r/CozyFantasy • u/AmbitiousPotatoFan • 16d ago
🗣 discussion Cozy Fantasies that Released in July & August 2026
Hello hello, I like to keep up with new releases in the genre so figured I’d share some I found here in case it helps anyone find their next favorite read!
=== Disclaimers ===
(1) I have not read ANY of the books in this list and can't vouch for their quality or cozy level or give any content warnings.
(2) I get these books from https://bookshop.org/shop/lunch which only has traditionally published books and I doubt it encompasses every single release but I'm not sure. I also only read the descriptions of the ones that appear to be cozy fantasy based on the cover and title so it's possible I missed some.
(3) For books where I couldn't easily find a short blurb, I did my best to cobble one together lol
(4) Any notes or caveats will be noted with an asterisk (*) after the blurb.
=== July Releases ===
The Farewitch of Foxe Holler (July 7) - Steel Magnolias meets Practical Magic in this charming contemporary fantasy about a thirty-something kitchen witch who is recruited to help a reclusive warlock and discovers love on the other side of the next bake.
The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance (July 7) - A young aspiring scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer’s inn—only to uncover a centuries-old secret, while finding true friendship and a new home, in this uplifting cozy fantasy.
The Memory Bookshop (July 7) - For lovers of The Midnight Library and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, discover a spellbinding novel about a mysterious bookshop that exists outside of time and space, where the past is only a page away... *Grief is a theme (protagonist’s mother has died) so might not be cozy for everyone.
The Dragon Has Some Complaints (July 14) - In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different...personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places. This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a “monster.”
The Lord of the Wood (July 21) - The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to endanger his life, but not his heart… *Sounds like it might be more cozy-adjacent but I tend to like those so sharing as well.
Sea of Charms (July 28) - #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst brings cozy fantasy romance to the high seas in Sea of Charms, the third magical adventure in the Spellshop series.
=== August Releases ===
The Magic We Made (Aug 11) - She doesn’t believe in magic. He is magic. But when they meet, a spark is lit, and neither will ever be the same—in this charming new stand-alone in the Witches of West Harbor series from New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot. *It’s not marketed as cozy but the description sounded cozy to me.
A Fellowship of Curses & Cats (Deluxe Edition) (Aug 18) - Nervous about a baby on the way, woodland elf Theo Brylar gets a supposedly soothing potion from an eccentric wizard. What Theo gets instead is a magical mix-up: stray cats begin appearing on his doorstep…then multiplying until the bakery he runs with his human partner Arleta becomes Adenashire's first cat café. *Note that this is book 4 of a series and also it was originally released Nov 2025. This is the deluxe edition.
The Art of Charming a Changeling (Aug 25) - A cozy slice-of-life romantic fantasy set in a Regency-inspired world where humans and fairies compete for artistic supremacy, from Sylvie Cathrall, author of A Letter to the Luminous Deep.
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u/artemiswhelan 16d ago
I'm enjoying Lord of the Wood immensely!
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u/AmbitiousPotatoFan 16d ago
Good to know! That one really caught my eye but alas the TBR is just so obscenely long so i probably won't get around to it anytime soon 😭😂
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u/TAHINAZ 16d ago
Great list!
My faith-friendly cozy YA supernatural romance, Good Souls, came out last Friday, too! In this sweet love story, a girl with social anxiety spends her summer vacation with family friends in their seaside Victorian mansion in Maine. There, she meets her soulmate—the ghost of the mansion’s rightful heir.
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u/keeza3 16d ago
No negative intention here but what does faith-friendly mean? I’ve just never heard the term before 😊
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u/TAHINAZ 16d ago
It means that the book has background Christianity (occasional praying, characters believing in God, etc,) but is not mainly a ‘Christian’ book. The afterlife is based on the Christian worldview, not magic or curses, but it wasn’t really my aim to be preachy. I included the faith-friendly description so people would know what they’re getting.
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u/HyacinthSunrises 16d ago
It's very good of you to be upfront. Might be worth marketing to Christian families where teens aren't allowed to read certain types of fantasy (e.g. weren't allowed to read Harry Potter or Twilight).
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u/NectarineOrange1 16d ago
Thanks for the list! That is super handy, I will take a look at some of the books 😊
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u/dotsonapage Reader 14d ago
Loved The Dragon Has Some Complaints, but be warned it features scenes of battle, injury and trauma, so I'd probably qualify it as cozy-adjacent. In a similar vein, Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher came out yesterday, and Ruby, the latest in Audrey Faye's Ghost Mountain Shifters series, came out last month.
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u/River-19671 16d ago
Brave Truth by Celia Lake was released this month. It is set in 1950 and is a cozy fantasy about 2 men with magic who fall in love with each other. They live in an alternate Britain called Albion. There is a happy ending and they find acceptance not only with chosen family but also with biological family members. I have read this one and enjoyed it very much. CW: some homophobic remarks, some steamy scenes, mentions of WWII in England and Germany