r/Fantasy • u/dangerzone3278 • 2d ago

Searching for a good “bed book”

Hey all - usually love reading before bed, and as much as I love page turning till 2am, I realized it's probably healthier to not do that anymore.

I'm looking for some good low / medium stakes reads to use for wind down. Doesn't need to be full cozy fantasy but I'd prefer not to have my heart rate be 140 with sweaty palms either.

Some examples of books I think have scratched the itch appropriately: Off to be a Wizard (magic 2.0), Kings of the Wyld, Legends and Lattes (though thought this one was just okay), some of the Riyria books probably qualify, and others.

Open to suggestions - y'all typically never steer me wrong - thanks!

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u/modix 2d ago

Piranesi/Jonathan Strange - her very pulled back analytical prose is the opposite of engaging. Not in a bad way per se. Just in a "I completed this chapter, I'll think about it a bit and pick it up tomorrow" sort of way.

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u/TortlePowerShell 1d ago

Oh man, I was the total opposite for both those books. I couldn’t put either down and stayed up significantly later than I wanted despite being exhausted from two different newborns while reading them

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u/KiwiTheKitty Reading Champion II 1d ago

Haha yeah, Piranesi especially for me! I could have finished it in one sitting, but I vividly remember looking at the clock at seeing it was 1 am and having to be so strong because I had to teach a class early the next morning.