Fall is the perfect time to cozy up with a fantasy book about vampires, elves or dragons! Romanticize a simple Fall this year making a yummy coffee at home and curling up with a book with the windows open.
Here are 31 cozy fantasy books to read, one for every day of October!
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. This book about a battle-weary orc that puts up her sword "feels like a warm hug!"
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is a warm romance about a lonely witch that has the chance to become part of a new family. In a world where witches have to remain separated and secret, Mika Moon is anxious to change her life!
Emily Wilde's Encyclophedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett is a national bestseller about a professor who journeys to a small town where she meets Wendell Bambleby, a handsome academic who slowly warms her heart.
Accidental Magic by Iris Beaglehole is a quirky, magical mystery full of family love, cups of tea, and mystical creatures. This book is inspired by witches, fae, and mythologically inspired shapeshifters, and is the perfect paranormal fiction for Fall!
The Witches of Holloway Road is another cozy fantasy book by Iris Beaglehole. After a bad breakup, Ursula moves to Holloway Road, a cozy cottage where she just wants to get lost in her books and plants. A mysterious stranger comes to town and it's up to her to unravel her family's mysteries!
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is a bestselling cozy fantasy book that's won multiple awards. Linus Baker is charged with keeping track of 6 magical children who may or may not cause the end of the world. The House in the Cerulean Sea is a cozy love story about finding family in unexpected places!
Under the Whispering Door is another cozy love story by TJ Klune. Wallace is given an extra week to live, and he wants to live the life he never had. This enchanting queer-friendly love story is "an uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home."
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is the enchanting novel that inspired the famous Studio Ghibli movie! To untangle an enchantment that turns her into an old lady, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl and fight the dreaded Witch of the Waste.
If you love Studio Ghibli, you can also read the original Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono. Joined by her faithful cat Jiji, Kiki flies to a new town to spend a year being an apprentice witch, delivering packages and slowly gaining the trust of the townsfolk!
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater is about a young woman cursed to live with only half a soul. Half a Soul is described as "Whimsical, sweet, and definitely a comfort read." If you love faerie romance that isn't overly sappy, this is the perfect book for you!
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a cozy love story nestled in a dark, science fiction world. This book by Megan Bannen was one of my favorite reads in 2023, and is the perfect combination of silly and serious! Hart is a marshal, tasking with patrolling a wild and dangerous land, and Mercy is the local undertaker who can't stay away from him even if she tries.
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank is the next book in the Hart and Mercy series that just released this year! This sequel is a heartwarming friends to lovers romance between another couple in the Hart and Mercy universe. The third and final book in the series releases in July 2025.
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is a historical rom-com with Indiana Jones vibes by India Holton. This heartwarming romance is perfect for bird lovers who also love enemies to friends romance!
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher is a delightful read about a young witch who can only channel her magic into the bread she's breaking. When she finds out an assassin is loose in her town, she must find a creative way to use her magic to save the day!
The House Witch: A Humorous Romantic Fantasy is a heartwarming story that blends fantasy, romance, and mystery. This novel by Delemhach is about a male witch, Fin, and his kitten companion Kraken, and how they get involved in imperial affairs as the King's cook.
Miss Percy's Pocket Guide (to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons) is a cozy dragon fantasy written by Quenby Olsen. A spinster who is not looking for an adventure discovers a dragon egg that soon hatches, and she is tasked with raising the first British dragon seen in centuries!
A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair is a magical fantasy novel about a princess who abdicates her throne, choosing instead to work in a simple tea shop. Although she tries to free herself of responsibility, there is trouble brewing in the city and the people will need her magical powers after all!
The Modern Girl's Guide to Magic by Linsey Hall is a fun romantic comedy full of magical mishaps and hijinks. The main character is the only witch in her family with magic that literally blows up in her face, but she's determined to travel to Charming Cove and enter a magic competition.
Wolf Gone Wild by Juiliette Cross is a slow burn werewolf romance novel. Mateo has been unable to shift for months, and he seeks out a witch to help him with this curse. Evie has always hated werewolves and follows the rules of her witch coven to a T, until Mateo comes along!
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Sarah J. Maas's other fantasy series, Throne of Glass, is the perfect cozy Fall series, full of enemies to lovers romance and serious action as well! You can get the entire 8-book series on Kindle for only $38! Celaena is an imprisoned assassin given the chance to win back her freedom by defeating 23 other selected champions.
The Serpent of Wings and Night by Carissa Broadbent is a heart-wrenching love story between humans and vampires. Oraya is the adopted human daughter of the vampire king, and she is itching for a chance to prove herself more than human. Her only chance is to enter a legendary tournament and defeat the world's toughest vampires!
Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred Curse Saga by Penn Cole is a four-book epic fantasy romance series following Diem Ballator, a human living in a world colonized by gods. "This slow burn enemies to lovers series is perfect for fans of unique magic systems, dragons and other mystical creatures, angst and romantic tension, and hilarious banter."
Shadows of Winter by Lindsay Buroker is the perfect romantic fantasy to get you in the mood for colder months. In a city full of political strife, assassinations, and crime, Kaylina and Vlerion must begrudgingly work together.
The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K. M. Shea is a supernatural romantic fantasy between vampires and slayers. The main character starts her job in the supernatural task force as a skilled assassin, and her greatest challenge comes when Connor, a handsome vampire, is her next target.
Trees of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson is a romantasy novel perfect for loves of The Princess Bride. Can Tress leave her simple life behind to save her friend Charlie? In a world full of deadly seas and dangerous sorceresses, Tress has her work cut out for her.
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg. As the keeper of enchanted rooms, Hulda is trained to tame haunted houses. Her latest project is causing her trouble, an 1800's manor haunted by its own past. Hulda grows closer with her coworker Merritt through the challenge as she faces the ghosts of her own past as well.
The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg is "a spellbinding story of truce and trickery." Enna meets a mysterious being in the wildwoods near her home, and the entity Maekallus consumes part of her soul. If she and the demon can't break the spell, Maekallus will be consumed by the mortal realm, Enna's soul included.
The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a fairytale rooted in Mexican mythology. Casiopea Tun is cleaning her grandfather's house when she opens an ancient box, accidentally releasing the Mayan god of death. He enlists her help to extract revenge on his treasonous brother, and it will be over for the both of them if they fail.
The Bookshop and the Barbarian is a cozy romance novel by Morgan Stang. Maribella Waters is running from strife in her home country, and becomes the owner of a cozy bookshop called the Cozy Quill. She has to get along with Asteria, a giant barbarian woman more accustomed to swords than books!
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher is an Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book, and a unique spin on a princess and prince book. "This isn't the kind of fairy tale where the princess marries a prince. It's the one where she kills him." Join Marra on her journey to save her older sister from marrying an abusive prince.
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What an extraordinary autumn book collection! Definitely, there’s nothing as comforting during chill fall evenings as a cozy book 😀
Great list! I have heard Sarah J. Maas's books is a perfect way to get into reading about fantasy.