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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 9835671" data-attributes="member: 5948">There's a fair bit more that defines the 'cosy' fantasy genre than simply the explicitness of the sex scenes.  Cosy fantasy doesn't even need to HAVE romance in it or as a major element, really.  The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (which won a Hugo) might be an example there.Violence and horror will often be toned down and left vague or threatened rather than being in your face.  There will often be an emphasis on building a wholesome independent life (book shops, tea shops etc) with found family, establishing and strengthening relationships, etc.  Many/most problems will be solved socially, with trickery, intellect, reconciliation, or conversation rather than outright destroyed in combat.I think there's the same/similar genre variations in non-magical romance.  I mean, there's entire genres of romance novels where the male love interest is a ruthless Russian mafia boss or brutal motorcycle gang enforcer, and also there's genres where the newly-divorced female main character opens a bookshop in a small quaint seaside town and meets a gruff but charming local author with a nicely-fitting turtleneck.  Different stakes, different challenges, different ways of meeting those challenges, and different happy endings (pun ... not intended, but probably inevitable).While I'm not an expert, a good introductory example of recent cosy romantasy might be the Tea Princess Chronicles, by Casey Blair (whose partner I believe is Django Wexler who wrote the recent Spelljammer book).  Stephanie Burgis does a lot as well.  And I'm sure there's MANY that I don't know about.</blockquote>

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