## Ramble Reading Recs

Replying to @sarahbhartshorne I have wayyyyy more but I absolutely didn't want to ramble too much 🤣 #bookrecs #fantasy

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Bri Le Fae  
• Apr 4 2025

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### Recommended Books
[Book 1](https://brilefae.binderybooks.com/book/NeKraraOF0evZxcCIZEH/)

[Book 2](https://brilefae.binderybooks.com/book/pVmGAhusJ3M7AEEQsUjC/)

[Book 3](https://brilefae.binderybooks.com/book/ge4T32DoOtgEsJ6raC9m/)

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### Spotlight: Analeigh Sbrana
My dear Froomies.  
It is Friday, everyone's favorite day, and we are back to spotlight another author that is near and dear to my heart.  
**Drum roll please..........**  
**ANALEIGH SBRANA!!!!!!**  
It truly should not come as a shock to you that I adore Analeigh. I've written analysis of both Lore of the Tides and Lore of the Wilds, both are published on here, and I have a book tree that is just her books. Safe to say, she is one of my favorites.  
The moment I picked up Lore of the Wilds, or it picked me as my friend gifted me a physical copy, I was unaware that this book would spark an obsession. That I was going to be served a beautiful fantasy narrative that is imaginative, full of heart, and something that all book readers should be exposed to.  
Lore loves books and has a vast collection of them.  
While those two points may not connect on the surface, it becomes apparent to the reader that the stories are of high value because they are used as ways to teach the youth of what life was like in their rightful land. Given that this is black fantasy, the practice of elders retelling stories and becoming storykeepers is something that is important within Black History, preserving them through oral means to be used as celebrations and warnings.  
Beautifully described by Analeigh, we follow Lore as she carries the narratives and history throughout the first and second novel, making choices in order to make a place for her people where they can be safe.  
In her second novel, we see the growth in Analeigh's writing, as well as seeing Lore through devastating lows, that also mirror Black history.  
**"To every Black reader who grew up looking for themselves on the fantasy shelves, this one's for you"**  
**-Analeigh Sbrana**

### Summary
**Lore Alemeyu wakes up to discover she’s on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Held prisoner and with no way to escape, she’s faced with a dire set of circumstances:  
- A crew that’s distrustful of Lore’s magic capabilities.  
- Her betrayal by a Fae she thought she could trust.  
- A dangerous quest for the sun book, which, if placed in the wrong hands, will make the Alytherian Fae even more powerful.**  
Lore must navigate threats on the ship and beyond, into the ocean’s magical and mysterious depths, in order to find the sun book herself and help free the humans. All the while, Lore can’t help but feel the intense pull of one Fae male who has been helping her all along. But is she willing to risk her human heart for creatures that have burned her in the past, and jeopardize her people’s future?

### Final Thoughts
This book duology will always be my favorite, so I was coming into this second book with high expectations.  
This book, right out of the gate prepared me for magic.  
Last year, my world was encompassed by the world of Lore and this year we are brought a duology that matched the first.  
We dive deeper within the magic of words and the power that they bring within speaking life and death into existence.  
We see Lore grow and thrive within hardships as well as exist within the resilience and joy that was between the margins.

Let it resonate within you and start a conversation.  
And, as a closer, I adore Finn.  
That is all!