July 2025
- Lindsay Mattison
- Jun 30, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 8, 2025
Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy is a genre where the magic meets the “modern” world. Set in real-world (or real-world-inspired) cities, these stories blend everyday life with the supernatural.
It’s fantasy, but grounded in the now—with cell phones, modern tech, and mystical creatures walking right under society’s nose! Whether it’s mystery, action, romance, or adventure, urban fantasy offers it all… with a magical twist.
Burn for Me
by Ilona Andrews
Nevada Baylor’s latest case is a suicide mission: Track down a powerful fire-wielding Prime. Then, she’s kidnapped by Connor “Mad” Rogan—a dangerously magnetic telekinetic with his own agenda. They’ll have to work together to survive…if their explosive chemistry doesn’t destroy them first.
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Verdict: Hit or Miss
Cons:
Romance was a miss for some readers
Main character’s choices were a bit confusing at times
Pros:
Magic system was interesting and unique
Family dynamics were interesting
Many were also interested in knowing more about hte mutated individucals!
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
A spellbound witch. A centuries-old vampire. A manuscript that could change everything. When historian Diana Bishop uncovers a long-lost magical text in Oxford’s Bodleian Library, she’s thrust into a hidden world of witches, vampires, and daemons. She wants nothing to do with magic—until she meets the enigmatic vampire Matthew Clairmont.
Together, they must unlock the secrets of the manuscript…and face a forbidden romance that defies ancient laws.
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Verdict: Hit or Miss
Cons:
Some thought it had too much detail that was also repetitive
Many DNFs, or didn’t enjoy it due to how slow they found it.
Pros:
The magical elements and the different types of creatures
The details! Although some did not like so much detail, others loved it!
Definitely a hit or miss, but for those that continued in the series, they highly recommend continuing!
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