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Welcome to the 2023 Fantasy Reading Challenge!

i created this one because fantasy used to be my top genre, but i kinda strayed the last couple of years and while i do love my contemporary romances and fucked up horror books, it's time to return to my roots :)

if you wanna join me as i rekindle my love for fantasy, here are the challenge rules: 🔮 REBLOG this post if you're participating! 🔮 join the challenge over on storygraph (optional) 🔮 for each of the prompts, read a book of your choice and cross the prompt out on the above template 🔮 post your updates in the form of text posts, bookish photos, or anything else you come up with under the tag #2023 fantasy reading challenge! 🔮 the challenge will last until the end of the year, but feel free to finish it at your own pace

[transcript and explanations of the prompts below the cut]

THE 9 PROMPTS IN THIS CHALLENGE ARE:

HIGH FANTASY Set in a magical environment that has its own rules and physical laws, this subgenre’s plots and themes have a grand scale and typically center on a single, well-developed hero or a band of heroes, such as Frodo Baggins and his cohorts in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954).

URBAN FANTASY Urban fantasy is generally understood to be a low fantasy set in a real-world, modern, urban society (or something closely resembling one). The fantastical elements are usually not known to the general population. i.e. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

FANTASY WITH A ROMANCE SUBPLOT pretty self-explanatory :)

LONG-OVERDUE SERIES Read the first book of a fantasy series you've had on your tbr for ages!

GRIMDARK FANTASY A high fantasy with a gritty or grim setting, often focussing on characters with less-than-impeccable morals, anti-heroes, or on criminal underworlds within fantasy societies. This sub-genre provides a contrast to more traditional fantasy worlds and their moral heroes, quaint medieval villages and resplendent cities. i.e. The Lies of Locke Lamora

YA FANTASY also quite obvious, but just in case: A fantasy that is primarily aimed or marketed at a young adult (teenage) readership, usually with young adult protagonists. i.e. Six of Crows

SCIENCE FANTASY A blend of science fiction and fantasy, where advanced technology and the supernatural both come into play, or tropes from both genres are used. Often fantastical and impossible things occur under a thin guise of scientific credibility. i.e. Senlin Ascends

OLD FAVOURITE Reread an old favourite fantasy book.

CHILDREN'S FANTASY

If you want to join the challenge on storygraph too, check the notes for the link xx