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Well this got busy!
We're trying to keep up, but hi to all our new followers!
You can find reviews, interviews, cover reveals, guest posts and more on our site
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We're trying to keep up, but hi to all our new followers!
You can find reviews, interviews, cover reveals, guest posts and more on our site
fantasy-hive.co.uk
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Finally the most anticipated: my Mainstream Favourites! This year was so difficult to narrow down, but these are the titles that stayed with me, stories that felt like a true privilege to read.
Thankyou to all of these authors and publishers ❤️👏🏻💙📚
(PS I haven't read 'King Sorrow' yet, sorry!)
Thankyou to all of these authors and publishers ❤️👏🏻💙📚
(PS I haven't read 'King Sorrow' yet, sorry!)
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Finally the most anticipated: my Mainstream Favourites! This year was so difficult to narrow down, but these are the titles that stayed with me, stories that felt like a true privilege to read.
Thankyou to all of these authors and publishers ❤️👏🏻💙📚
(PS I haven't read 'King Sorrow' yet, sorry!)
Thankyou to all of these authors and publishers ❤️👏🏻💙📚
(PS I haven't read 'King Sorrow' yet, sorry!)
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I loved seeing Enchanting the Fae Queen on this list in SUCH fantastic company (including @jessiemihalik.com 's Silver and Blood, which I can personally vouch for being *wonderful*)!
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I loved seeing Enchanting the Fae Queen on this list in SUCH fantastic company (including @jessiemihalik.com 's Silver and Blood, which I can personally vouch for being *wonderful*)!
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My tbr pile was already threatening to crush me, this list made it so much worse!
#amreading #booksky #monsterromance #romantasy #bookreviews
#amreading #booksky #monsterromance #romantasy #bookreviews
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
My tbr pile was already threatening to crush me, this list made it so much worse!
#amreading #booksky #monsterromance #romantasy #bookreviews
#amreading #booksky #monsterromance #romantasy #bookreviews
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Sorry not sorry bout your TBR
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Sorry not sorry bout your TBR
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Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Take a look, let them be a menace for your TBR
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Take a look, let them be a menace for your TBR
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So much goodness coming this year! Mine are included in here too...
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
So much goodness coming this year! Mine are included in here too...
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Your 2026 tbr is going to explode with all the great books coming out this year!
Take a look below!
Take a look below!
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Your 2026 tbr is going to explode with all the great books coming out this year!
Take a look below!
Take a look below!
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Happy New Year!
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
It's the first day of a new year, & at the Hive that means one thing - looking forward to all the new reads we can expect in the year ahead!
So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up our contributors to bring you a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.
More: tinyurl.com/bdd4mzw2
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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m sharing my top reads of 2025!
Here’s the link to see the full list, including a brief summary of each one and who I would recommend it for.
fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/nils...
Here’s the link to see the full list, including a brief summary of each one and who I would recommend it for.
fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/nils...
Nils' Top Reads of 2025 | Fantasy-Hive
Nils shares with us her Top Reads of 2025 - there are plenty here for you to check out, were any of these your top reads too?
fantasy-hive.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m sharing my top reads of 2025!
Here’s the link to see the full list, including a brief summary of each one and who I would recommend it for.
fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/nils...
Here’s the link to see the full list, including a brief summary of each one and who I would recommend it for.
fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/nils...
Nils shares with us her Top Reads of 2025 - there are plenty here for you to check out, were any of these your top reads too?
Check out all twenty here: tinyurl.com/bdfcwx6s
Check out all twenty here: tinyurl.com/bdfcwx6s
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nils shares with us her Top Reads of 2025 - there are plenty here for you to check out, were any of these your top reads too?
Check out all twenty here: tinyurl.com/bdfcwx6s
Check out all twenty here: tinyurl.com/bdfcwx6s
Beth wraps up her year of reading in this list of her Top 25 books of 2025. What were your favourite reads of the year?
Check out Beth's here: tinyurl.com/2pfn96x2
@bethanmay.bsky.social
Check out Beth's here: tinyurl.com/2pfn96x2
@bethanmay.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Beth wraps up her year of reading in this list of her Top 25 books of 2025. What were your favourite reads of the year?
Check out Beth's here: tinyurl.com/2pfn96x2
@bethanmay.bsky.social
Check out Beth's here: tinyurl.com/2pfn96x2
@bethanmay.bsky.social
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Thank you so much for highlighting Death On The Caldera!!!!! What an honour ❤️
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
December 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thank you so much for highlighting Death On The Caldera!!!!! What an honour ❤️
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Looking forward to reading this!
Nils and Beth squeeze in one last buddy read review for you - Heather Fawcett's highly anticipated upcoming cosy fantasy AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER
"This story has been a wondrous discovery that I know I'm going to return to and delight in again and again"
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8729dk
"This story has been a wondrous discovery that I know I'm going to return to and delight in again and again"
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8729dk
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Looking forward to reading this!
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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett.
Nils: “A perfectly enchanting read!”
Beth: “I want to pick this book back up and re-read it.“
Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/agne...
Nils: “A perfectly enchanting read!”
Beth: “I want to pick this book back up and re-read it.“
Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/agne...
AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER by Heather Fawcett (BUDDY READ REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils and Beth squeeze in one last buddy read review for you - Heather Fawcett's highly anticipated upcoming cosy fantasy AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER
fantasy-hive.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett.
Nils: “A perfectly enchanting read!”
Beth: “I want to pick this book back up and re-read it.“
Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/agne...
Nils: “A perfectly enchanting read!”
Beth: “I want to pick this book back up and re-read it.“
Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/agne...
Nils and Beth squeeze in one last buddy read review for you - Heather Fawcett's highly anticipated upcoming cosy fantasy AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER
"This story has been a wondrous discovery that I know I'm going to return to and delight in again and again"
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8729dk
"This story has been a wondrous discovery that I know I'm going to return to and delight in again and again"
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8729dk
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nils and Beth squeeze in one last buddy read review for you - Heather Fawcett's highly anticipated upcoming cosy fantasy AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER
"This story has been a wondrous discovery that I know I'm going to return to and delight in again and again"
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8729dk
"This story has been a wondrous discovery that I know I'm going to return to and delight in again and again"
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8729dk
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So pleased to see Lamprecht von Oldenburg in Grave Empire claim the title of "Most Evil Character"
December 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
So pleased to see Lamprecht von Oldenburg in Grave Empire claim the title of "Most Evil Character"
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What an honour to win Fantasy Hive's Short & Sweet Award for Triggernometry Finals!!
Huge thank you to all the readers out there who believed in my weird math western series - couldn't have done it without you!
Huge thank you to all the readers out there who believed in my weird math western series - couldn't have done it without you!
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What an honour to win Fantasy Hive's Short & Sweet Award for Triggernometry Finals!!
Huge thank you to all the readers out there who believed in my weird math western series - couldn't have done it without you!
Huge thank you to all the readers out there who believed in my weird math western series - couldn't have done it without you!
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Best series conclusion? I'll take it 🥰
Thanks very much to the Hive!
Thanks very much to the Hive!
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
December 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Best series conclusion? I'll take it 🥰
Thanks very much to the Hive!
Thanks very much to the Hive!
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Some great award winners in there including @starkholborn.bsky.social , Claire North and @aptshadow.bsky.social
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
December 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Some great award winners in there including @starkholborn.bsky.social , Claire North and @aptshadow.bsky.social
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it was challenging to choose between such amazing books - have a look at the excellent list of nominees and well deserved winners :)
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
December 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
it was challenging to choose between such amazing books - have a look at the excellent list of nominees and well deserved winners :)
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
As we reach the end of another year of bringing you content featuring incredible books from the world of SFF we round up the team and choose the best of 2025 publishing in the Fantasy Hive's Awards!
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
Discover the nominees and all the winners here: tinyurl.com/ymej7zv5
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This year for the Shimmering Worlds challenge hosted by @afantasysky.bsky.social I managed to do 10 out of 12 of the prompts. This challenge celebrates and highlights POC authors and so I love joining each year.
The photos below show which prompts I managed.
The photos below show which prompts I managed.
December 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This year for the Shimmering Worlds challenge hosted by @afantasysky.bsky.social I managed to do 10 out of 12 of the prompts. This challenge celebrates and highlights POC authors and so I love joining each year.
The photos below show which prompts I managed.
The photos below show which prompts I managed.
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I have several in here - lots of lovely ideas for bookish gifts and treats!
If you’re still looking for fantasy book gift ideas, we have loads of recs for you below 👇🏽
The Fantasy Hive team have curated a Christmas Gift Guide to aid anyone out there struggling to buy for the reader in their life.
If you're looking for a recommendation we've missed in our categories, please comment! These 89 books are us holding back...
Read more: tinyurl.com/375wuk5k
If you're looking for a recommendation we've missed in our categories, please comment! These 89 books are us holding back...
Read more: tinyurl.com/375wuk5k
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I have several in here - lots of lovely ideas for bookish gifts and treats!
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I’m excited to receive a copy of A God of Countless Guises by @bradleypbeaulieu.bsky.social which will be released in January from @headofzeus.bsky.social
This is the sequel to The Dragons of Deepwood Fen which was a great start to this epic fantasy series! I’m a huge fan of the dragons in this!
This is the sequel to The Dragons of Deepwood Fen which was a great start to this epic fantasy series! I’m a huge fan of the dragons in this!
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I’m excited to receive a copy of A God of Countless Guises by @bradleypbeaulieu.bsky.social which will be released in January from @headofzeus.bsky.social
This is the sequel to The Dragons of Deepwood Fen which was a great start to this epic fantasy series! I’m a huge fan of the dragons in this!
This is the sequel to The Dragons of Deepwood Fen which was a great start to this epic fantasy series! I’m a huge fan of the dragons in this!