Welcome to the Cosmic Reads Book Club! 🌙📚

📢 Welcome to the Club – where fantasy, magic, and an ever-growing TBR pile collide! 📚✨ If you’re anything like me, you probably spend more time picking your next book than actually reading it (oops). That’s why I’m here to help! Every month, we’ll have a curated reading list filled with epic adventures, magical realms, and heart-stopping stories. But here’s the twist – while I’m making the book selections for now, the goal is to turn this into a community-driven book club where YOU get to vote on our monthly picks! 🎉

Currently, the format is one book to read and two to listen to, plus a bonus book for those who want an extra challenge. But that’s not set in stone! As our community grows, we’ll discuss whether we want to stick to this setup or mix it up. Maybe we’ll add more books, vary the format, or introduce themed reading months. The choice will soon be yours! 📖🎧

Sounds fun? Make sure to follow @CosmicReadsClub on Instagram, because soon we’ll be running polls where you can help shape our reading journey. But until then, let’s dive into our March Reading List – a lineup filled with war, rebellion, mythology, and romance! ✨

📚 March Reading List – Your Next Fantasy Obsession Awaits!

📖 The Poppy War – Rebecca Kuang

🔥 War. Gods. Moral dilemmas that will leave you staring at the wall in existential crisis. The Poppy War is a historical military fantasy inspired by real-world events (yes, it gets dark). Rin, a war orphan, gets accepted into an elite military school, discovers she might have godlike powers, and well… let's just say things escalate quickly. If you love high-stakes war strategy, intense character arcs, and morally gray decisions, this one’s for you!

⭐ Why you’ll love it: If The Song of Achilles and The Hunger Games had a dark, war-torn fantasy baby, this would be it.

🎧 The Bone Season – Samantha Shannon

🔮 Secret societies? Check. Dystopian fantasy? Check. A heroine navigating a dangerous world where her mere existence is a crime? Triple check. The Bone Season introduces us to Paige Mahoney, a dreamwalker in a world where clairvoyants are hunted. When she’s captured and taken to a hidden prison ruled by a mysterious race, she must decide whether to fight the system or become part of it.

⭐ Why you’ll love it: Perfect for dark academia fans, lovers of slow-burn rebellion, and anyone who enjoys books that make you question authority.

the bone season fantasy book cover in magic backdrop

🎧 Shadow of the Fox – Julie Kagawa

🦊 Imagine Mulan meets Spirited Away in book form. This Japanese folklore-inspired fantasy follows Yumeko, a half-kitsune girl who possesses a powerful scroll that could summon a wish-granting dragon. Her mission? Keep it out of the wrong hands. Her problem? She’s traveling with a deadly samurai assassin whose entire purpose in life is to retrieve said scroll.

⭐ Why you’ll love it: If you adore mythology-infused fantasy, epic road trip adventures, and snarky hero-villain tension, Shadow of the Fox is your next obsession.

Shadow of the Fox fantasy book cover in asian setting with foxes

✨ The Hurricane Wars – Thea Guanzon (Bonus Book!)

⚔️ Enemies-to-lovers? Check. A world torn apart by war? Check. Magic so intense it crackles in the air? Double check. The Hurricane Wars follows Talasyn, a soldier wielding the power of light, and Alaric, the heir to a dark empire, as they navigate a world where their destinies are intertwined. The romantic tension? Off the charts. The stakes? Apocalyptic.

⭐ Why you’ll love it: If The Bridge Kingdom and Fourth Wing had a high-drama, slow-burn romantasy baby, this would be it.

the hurricane wars fantasy book cover in a stormy ocean

How to Join the Cosmic Reads Book Club?

For now, I’m picking the books (because absolute power is fun), but the goal is for this book club to become interactive! 💬 Starting soon, you will get to vote on what we read next. To be part of the decision-making, make sure you’re following @CosmicReadsClub on Instagram – that’s where the magic (and polls) will happen!

Want to discuss the books? Drop your thoughts in the comments, post about your reading journey, or use #CosmicReadsClub so we can all chat about the latest picks! 📚

📢 Share the Magic!

Love fantasy books? Want to join the club and have a say in what we read next? Don’t forget to save this post, tag your bookish friends, and share your thoughts! Let’s build an epic fantasy community together. 🚀✨

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