If the 2020s book era were a river, I'd have somehow bumped to the side and settled in an eddy letting that river rush pass me by. I think I ended up firmly wedged in the pre-2020 book fashions and preferences. I've tried about a quarter of the books, series, and authors you highlighted and even liked them, but the rest held very little interest. I don't even have a TikTok account, I'm not fond of most illustrated covers, and I do a discreet eyeroll over the new term for fantasy romance 'romantasy'.
But, for all my curmudgeonly old-school preferences, I'm super excited to see new readers flocking to books, to see all the diversity in mainstream shelves, and always pleased to see new upcoming authors get their chance.
If the 2020s book era were a river, I'd have somehow bumped to the side and settled in an eddy letting that river rush pass me by. I think I ended up firmly wedged in the pre-2020 book fashions and preferences. I've tried about a quarter of the books, series, and authors you highlighted and even liked them, but the rest held very little interest. I don't even have a TikTok account, I'm not fond of most illustrated covers, and I do a discreet eyeroll over the new term for fantasy romance 'romantasy'.
But, for all my curmudgeonly old-school preferences, I'm super excited to see new readers flocking to books, to see all the diversity in mainstream shelves, and always pleased to see new upcoming authors get their chance.
Great post!