#Ofc my running theory is that with all of my current and tbr fantasy books having Black protagonists the standards are higher | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

bookishfeylin · 1 year ago

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I don’t think you truly understand how BAD Mrs. Maas’s fantasy books and the booktok copycats she spawned are until after you’ve broken out of that bubble. I genuinely enjoyed how unique Nobody’s Goddess was along with Noll being a refreshing protagonist, am living it up with The Promise of Aferi: The Wolf Queen Book 2, and I can’t wait for Beasts of Prey. Like I forgot how genuinely GOOD fantasy can be.

#I’m reading a mix of political theory and fantasy books to balance each other out (yes I am FINALLY finishing Discourse on colonialism)#But anyway the difference between these fantasy books and Maas’s is JARRING #Ofc my running theory is that with all of my current and tbr fantasy books having Black protagonists the standards are higher #so they have to be written better to even be allowed a chance in the white dominated publishing market #bookish rambles #Sometimes I think about Feylin's potential in the hands of another author #and I weep

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