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🗝️ March Fantasy Book Club Selection —Kingmakers by Sophie Lark

Set within the shadowed halls of Kingmakers, a ruthless university where the heirs of the world’s most powerful crime families are trained in influence, loyalty, and intimidation, this novel immerses readers in a world where power is currency and survival is never guaranteed 🖤

Bound by blood and long-standing allegiances, Leo follows his childhood friend—and first love—Anna into this dangerous environment, believing that loyalty will be enough to protect them both. At Kingmakers, however, love becomes leverage, trust is fragile, and every relationship carries a hidden cost.

The greatest threat emerges in the form of Dean Yenin, a Bratva heir with a calculated vendetta. Cold, strategic, and relentless, Dean is determined to dismantle Leo’s life piece by piece, beginning with Anna—the person Leo holds most dear ⚔️

As rivalries intensify and alliances shift, Leo is forced to confront impossible choices: how much of himself he is willing to sacrifice to survive, and whether love can endure in a world designed to destroy it. Can he reclaim the connection that once defined him, or has Kingmakers already claimed Anna for good?

Dark, dramatic, and driven by high emotional stakes, Kingmakers blends romance, power struggles, and moral tension—making it a compelling choice for fantasy readers drawn to dangerous worlds, complicated loyalties, and love tested under pressure 🕯️✨

The Brief History of the Dead — Kevin Brockmeier 📖

An imaginative novel about life, death, and the fragile power of memory.

The City is inhabited by those who have departed Earth but are still remembered by the living. Its residents remain in this strange afterlife only as long as memory sustains them—but the City is shrinking, its population quietly disappearing. As buildings empty and streets fade, some residents, like Luka Sims, publisher of the City’s only newspaper, begin to question what is happening, while others believe it signals the beginning of the end 🏙️

Meanwhile, in the world of the living, Laura Byrd is stranded alone at an Antarctic research station. With supplies dwindling, power failing, and her radio offering only static, she sets out across the ice in search of help, knowing time may not be on her side ❄️

Alternating between these two storylines, The Brief History of the Dead is a lyrical, thought-provoking novel about love, loss, mortality, and what it means to be remembered 💭

May Fantasy pick The Bone Shard Daughter — Andrea Stewart 📖

June Fantasy Book Club Pick — The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart 📖

From Andrea Stewart comes a captivating fantasy debut set in a lush island empire ruled by bone shard magic. The Bone Shard Daughter weaves political intrigue, rebellion, and mysterious constructs into an immersive and unforgettable epic ⚔️

Lin is the Emperor’s daughter—but that doesn’t mean she’s heir. Her father’s rule depends on a forbidden magic that uses shards of bone taken from his citizens to animate powerful constructs that maintain control across the empire’s floating islands. Determined to prove her worth, Lin secretly studies this dangerous art, hoping to unlock the power that could secure her place on the throne.

Meanwhile, a smuggler searching for his missing wife, a governor’s child wrestling with loyalty, and others across the empire begin to question the system that binds them. As unrest grows and rebellion stirs, long-buried secrets start to surface 🔥

With revolution on the horizon, Lin must decide what kind of leader she wants to become—and what sacrifices she’s willing to make to claim her destiny ⚖️

Atmospheric, twist-filled, and rich with inventive magic, The Bone Shard Daughter is a gripping fantasy about identity, legacy, and the true cost of power. Perfect for readers who love layered world-building, morally complex choices, and slow-burning political tension

June Fantasy Book Club Pick The Poppy War — R.F. Kuang 📖

From R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, comes a bold and brutal fantasy debut inspired by the history of twentieth-century China. The Poppy War blends military strategy, myth, and magic into an unforgettable epic ⚔️

Rin, a war orphan from the impoverished south, shocks everyone—including herself—by acing the Keju, the Empire-wide exam that grants entry to Sinegard, Nikan’s most elite military academy. For the first time, she glimpses a life beyond survival and servitude.

But life at Sinegard is ruthless. Marked by her background, appearance, and gender, Rin struggles to keep up—until she discovers a dangerous and nearly forgotten power tied to the ancient art of shamanism 🔥

As political tensions rise and old enemies threaten war once again, Rin is forced to confront the true cost of power. Channeling the gods may be the key to saving her people—but it could also demand more than she’s willing to give ⚖️

Dark, uncompromising, and deeply thought-provoking, The Poppy War is a gripping fantasy about power, identity, and the thin line between survival and destruction 🌺

July Fantasy Book Club Pick Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo 📖

Step into the Grishaverse—now brought to life in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone—with this fast-paced, high-stakes fantasy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo 🖤

Ketterdam is a bustling hub of international trade, where anything can be bought for the right price and danger lurks around every corner. No one understands this better than Kaz Brekker, a criminal prodigy offered the chance at a heist so daring it could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams 💰

To pull it off, Kaz assembles a crew of six dangerous outcasts: a sharpshooter with a gambling problem, a spy known as the Wraith, a Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums, a runaway demolitions expert, a convict hungry for revenge, and a thief with a talent for impossible escapes 🎯

As loyalties are tested and tensions rise, the crew must rely on one another to survive a job that could change the world—or destroy them first ⚖️

Smart, stylish, and endlessly entertaining, Six of Crows is a character-driven fantasy full of twists, found family, and morally gray heroes you won’t forget 🗝️