books i've read or want to read where the atmosphere is just as important as the plot! hidden magic, found families, and stories that feel like you're right there in the setting.
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last updated September, 2026
Thistlemarsh
Moorea Corrigan
The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
Charlie N. Holmberg
Garden Spells
Sarah Addison Allen
The Teller of Small Fortunes
Julie Leong
Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
A Study in Drowning
Ava Reid
The Hacienda
Isabel Cañas
The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow
Spells for Forgetting
Adrienne Young
The Lost Story
Meg Shaffer
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Starling House
The House in the Cerulean Sea
T.J. Klune
The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett
The Unmaking of June Farrow
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Victoria Schwab
I love this list idea! 🩷
thanks! one of my favourite type of books to read so I'm always looking for more recommendations 😊
Love this list! I'd recommend Thistlemarsh!
That does sound good! Thanks for the recommendation, adding to the list :)
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