Cozy fantasy is a thing now! I am currently enjoying Legends & Lattes! Here are some recommendations from BookRiot about the best cozy fantasies out there for every age.
Intended Audience: Adult "A quirky found family story is a pretty easy sell to a lot of people looking for cozy fantasy. I’m someone who generally avoids romance books that have a plot line involving childcare. This one does, but it proves me wrong…
Intended Audience: Adult "This fun book is for readers who want some real humor in their fantasy and who don’t mind that the stakes are a little higher than many cozy fantasies. It’s also for people, myself included, who are happy to read fantasy…
Intended Audience: Adult "Here’s the book that really brought cozy fantasy books to the map this year. If you’re truly looking for low stakes, start here. Viv, an orc barbarian, has hung up her sword. She just wants to start a coffee shop. The…
Intended Audience: Adult "This sweet book delves into magical realism, and what is cozier than feeling that magic really could suffuse our everyday lives? Sophie Go is an unaccredited matchmaker and an outcast. But she finds a community to practice…
Intended Audience: Adult "It’s a reimagining of a Senegalese folk tale following Paama, who leaves her foolish husband. This attracts the attention of the undying djombi, who give her something called the Chaos Stick. But whether she’s truly worthy…
Intended Audience: Adult "I know there are people out there who count books, bookstores, and cats among their top interests. Here’s the book for you. What would you do if a talking cat showed up at your bookstore telling you that you needed to…
Intended Audience: Adult "If you’re looking for cozy sci-fi, you need to be reading Becky Chambers. If you’re looking for cozy fantasy, this is one of those speculative books that blurs the boundary between sci-fi and fantasy. In this vision of the…
Intended Audience: Adult "Coziness means different things to different people, which is why I wanted to include this book that brings some cozy horror into an urban fantasy setting. Jessamyn Teoh is back in Malaysia after college and discovers she’s…
Intended Audience: Adult "A comfort book for lots of readers, Garden Spells boasts an absolutely enchanting old house, home to the eccentric Waverly women who are known for their magic. When the last Waverly, Sydney, returns home, she upends…
Intended Audience: Young Adult "While this book does have a sense of danger, there is a deep coziness that runs through it. It’s there in the autumnal atmosphere and the richly developed folklore. This story about trans brujo Yadriel, who…
Intended Audience: Young Adult "Anyone looking for cozy fantasy vibes should definitely be checking out T. Kingfisher’s fantasy books as a rule. This one follows Mona, who wields magic that only works on bread. She’s got a sourdough starter as a…
Intended Audience: Middle Grade "If there’s one book I could move into, it would be this one. It’s basically all vibes and worldbuilding, little plot. Imagine if Pokemon didn’t have to fight, but they were just super cute little dragons who produce…
Intended Audience: Middle Grade "Talk about the blueprint! Any book that has been adapted by Studio Ghibli is likely to have cozy elements, and this one definitely does. It’s the captivating story of Sophie, cursed into the body of an old woman,…
Intended Audience: Middle Grade "If you like books that are a little spooky and very sweet, here’s a cozy middle grade fantasy you’ll love. Pitched as Coco meets Stranger Things, the book chronicles the ghostbusting hijinks of friends Lucely and…
Intended Audience: Middle Grade "This book has similar cozy vibes to the beloved Studio Ghibli film Kiki’s Delivery Service. The story follows Eva, a witch-in-training who could lose her magic if she doesn’t prove herself by the time she turns 13.…
Intended Audience: Middle Grade "This historical fantasy delves into the folk magic that has been the legacy of African American families for generations. Jez and Jay are twins learning about their family’s use of rootwork, and not a moment too…
