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I absolutely adore historical/high fantasy dramas (across different countries and mediums so I watch western period dramas, Chinese costume dramas and Korean saeguks. I also will watch anime/cartoons that feature a historical/ high fantasy setting).  ♡ There is something so special about these dramas, I love the costumes, the scenery, princes, princesses, glorious horses, epic and dashing plots, magic court/palace intrigue, there truly is nothing like it  ♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧⋆⭒˚｡⋆

This is love, this movie, this song, the birds, the grass, it makes me believe in love and that I am worthy and that love exists because I exist - Anon

Currently hyperfixated on chinese costume dramas. 🦢

Images from the film Sense and Sensibility (2024, Hallmark)

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Blossoms of the White Night by Brothers Without a Tomorrow ♡

Empress Ki (K-drama, Historical, Epic, Royalty, Concubine) ✩

The Other Bennet Sister (Jane Austen, Historical, Regency, Quirky, Heartwarming)  ✩
Game of Thrones (High Fantasy, Western, Political, Court Intrigue) ✩ Epic a must watch show.
Bridgerton (Regency, Historical, Romantic, Iconic) ✩
Story of Minglan (C-drama, Historical, Tapestry, Grand, Epic, Sweeping)🌸A wonderful, wonderful drama 🌸
Moriarty the Patriot (Anime, Historical, Dark Academia, Mystery, Victorian, Psychological, ) I love Sherliam <3🌸
Under the Queen's Umbrella (K-drama, Saeguk, Palace politics, Court intrigue) 🌸 This was so perfect.
Whispers of Fate (C-drama, Fantasy, Xianxia, Angst, Bromance) 🌸Still processing this drama tbh, it was very beautiful though!
Goodbye My Princess (C-drama, Fictional Historical, Gorgeous costumes, Detailed worldbuilding, Angst)🌸 This drama was stunning, Xiaofeng how I love you, none of them deserved you...🌸
Twelve Kingdoms (Anime, Isekai, Fantasy, Political Intrigue) A stunning gem of a show, completely blew my expectations out of the water. 🌸Kill to Love (C-drama, Historical, BL, Angsty,)🌸 Absolute perfection from start to finish. 🌸

The Buccaneers ( (Historical, Gilded Age, Dollar Princesses, Aesthetic, Opulence) 🌸 Season 2 was absolutely bonkers but I enjoyed it, don't expect historical accuracy, do expect drama. 🌸

My Dearest (K-drama, Saeguk, Heartwrenching). What a rollercoaster of a journey, if you're a costume drama fan this is a must watch! 🌸

The Gilded Age (Western drama, Gilded Age New York, Old Money, Period Drama) The new season was wonderful, such a lovely show 🌸

Legend of Zhang Hai (C-drama, Historical, Political Intrigue, Strategy, Revenge). What a masterpiece of a show. Best cdrama to come out in 2025 for sure.

The Haunted Palace (K-drama, Saeguk, Fantasy, Horror) This was surprisingly good, a very refreshing unique show that had a spin on palace politics.

My Country The New Age (K-drama, Saeguk, Based on Historical events, Truamatic, Bromance). I'm still processing this show...

Mr Queen (K-drama, Saeguk, Transmigration, Comedy) Genuinely one of the funniest dramas I've ever watched.

The Double, Flourished Peony, Joy of Life.

I still haven't explored many historical BL/bromance but I really want to. The show below is With You I Bloom a Japanese historical drama.

The Apothecary Diaries, Witch Hat Atelier, Yona of the Dawn, Howl's Moving Castle

The Red Sleeve, Fangs of Fortune, Guardians of the Dafeng

I love fantasy/historical books the most because I think they have detailed and intricate plots. I'm quite new to reading fantasy so I'm currently building my tbr. I've also been trying to get into danmei as well, I haven't found a danmei I've loved yet but we'll see...
1. The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
2. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
3. The Blue Castle by L.M Montgomery
4. The Binding by Bridget Collins

Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell  (High Fantasy, War, Political, Military, Political Intrigue)🌸

A deformed genius plots vengeance while struggling to survive. A wastrel prince comes of age, finding a power he never imagined. Two worlds are destined to collide.

Only one can be king.

Ruka, called a demon at birth, is a genius. Born malformed and ugly into the snow-covered wasteland of the Ascom, he was spared from death by his mother's love. Now he is an outcast, consumed with hate for those who've wronged him. But to take his vengeance, he must first survive. Across a vast sea in the white-sand island paradise of Sri Kon, Kale is fourth and youngest son of the Sorcerer King. And at sixteen, Kale is a disappointment. As the first prince ever forced to serve with low-born marines, Kale must prove himself and become a man, or else lose all chance of a worthy future, and any hope to win the love of his life. Though they do not know it, both boys are on the cusp of discovery. Their worlds and lives are destined for greatness, or ruin.

But in a changing world where ash meets paradise, only one man can be king... The first installment of an epic, low- fantasy trilogy. Kings of Paradise is a dark, bloody, coming-of-age story shaped by culture, politics, and magic.