me feel better 😂! Will def get to The Legend of Black Jack soon!!
Love you videos!
Awww! Thank you very much!!! It really makes me happy that you love them! It’s worth all the effort! 🎉✨💕
Warbreaker is not a standalone! Second part is confirmed. It can be read as one thought, but it's not! Great video :)
Sorry I left this comment unanswered!! You’re absolutely right! Brandon confirmed that Warbreaker will have a sequel (yay Nightblood!) but he also stated that this won’t happen until he finishes at least Stormlight 5 🥲! Also I think that Siri and Susebron won’t play really a role! That’s why i went with the original concept of the standalone!! Thank you so so much for watching and commenting! It’s lovely to chat and meet other Sanderson fans!! 🥹
I read Sword of Kaigen in ebook and I did not realize until this moment that the paperback has so much internal design 🤯 That's so pretty! A lot of self-pub books I've seen recently have so much care and detail put into it, it makes me want to read them all! Also, I'm now reevaluing your red shelf, and I think my final ranking is red > purple > green.
It is pretty!!! I guess that you’ll need to ask for the paperback this Christmas! 👀!!
Hahaha I am also dropping the purple bowed and I am now very much into the blue > red > purple > green!!
Alsooooo! It’s the final countdoooown! (Tanananaaa, tanana nanaa 🔥)
More standalone's
Tigana though!!!!
I need to read iiiiit!!
Do you play World of Warcraft? Some good recs :)
Ugh!! I am afraid not! I am very compelled about the world and I do watch their beautiful lore videos! My bf is the one who played! What about you? ✨⚡️
@@FunFantasyBooks both me and my husband play and I have read all the books. Your the first book person apart from myself that I've heard talk about WoW
@@PinkStar14 oh how cool!! My bf is now getting into the Magic world haha so, ofc, I am getting into their lore as well!
the guy in spades of ace kinda look like lil nas x 🥲
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r.p.o ..............that 'hero' is a insufferable cocky loser that gets the girl and in r.p.t doesn't learn anything becomes the villain. loses the girl. gets stuck in the game. he just ends up being the same as he was at the end of r.p.o gets the girl and has a baby. r.p.t was a blatant cash grab