Books Like The Wishing Spell

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If you loved The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of The Wishing Spell

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    A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2)

    A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 1 • Book 2

    by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Jon Vertullo, Amanda Forstrom

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    Feyre survives her trials but emerges haunted and changed, wielding High Fae powers while struggling with trauma that threatens to consume her newfound immortal life.

    4.70 Goodreads (19.3K ratings)
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    Underlord

    Cradle • Book 6

    by Will Wight

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    Tournament season arrives, but the Blackflame Empire's young sacred artists aren't strong enough to compete against established powers. Wight accelerates his cultivation magic system to thrilling effect.

    4.61 Goodreads (34.9K ratings)
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    Uncrowned

    Cradle • Book 7

    by Will Wight

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    The Uncrowned King tournament pits the most promising young sacred artists against each other in battles that will determine who advances to face the Monarchs' challenges.

    4.56 Goodreads (33.7K ratings)
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    Ghostwater

    Cradle • Book 5

    by Will Wight

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    Wight isolates Lindon in Northstrider's collapsing experimental world, forcing rapid advancement through deadly trials while competing teams of Skysworn hunt the same treasures he desperately needs.

    4.55 Goodreads (35.7K ratings)
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    The Rose and the Thorn : The Riyria Chronicles 2 (Riyria Chronicles)

    The Riyria Chronicles • Book 2

    by Michael J. Sullivan

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    Two master thieves discover their savior has become a victim of aristocratic brutality, launching them into a web of corruption and revenge. Sullivan weaves compelling character arcs with sharp political intrigue.

    4.40 Goodreads (31.0K ratings)
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    The King of Attolia

    The Queen's Thief • Book 3

    by Megan Whalen Turner

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    The former Thief of Eddis has won his queen and crown, but ruling Attolia means surviving courtiers who see him as weak—a dangerous miscalculation.

    4.38 Goodreads (43.5K ratings)
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    The Shepherd's Crown

    Discworld • Book 41

    by Terry Pratchett, Rob Wilkins

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    In Pratchett's final Discworld novel, young witch Tiffany Aching faces an invasion from Fairyland while dealing with death, duty, and growing up. A bittersweet conclusion that balances humor with genuine emotion.

    4.38 Goodreads (34.6K ratings)
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    Prince's Gambit

    Captive Prince • Book 2

    by C.S. Pacat

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    Damen and Laurent's deadly chess match continues on the battlefield, where political machinations blur the line between enemy and ally in this tension-filled middle volume.

    4.37 Goodreads (92.7K ratings)
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    Skysworn

    Cradle • Book 4

    by Will Wight

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    Locked away until his promised duel, Blackflame Lindon must face Jai Long while the Skysworn struggle against an approaching danger that threatens the entire Empire.

    4.37 Goodreads (36.6K ratings)
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    Thud!

    Discworld • Book 34

    by Terry Pratchett

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    Commander Vimes has days to solve a dwarf's murder before ancient ethnic hatred between trolls and dwarfs reignites in the streets of his city.

    4.36 Goodreads (79.8K ratings)