An aspiring Golden Girl, Nicole Hill is a former journalist and forever writer whose home is equal parts pet rescue and personal library. Nicole lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and growing canine and feline brood. Please send any and all book recs and review copies to [email protected]. A cast of Harry Potter heroes and villains have their wands raised - are they going to cast a spell over you? This dramatic and challenging design combines movie stills and artwork from the official style guide. Piece together Harry, Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, Lucius and Draco Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, Bellatrix Lestrange, Dobby, Professors Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall and Trelawney, plus He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Prepare to create your very own magic as your assemble this atmospheric design. I think there’s little doubt that the main character of Neverwhere, Richard Mayhew, is a Hufflepuff. That makes it doubly fun to watch this mild-mannered, good-hearted, nervous young man become the hero when he meets a mysterious girl named Door. Fleeing assassins, Richard follows Door down to “London Below,” and then the fun starts. Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho While epic and gorgeously illustrated, this graphic novel series may seem like an odd choice for a list of books like Harry Potter for adults. But consider its protagonist, Maika Halfwolf, an orphan trying to decode her past while also wrestling with the near-uncontrollable power inside her. With intricate world-building and a darkly imaginative plot, it sounds like a pretty good fit to me. Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft Enter J.K. Rowling's epic tale about a young wizard named Harry Potter! Harry needs to overcome Voldemort, who wishes to become immortal and conquer the wizarding world. Harry, an orphan whose parents died when he was an infant, discovers that he is a wizard at age 11. Soon after he is sent to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn how to use his wizard skills. There he meets Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, who become his life long friends.

Okay, of course adults can read (or reread) the Harry Potter series. Arbitrarily categorizing which books belong to “kid lit” and which belong to the realm of adults isn’t really a valid pursuit. But those who grew up reading J.K. Rowling’s now-foundational series have continued to grow up. If you’re looking for books that have similar magic and mystery but with storylines aged up to where you are in life, this list of books like Harry Potter for Adults (™) is for you. The youngest half-goblin son of the emperor, Maia has spent most of his life in lonely exile, away from the intrigue of the Imperial Court. But when the emperor and his three elder sons are killed, Maia suddenly finds himself as heir to a dangerous throne. What follows is a more complex version of Harry’s journey from the cupboard under the stairs to life as the Chosen One. Our 1000 piece jigsaws are crafted with premium quality materials and measure 70 x 50cm when complete. Great for Adults and ideal puzzles for Children 12 years old and up. Fully complies with all necessary UK and EU testing standards. The ongoing Books of Babel series is an all-around pleasing fantasy adventure. It mixes lightness and darkness, world-building and adventure like the Potter series, while also throwing in some steampunk elements. The journey starts when uptight headmaster Thomas Senlin loses his wife Marya at the foot of the Tower of Babel—on their honeymoon. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

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Much like Harry Potter, Zacharias Wythe is a bit of a magical outsider. Instead of a scar, though, Zacharias’s dark skin is what marks him as an oddity among the rich white men’s club of English magic. But now, as Sorcerer Royal, it’s his job to save the nation’s fading magical supply, and he’ll journey to Fairyland to do it. The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Baker Do you remember the pure wonder you felt when you were first introduced to the Great Hall? Do you remember how you then discovered everything at Hogwarts was deadly? This portal story follows a similar trajectory when grad student Nora stumbles into an alternate world that on the surface appears grand and glamorous. Of course, things aren’t what they seem. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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