This is a story about redemption and friendship and the beauty that comes with realizing that there is strength in diversity and multiculturalism. “ This is a story about one woman realizing the dangers of the way she had been conditioned to think for her entire life, and overcoming those notions. “This is a story about realizing how you may be a product of your environment and upbringing. A good vs bad paradigm doesn’t really work in this book where everyone is difficult and weird and jealous and vindictive and moody (including the main character). Not unlike the whole “pure blood”, “mud blood” theme in Harry Potter’s magical school, there is no shortage of racism occurring between the various magical races in The Black Witch. She wants to become an apothecary and ultimately joins her brothers at the Verpax University. But there are some family secrets that Elloren’s uncle is keeping from her. The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles #1), Laurie ForestĮlloren may have had a powerful grandmother, but she is utterly devoid of power herself, in a society that prizes magical ability above all else. So, open up your TBR list, grab your wand and let’s get started. We have some romance, dark academia, coming of age stories, high fantasy, LGBTQ characters, books that you don’t want to read on a dark and stormy night, and a few books that are well-doused in snark. I’ve included schools for both magicians and paranormals. Beyond that, I’ve deliberately curated a diverse mix of books.
All of the books here have an average of 4+ stars on Goodreads reviews. But 50 new books for your TBR (to be read list) is a bit overwhelming, so I applied some criteria to come up with a list of 20 great reads. This article could easily recommend 50+ books about magical schools. I was completely flooded with suggestions. When I was sourcing books for this list, I combed my own reading list but also crowd-sourced ideas from my Facebook communities. And if you loved Potter or Earthsea, you’ll be happy to know that there is a whole new generation of books that will scratch that particular itch. Since that time, magic school books have become their own very particular sub-genre of fantasy.
I was working in a bookstore when Pottermania went stratospheric and was delighted to see that the series helped to move kids and adults from reluctant readers to full blown book worms.
It really took off with the release of the first Harry Potter in 1997. The trend for books about magical schools started in 1968 when Ursula LeGuin published The Wizards of Earthsea.
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