Fantasy Novel Titles Inspired by Everyday Life

When you want to see a little more reality in your YA fiction

Caroline Horwitz
Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

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Image shows Kindle displaying cover page of the fantasy novel A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Book lies sideways in a opened brown leather case with out-of-focus inscription on inside of the cover, with a shaggy purple blanket beneath it all.
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A Coffee of Ice and Oat Milk

Book title: A coffee of ice and oat milk
Images created in Canva by the author

A simple order, or so thought the lady-in-waiting. But she’s soon thrust into a world of confusion and intrigue when a wicked barista curses her with the wrong drink. Will she ever emerge victorious with the latte she requested, or will her desire to avoid being branded a Karen win out?

And will they ever spell her name correctly?

A Staircase of Snow and Slipped Discs

Book titled “A staircase of snow and slip discs.”

Fall into the riveting adventure of Raeve, an intrepid middle-aged voyager determined to summit the impossible heights of blizzard-fallen porch steps without sustaining yet another catastrophic injury. Untold dangers await as she grapples with the loss of her past physical resiliency and balance that she thought she’d always possess.

A Floor of Lego and Blood

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Caroline Horwitz
Caroline Horwitz

Written by Caroline Horwitz

Caroline is a humor writer from Pittsburgh. You can read more of her work at carolinehorwitzwriting.com. She hates writing bios but enjoys reading them.