I am thrilled to announce my TBR for March. I had this month pre-planned for a while and I’m looking forward to reading the books I picked for this month. I decided to make March’s TBR-themed around books that could be linked to a TTRPG (tabletop roleplaying game). These books could either be books that are linked to a TTRPG or books that I think would make for a great TTRPG game. For each book on this list, there had to be some element of fantasy, gods, and suspense. I think all the books that I picked fit this theme.

As per usual, I wanted to share a brief recap of last month when I solely read romance. I read four out of the five books in my pile. The only book I didn’t read was Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez. I ended up running out of time since it took me longer to read Wildfire by Hannah Grace. I haven’t fully decided if I will write a review of Wildfire, but I have so many thoughts. Hannah Grace’s books are making the rounds on BookTok (the book reading community of TikTok). I like reading hyped books from BookTok, although, I find that I hold them to a higher standard as a result. I liked Wildfire, but I’m not sure if it was worth the hype. It was nice to read romance last month, but I am so ready to dive into Fantasy in March.

Boneshops & Bookdust by Travis Baldree

Viv is employed by a mercenary company called Rackam’s Ravens. After being seriously injured by a necromancer, Viv seeks shelter, so she can safely recover. She wanders into Murk, a small town, and spends her time at a bookstore nearby. While Viv can do what she can to avoid adventure, adventure always seems to call for her.

Boneshops & Bookdust is a prequel novel to Travis’s first book Legends & Lattes. Legends & Lattes feels like a TTRPG adventure if the players didn’t do anything chaotic and opened a coffee shop instead. This series has been described as a cozy mystery which I would agree with. It’s a low-stakes fantasy series which is a nice breath of fresh air compared to other series I have read.

Vox Machina Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp

Vex and Vax are twins who have always tried to keep a low profile. They are pulled into a situation by The Clasp, a thieves guild that Vax used to be associated with. Vex and Vax are forced to fulfill their debt and are pulled into the corruption that The Clasp brings.

There is no book more fitting to this month’s theme than Kith & Kin. Vex and Vax are two characters from Critical Role’s first campaign Vox Machina. Played by Laura Bailey and Liam O’Brien, these half-elf twins had some incredible story arcs throughout the campaign. I knew that I had to read this when I first read the announcement that this book was being developed. I love reading all the lore that came out of Critical Role, so this was no surprise that this book would pop up on my TBR eventually.

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Calista is granted protection by the Baron of Archwood in the world that she lives in. Before Calista’s time, gods ravaged the world but spared nine cities. Each city has a ruler that encourages royalty to take advantage of the mortals. Calista coincidentally saves a prince which the Baron takes special interest in. The prince is fascinated by Calista and Calista agrees to be the prince’s companion. As the events of the book unfold, it’s clear that a rebellion is coming from the cities that were initially spared.

I have never read a Jennifer L. Armentrout book, but as I scanned her Goodreads profile, it’s clear that she’s written quite a few series. When I read the plot summary for this book, I was immediately intrigued. From a TTRPG perspective, Dungeons & Dragons has plenty of gods to worship. For example, one of the characters in our campaign has pledged allegiance to The Raven Queen due to several in-game events that occurred. Gods are a constant theme in TTRPGs, so I felt that Fall of Ruin and Wrath would fit perfectly in this TBR.

I think this is such a great theme for the month. I don’t read as much in Fantasy as I do in other genres, so I think it’s going to expose me to books that I may not have normally selected for myself to read. If anyone has any Fantasy books that they would like to recommend, I’d love to hear more series recommendations!