This is the first episode of our newest segment, Literary & Loving It!, where I’ll be talking about some of my favourite genres of literature and therefore, some of my favourite series of books. Today, we’re gonna be discussing one of my personal favourite genres: fantasy fiction.

Now, a few quick disclaimers before I begin. This segment is comprised of my own personal opinions regarding some of my favourite franchises. If you are a hard-core fan of these franchises, please bear in mind that I love these franchises and do not intend to insult them in any way. As such, if you have a problem with the topics dealt with in this segment, please try to keep in mind that these are my own personal opinions. In addition, I will be using my own criteria for defining the genres I talk about in this segment, and while I will attempt to explain why certain books are in certain genres, if you don’t agree with those definitions, again, please bear in mind that these are my own personal criteria.

Also, this episode of the Raven’s Grove features spoilers for the following franchises:

· The Discworld franchise by Terry Pratchett, specifically the books Mort, Reaper Man and Soul Music.

As well as the following trigger warnings:

· Body harm mentions

· Physical combat related bodily trauma mentions

· Weaponry mentions

· Burial practices mentions

· Alcohol mentions

· Death mentions

· Horror theme references

· War mentions

· Racism mentions

So if any of those are an issue for you, PLEASE GIVE THIS EPISODE A MISS.