Originally posted by: RaniZelda
I haven't read much Russian myth BUT I do have an interest in the Tsars and the whole Rasputin/Anastasia history. I studied the Bolsheviks back in history class at school and have been fascinated with them since. I just added a book called Tsarina by Ellen Apsten to my TBR, which is about Catherine the Great and how she came to marry the Tsar. Obvs. very pulpy adaptation of history (being compared to Game of Thrones! 🤣) but seems interesting nonetheless.
I'd love more Norwegian/Scandinavian myth too, but I feel like Marvel has almost appropriated the "standard" versions of that at this point.
LOL it's been a while since I looked deeply into the fantasy genre tbf. It's not my first port of call so I do tend to only see what's obvious and heavily marketed on booktube/IG. Which tends to be overhyped and disappointing in the end!
Paranormal comedy is fun...what types of books are you reading?
TBH when it comes to fantasy/supernatural/paranormal, I have such SPECIFIC tastes that I tend to not find anything I enjoy too often. It's also hard to pinpoint what those tastes are 😆 but I just know when I read a blurb or the first few pages whether I'm going to enjoy it or not. I used to hate DNF-ing anything I'd picked up but these days I don't have the time or patience to sit through something I can't get into, so that narrows it down sometimes. I remember way back before the likes of Twilight etc. I was into this series of vampire stories by L.J Smith - Night World (when vampires were not as played out as they are now, obvs). I still have a bunch of these books on my shelves, though IDK if I'd have the same feelings or patience for them now if I tried to read them again 😆 but the nostalgia means I can't get rid of them!
