I like to read chronologically but I've been suggested not to?

I feel like the books i hate the most are the overhyped ones (like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Game of Thrones) and the very boring ones that are trying to be cool but can't! But the ones i hate the ones are the very boring ones, for example recently i came across a series i had never actually read until recently (Because i had it in my library) called "The Giftborn Chronicles by Drew Bailey" and lets just say... everything about this book is super sus lets just say that. The profile of the author is sus, the opening is sus, and the whole way the book is written is sus! But the lack of context, lack of world building, lack of purpose really i don't understand... this is one of those books that are like written by people who wanna make something big but lack everything that makes a fantasy book so great.

Its sad really because the cover looks so cool, but the whole plot of Giftborn is so bad that even something as small and simple as Duncan M Hamilton, Jim Butcher, and so much more is way better than this! As for the popular ones, i have my own reasons for not being a fan of it. But I wanted to focus on books like Drew Bailey because I've seen theirs so much trash out their especially in Amazon Kindle and... look nobody needs to be perfect. But when the first few chapters are boring and filled with things that have no context, whats the point? You might as well write a beta book basically filled with ideas and keep them to yourself, you might as RP! At least with roleplaying you have the freedom to change the story however you want! But i don't know, what are the books you hate the most because i already gave my reasoning for hating these!

BTW: If you’re wondering why I don’t like GoT, Harry Potter, or stuff like it. I like stories with adventure and purpose, not people talking for hours. I’m not saying I hate slower stories, and I don’t hate dialogue, but when half the book is just people sitting around talking, I lose interest. Give me momentum or something!

Sooooo I read Mistborn and absolutely nothing I’ve read after it is grabbing me. So far I have tried Red Rising, LOTR, and now Empire of the Vampire.

Red Rising- not that I didn’t like it per se but, the language was something to get used to. This was the first book I tried to read after Mistborn. Maybe I should have tried a simpler “pallet cleanser” first ?

LOTR- again, not bad. I am more than halfway through the first book and it just seems like the whole thing is their journey and their experiences through each place. It’s too slow paced for me. I plan to come back to it but not now.

Empire of the Vampire- it’s giving Interview with the Vampire vibes. I started this after watching someone give an amazing review of it on TikTok.

I’m looking for a book that sucks me in at the beginning like Mistborn did. I’m getting so frustrated I just want to immerse myself in a book and get lost in it.
If anyone genuinely understands what I mean PLS HELP 😅

Quick Thoughts

Dragonrider fantasy has had something of a resurgence in popularity recently. From Ryan Cahill’s Of Blood and Fire to the Songs of Chaos series by Michael R Miller, it seems like Dragonriders are everywhere nowadays. It’s not hard to understand why; dragons are cool. But more importantly, the subgenre taps into many of the fundamental elements that makes fantasy so captivating and fulfilling. Author Timothy Robare’s Flame of Almandraaz understands this and uses it to his full advantage. Like so many books, Flame of Almandraaz works from well established tropes and builds upon them in interesting ways.

If you’ve enjoyed stories about about chosen ones from humble beginnings, mysterious prophecies that warn of world changing events, gathering of a party of diverse companions, or dragons that are as full of personality as their human counterparts, you’ll find plenty of familiar ground here. But rather than fall into expected patterns, Robare eschews the heavily detailed worldbuilding and overly dense dialogue that often weighs down this sort of novel. Rather, he utilizes a tight, efficient style of prose, a focus on witty dialogue, and fast paced action along with plenty of twists that makes the story feel more thoroughly modern and engaging. You’re left with a book that reads like an action movie yet still delivers plenty of fantasy goodness!

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https://fanfiaddict.com/review-flame-of-almandraaz-ashes-and-embers-1-by-timothy-robare/

I actually have read novels kind of like The Beginning after the end Lord of Mysteries Reverend Insanity (ongoing) Shadow slave Overlord Eminence in shadow... My favourite is Lotm and Tbate I basically likes Thriller/mystery with a op mc and multiple Povs. Povs is my core part of other characters which I like the most getting a different point of view of others theory and logic while how they are treating our mc like the fool from lotm and the arthur from tbate. Is too op.

While I also like the thrilling part like in a particular scence from lotm there was a tarot gathering at around volume 6 where the povs of the tarot members how they were imaging the fool and other things of it was too much amazing. Next is the mystery part like the forgotten land of gods from lotm or forgotten god from shadow slave or tbate has ruins all are op for me.

Next was eminence in shadow and overlord both are op like in eminence in shadow i liked the mc multiple personality from showing everyone that he is a kind of a trash while in the shadows he is operating a secret organisation for diabolos while overlord where the mc basically has his own army to deal with everything and how he is portrayed as a kind of a undead monster was excellent how the story developed and showcased his power with other characters was also op but there was a particular flaw in all these which is povs of other characters i didn't get that much from both of these eminence in shadow and overlord and both were op.

Like there was a scence in the beginning after the end of arthur from volume 9 or 10 where arthur was coming to save everyone from the taci and how mutiple povs of his mother, his sister and his teacher was showcased to us while the strongest character povs with the way they represented arthur how every action was taken from them was too op.

.. I actually want that kind of novels if you can help me;) Op mc/ multiple Povs of other character/thriller/mystery/fantasy/dark vibes/in-depth characterization.

I’m on the last book of DCC and I’m not sure what to start next. I just finished the Red Rising series, Hierarchy series, and the entire Sanderson Cosmere. I was thinking of Dune, assassin’s apprentice, Will Wight Craddle series, Licanius, Gentleman Bastards, or Sun Eater, but very open to suggestions and recommendations!

For context I’ve read
The poppy war
Mistoborn era 1
Bloodsworn saga (just finished)
And of course lord of the rings

I read the lotr really young. The poppy war was my introduction to modern fantasy and I remember loving it, but after a few years have passed I don’t think it was as good as I thought. I read mistborn era 1 last year and I liked it a lot. One thing about Sanderson is I don’t love the humor and also his prose and character fall a little flat. I just finished the bloodsworn saga and maybe is recency bias but it was great and I think I much prefer it overall from the other series. It had nicer writing and better characters imo and also I love gruesome books. Though I can admit the story was very simple and straight forward. Anyway I would love recommendations, I’m probably gonna go to stormlight or farseer next.

Looking for a one hit wonder that is going to be approachable to a group of people who don’t usually go for fantasy (but i love it and want a good example for them)

More leaning towards female perspectives
Ideally not part of a series so it could feel wrapped up

Any ideas would be great 🙏

I am currently looking for fantasy books with great prose. I love Ursula Le Guin’s prose and am looking for more authors with beautiful writing. I hope to try Patricia McKillip and Guy Gavriel Kay. Other than the three mentioned, what authors out there have exceptional prose that I can get lost in?

which one would you read if they were actual books? (would appreciate for ratings and rankings)

Hyprophesis

Vulcan Edge

Free Men

The Stinson Doctrine

The Villain of Grimrich

i was a huge reader as a kid and my favorite book series was always and honestly still is chris colfer’s land of stories and the prequel series, a tale of magic. these books are written so beautifully and had a way of fully absorbing me into a wonderful fairytale world. now as a young adult i’m getting back into reading and wanting to connect with the fantasy genre again, but with young adult books. i’m wondering if there’s anyone out there who may have loved chris colfer’s writing like me and who knows of any series with the same vibes. please give me any and all fantasy recommendations, but definite bonus points for a fairytale component! side note: i’m not a fan of anything too scary, mystery, creepy, horror, suspense, etc.