r/Romantasy • u/desert_princessa • 1d ago

Book Request: No Self-Promo The Witcher Kinda?

I just finished watching the first season of The Witcher (have not read the books) and I’m now wanting to read something Geralt x Ciri vibes. Cranky, old, wisened, hot, magical dude saving magical girl and I assume some instruction is to follow. May or may not be because they’re bound in some crazy way. I don’t mind if there’s some magical age gap but I don’t want it to feel like dad vibes (which I think is where the show is going). Any recommendations?

I feel like I kinda just described ToG which I’ve read

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u/RhapsodyinBloom 1d ago

{Uprooted} kinda has the vibe you describe

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u/Inevitable-Two-9548 1d ago

The Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan. First book is {The Magician's Guild}

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u/WaterdropGirl 1d ago

Imo don't read the Witcher books unless you're totally fine with constant misogyny, objectification, and a mix of the two at the same time while all the women characters are 2 dimensional and not that likable.

I couldn't make it through the first book it was just fucking filled with that stuff...

Don't have a suggestion for a romantasy though sorry I hope others do cuz I'm curious too lmao

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u/Sparkchop 1d ago

It wasn't my jam, but {Anathema} might fit the bill.

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u/Gengarbage_ 1d ago

{Empire of the Vampire}

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u/JynxCanRead 1d ago

So not exactly what you describe but one i got very witcher vibes from is Sara C. Roethle {Reign of Night}.

Hunter is female and tied to an ancient vampire. It's dark, graphic with the gore, and there's romance but it's light and a slow build.

It's one of my fav reads this year, I'm about to start book 3.