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Friends, I haven't read anything in a month or so that I really enjoyed. Would you like to recommend me some books?


I would like:
- Fantasy, horror, or sci-fi
- Engaging, likeable characters, some of whom are maybe not straight white cis-dudes
- Inventive worldbuilding
- I’m not looking for comedy specifically, but books that are fun and have something of a sense of humor would be great - I’m looking for engaging but not too heavy
- Adventure!
- Happy endings (not required for horror novels)


What I am not looking for:
- Gore is fine but would prefer to avoid sexual violence if possible
- Romantic subplots are fine but I am not looking for books where romance is the center of the plot
- I would also like to avoid feeling embarrassed for any character for any significant length of time
- Fantasy specific: I do not enjoy fantasy novels set in our world, or urban fantasy in particular (unless the urban setting in question is part of a secondary world)
- I am fine with being scared or worried while reading but I do not want to end the book being sad


Examples of things I have read that would fit the bill if I had not already read them:
- Discworld
- Anything by Frances Hardinge
- The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher
- Anything by Lois Bujold
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
- The Goblin Emperor
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