YA Cozy Fantasy Novels for Year-Round Coziness

Mona is a young witch whose magic is largely limited to bread. She is shocked to discover a dead body in the bakery, and is horrified to learn that someone is targeting magic users, and she, of all people, may be a suspect. When your acquaintance is a sourdough starter, you’re not the one to probe for secrets. Kingfisher brings absurdism and fun humor to this story about a 14-year-old witch trying to get her life back to normal.

For generations, the Meena community has sacrificed a beautiful girl to the sea god, to serve him in the spirit realm, in hopes of stopping the terrible storms that hit their village. But this year Meena’s brother’s true love chose her, so Meena herself went to the sea and threw herself into the waves. While adventuring in a magical city, Mina discovers that the sea god has not been awake for a long time. This Ghibli-like story inspired by Korean folklore will be absolutely mesmerizing.

Two young princesses thought they were in for a fairy-tale ending. But both the obedient Amala and the rebellious Khadasia are killed before they can reach their happy endings. They wake up in a forest and are told that they can be reborn-If They get true love’s kiss. With the caveat that there are no second chances: you get an estimate, and that’s it. Together the two try to find their way back to life in this easy-going romantic read that puts a fun twist on fairy tales.

In my opinion, the OG cozy fantasy! Sophie is a wise eldest daughter who gets on the bad side of the Witch of the Ruin and is cursed to become an old woman as a result. She has to try to find her way back to normal while tracking down the mysterious magician who runs the mysterious castle she has found her way into. You may know about the movie, but the book is even better More-More screaming, more Sophie, and if you don’t mind, a slightly more fleshed out plot.

Willow runs a shop full of magical items. Except that, well, most of them are fake. And people know this to a great extent by now. But when a girl named Brianna, who has the power to turn anything she touches, wanders into the shop one day, looking for a spell that can cure her, they set out on a quest to find a solution they can both live with. A story with enough mystery to keep you turning the pages and enough whimsical energy to make you feel comfortable.

Riddhi loves hearing about plants, and she longs for the day when Alakapuri, the magical forest kingdom of the Yakshas, ​​finally lets her in. His arrogant former friend Nilesh, who always made fun of him for believing in magic, runs away from his family and manages to get into the magical forest just as Holi celebrations begin. Both of these are woven into a botanically rich, atmospheric story that is heavily inspired by the Indian American community and Hindi folklore and culture.

Cersei is set to inherit her father’s job as the royal gardener of Aloria. It is a safe place, peaceful and never affected by disaster, as long as you stay away from the forests bordering the state. She remembers a quest she and her friends once made in the forest, which turned out to be a regrettable mistake. But as a mysterious, dark curse descends on Aloria, she will be forced to dive back into the wicked forest, along with a shape-shifting fox, to confront her past and try to save the place she calls home.

Two guardian angels compete to save the future of Lucy Adelsberg, a girl who has an impossible crush on the Princess of Lumina, a bookstore that is not doing well, and a series of bad luck. The thing is, Darling and Calamity are both working as hard as they can to get a role on the prestigious Mortal Outcomes Council, both working on the same case with vastly different approaches. These two rivals quickly find their chemistry in this cozy spin on a classic fairy tale.

In a village in the far north, the only sunlight is provided by a mysterious magic-user, Starmaker. When he comes across Aurora Finch, realizing she has magic worth awakening, she is forced to give in to his demands, and leave everything she knows behind to live in his icy, cold castle. They both get off to a rough start, but as they learn more about each other, things naturally start to heat up in this cozy, fairy-tale-like romance.