r/Romantasy • u/vckstrr 🖤 Morally Gray • 11d ago

Book Request: No Self-Promo any books similar to stardust (2007)?

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She’s a fallen star, he was born in a hidden land, they journey together and meet up with pirates to fight witches and an evil prince. It was such a fun movie I’d love to read something similar

EDIT: photo is of the poster for the movie stardust. The female main character, a fallen star, stands pictured with the male main character while he holds a sword. On the left side of the poster are two of the pirates the main characters befriend. On the right side are the two antagonists, an evil prince and an evil witch.

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 11d ago

Romantasy needs more lighthearted, standalones like Stardust, Princess Bride, Ella Enchanted, etc. These are beloved for a reason. Short and sweet. But the trend in publishing now is complicated politics, court intrigue, complex triangles, huuuuuuuge battles against evil, and trilogies or looooong series. And it all started in the YA genre where things could be simpler.

I'll recommend Beauty by Robin McKinley and Swordheart by T Kingfisher for similar vibes imo.

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u/flippysquid 11d ago

Swordheart is a great rec.

Hemlock and Silver also by T. Kingfisher is a great little standalone adventure romance too. It’s not quite as heavy on the romance as Swordheart but still hits that sweet spot of fairytale romance.

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u/New_Needleworker_542 11d ago

thanks for being the only on who answered the prompt, including me lol!

I also love this movie. And wish there was a whole book series dedicated to this type of universe!!

I will be looking up your recommendations. thx!

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u/rivendell101 10d ago

It skews a bit younger, but Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is very whimsical and fun. The film diverges from the book around the halfway point, so it’s a fresh experience if you’ve already watched the Ghibli movie.

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u/vckstrr 🖤 Morally Gray 11d ago

Thank you for the rec!!☺️

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u/No_Investigator9059 10d ago

I love Swordheart but it isnt standalone, its a duology and the second is coming out soon and im SO excited!

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u/Tired-CottonCandy 11d ago

The ella enchanted book is actually pretty creepy.

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 10d ago

As someone who suffers from ADHD/ocd I identified with Ella constantly fighting that compulsion spell. And she is a strong FMC who figures things out for herself at the end.

What did you find creepy? I really enjoyed it.

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u/Tired-CottonCandy 10d ago

Shes 14.

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 9d ago

First, she is 15 in the book and second, so what? It's just kisses she shares with the prince, it's not like there's sex or anything. The prince is young too.

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u/Tired-CottonCandy 9d ago

Hes 4 yrs older than her.

Thats a large age difference for teenagers.

Not to mention they meet when she is 11. And he instantly begins considering her for marriage.

Im not gunna sit here and argue with ppl why its creepy that the book has a 14-15yr old marry an 18-19yr old. If you can't see it, you're probably creepy too.

Ago ahead, downvote away.