A grumpy, socially awkward professor travels to a remote village to study fairies, only to be saddled with an infuriatingly charming colleague who disrupts her meticulous research. I am expecting dark fae magic, cosy academia vibes, and a whole lot of witty banter.
This one has been calling my name for ages (If only because of that LUSH cover) and if I don’t read it soon, I suspect my bookshelves will stage an intervention. (Pretty certain they are already sentient at this stage TBH)

A thief is pulled from modern day reality and dropped into a world of magic, where she’s forced to impersonate a missing princess and navigate a royal court filled with danger and betrayal. Oh, and the brooding, morally grey love interest? Yeah, he’s one wrong move away from executing her. The tension? I can already feel it. If this doesn’t absolutely wreck me, I’ll be shocked. PLEASE DON’T LET ME BE SHOCKED!

A gothic fantasy where a girl can see Death and ends up forming a twisted alliance with him to solve a murder. Signa, our heroine, is basically immune to poison, which is wildly inconvenient when someone tries to kill her, and Death himself? I’m getting major “hauntingly seductive” vibes. This one has been screaming at me from my bookshelf for months, and I have no excuse for not having read it yet. (Except for my inability to stop buying more books)

A god-killing mercenary takes on one last job – only to discover her newest target is bound to a literal god, and now she has to keep them both alive. This promises brutal action, mythology inspired worldbuilding, and a very messy journey across a dangerous landscape. Basically, everything I want in a fantasy novel.