Recs if you like Fablehaven...

JK Rowling is a bigot who uses her platform to hurt transfolks and other marginalized groups (plus she literally just quoted Mein Kampf on the bird site). If you're still supporting her in 2025, don't bother talking to me.

books to get for the middle grade readers in your life that have similar vibes but are NOT Harry Potter (and are in fact better)

You liked Harry Potter but you’re angry at the author for being a huge transphobe and you would like some alternatives because you don’t want to give money to her so she can finance transphobia and you have enough of Harry Potter’s racist stereotypes like Cho Chang and other problematic themes in this saga? You’re in the right place! I haven’t read all, if some are misplaced, let me know! Also, if you want more fantasy recs, I have a queer fantasy list! It is addressed to different ages.

Because Milo winter isn't the first to do so! Books and novels with illustrations have always existed! And I love seeing art peppered in through out a novel to get the extra boost as a reader. So here are novels with pretty illustrations in case you want that extra pizzazz in your books.

You know when you're a kid and you have a vivid imagination ? So picture this: You just started a series and go reenact as if you're in the book

Most of these are YA or teen books

Will be updating often

Who TF needs JKR anymore? We got way better books out there dude

"an imagined world or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. many of the people lead dehumanized and fearful lives"

I work at a bookstore and sometimes I bring people into the middle grade/ya section and am like...hey...I know we are above the age of 13, but trust me, these are amazing 10/10 and you should read. These are some of those books :)

Also feel free to suggest your favs too! Especially the ones that you never hear anyone talk about!!

The kind of books that make youngins dream of adventure, and call adults back home to for a cozy reread.

Note: In a series, only the first book is listed.

You’re never too old to enjoy a good ol’ children’s fantasy book. My #1 move is to read children’s fantasy when in a reading slump 🫶 (Many of these are a series, I only list the first in each series)

Books that probably turned you into a reader if you’re in your mid-20s now 👀

What I fell asleep reading in the back of my dad’s car

do i remember the plots? probably not

All of the books from these 2 series

From moving castles to haunted mansions, the setting can make or break a story. This list holds books of buildings that seem to whisper through the pages, reaching out for a chance to take you in.

Recommendations welcome 🩵