Hello, tiny humans.
It's me. Pip.
Now, Maria specifically asked me not to fill this page with books that would make your TBR explode.
...
I respectfully ignored her.
So grab a blanket, make yourself a hot chocolate — extra marshmallows, obviously — and prepare to meet dragons, morally questionable heroes, terrifying villains you'll probably develop a crush on, and worlds you'll never want to leave.
Here are a few of my favourite dark fantasy reads...
🖤 One Dark Window
If creepy forests, ancient magic, mysterious illnesses and a kingdom fuelled by magical cards sound like your kind of chaos...
Congratulations.
You've found your next obsession.
This book feels like wandering through an enchanted forest at midnight where absolutely nothing is trying to help you.
🐉 The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Vampires.
Trials.
Deadly competitions.
Questionable life choices.
Need I say more?
I started this thinking I'd read one chapter before bed.
The sun came up.
Maria was making coffee.
🌙 When the Moon Hatched
Dragons.
Magic.
Heartbreak.
More dragons.
Honestly, they had me at dragons.
I may have shed a tiny dragon tear.
Don't tell anyone.
⚔️ The Book That Started My TBR Problem...
Have you ever finished one book...
...only to immediately buy seven more?
No?
Liar.
Welcome to the wonderful disaster that is being a fantasy reader.
☕ Pip's Survival Tips for Reading Dark Fantasy
✔ Cancel your weekend.
✔ Ignore your laundry.
✔ Keep snacks within wing's reach.
✔ Hydrate.
✔ Accept that your TBR is now a lifestyle rather than a list.
✔ If anyone asks whether you're coming out tonight... pretend you didn't hear them.
You're emotionally invested in fictional people now.
🐉 Pip's Final Thought
Dark fantasy isn't dangerous...
...unless you count accidentally ordering twelve more books at two o'clock in the morning.
In which case...
Yes. It's incredibly dangerous.
Now if you'll excuse me, I definitely don't have another morally grey hero waiting for me.
— Pip
🐉 Ink & Scales