Errlee’s Comments (group member since Apr 02, 2017)

Errlee’s comments from the 2022 ONTD Reading Challenge group.

Thanks everyone - there are some great suggestions there - some of them remind me of an adult Artemis Fowl, which I loved reading (and listening to) with my kids (and yes written by a man). I’m going to check out the Seanan McGuire to start ... will see which series I can get my hands on first at the library.

Still might check out Carry On too though; I have liked her other non-fantasy books and I do have a fondness for all things HP:)

From what my son tells me, Carry On is basically Harry Potter so no I don’t think it’s realistic YA fiction...

And I think I didn’t get my point across exactly ... I wasn’t referring to Harry Potter specifically as a recommendation, but just books in that vein. As in a different genre of fantasy than the creation of a whole different world/planet with its own vocabulary and sets of rules etc. For some reason, although I used to read Tolkien and Marion Zimmerman Bradley, Piers Anthony etc. I don’t enjoy them like I used to.

So I was just wondering about other types of books ... like Levi Grossman’s The Magician series (male I know) or The Discovery of Witches trilogy... I think Dr.Strange and Mr. Norell has been mentioned but was curious about other suggestions.

And no, not a big YA reader actually - Carry On was just a bit of a desperation pick since it’s sitting on my teen’s shelf and also ticks an LGBTQ+ box for another challenge :]

Would Carry On by Rainbow Rowell count? So many of the suggestions seem like "hard core" fantasy. I tried The Fifth Season but just could not get into it ... felt like I needed to take notes to keep up.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Harry Potter, or books in that ilk. Or do they not qualify as fantasy?