Magical School Book Recommendations!!

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Lets chat about some amazing books that have a magic school setting! Personally, I have a big soft spot for anything magical so I am vvv excited about these!
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Books mentioned:
Tempest and Slaughter
The Black Prism
The School for Good and Evil
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Rithmatist
The Demon King
Codex Alera
The Name of the Wind
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@therandomdiaries1022 3 жыл бұрын

Why did I keep reading the title as "Magic School Bus Recommendations" ?

@chloeahey 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS HOW I READ IT TOO kinda bummed to be honest LOL

@thepedalbrake 3 жыл бұрын

Saaaame lol

@jackie7668 3 жыл бұрын

I read the EXACT same thing!!

@salazarslytherin867 3 жыл бұрын

SAME

@Sammy-yf2sb 3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@EpicReads 3 жыл бұрын

Great recs! Magic school settings are so exciting and fun to read!

@Sammy-yf2sb 3 жыл бұрын

Fact :D its so cool

@Anna-et7lw 2 жыл бұрын

LITERALLY they’re one of my favs

@poshgirl358 3 жыл бұрын

As a Harry Potter fan, I look forward to reading your recommendations, thanks for sharing...

@logann-mackenziefroste563 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you.

@salazarslytherin867 3 жыл бұрын

bRuH it took me SO long to find another series to read- SCREEeeeeeeeeeeEeeeeEeeeee

@emmawolfwastaken 3 жыл бұрын

@@salazarslytherin867 i havent found one yet!!):

@ginnyconrad5553 3 жыл бұрын

a deadly education by naomi novik just came out and it’s now my favorite book!! it’s a magic high school setting but it’s got a really different take on magic learning and the magic world as a whole.

@libby2162 3 жыл бұрын

OMG i had no idea naomi novik had a new book out!! i love her previous books!! so excited it's a magical school book too omgomg

@ginnyconrad5553 3 жыл бұрын

@@libby2162 i’m so excited for you to read it. it’s so so good

@ravenevermore7338 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite books of the year!

@ginnyconrad5553 3 жыл бұрын

@@ravenevermore7338 me too!!

@moev29 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to the next book now that the setup is complete and frustrated that I’ll have to wait! Lol

@martamorrison2828 3 жыл бұрын

How about Nevermoor? Trials gets her in and the next one starts her lessons. One of the most wonderful series on the market now. Can’t wait for Hollowpox!

@moev29 3 жыл бұрын

So excited for my pre-order of Hollowpox to show up next week! Counting down the days

@Sammy-yf2sb 3 жыл бұрын

I literally adore nevermoor

@whizbee_ 2 жыл бұрын

Now I am waiting for Silverborn !!

@muvejshaikh4352 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for silver born

@Luna-po5ui 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite magical school at the moment is the Wundrous Society in the Nevermoor series. I'd give a limb to be a WunSoc Member! I do have a soft spot for the school in The Exiled Queen (and re KOTLC, a soft spot for Keefe, specifically). In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan is also brilliant.

@carolinabazani4292 3 жыл бұрын

You are such a big influence on my style development!!! the cozy, chic, fall vibe you have made me simply fall in love with it!!! I really hope you do a closet tour soon and show us your staple pieces ^^

@AverageB-side 3 жыл бұрын

The Nevermoor series is the most whimsical magic school setting and I cannot get over it. CANNOT GET OVER IT. I am super impatient about the next one getting to me. I can’t remember if you’ve read these but if not they are exactly up your alley. In a completely different direction I also love The Magicians. It is not whimsical and I do not necessarily want to live in that world but I do truly love the books and I have always thought the physical/scientific magic they do is interesting.

@dancetheearth 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much everything by Tamora Pierce is amazing. Mostly middle grade/children's lit but still great. Her other world series, The Circle of Magic, also falls in the magical school school setting..

@iamgroot2495 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Was looking for more Middle Grade fantasy series to get absorbed in. Just downloaded The Rithmatist 😊 looking forward to reading it!

@rebecca4288 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey! So early for once. Reading the german edition of ninth house & am really liking it so far. 🖤 your videos🖤

@chloe_sampson 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooo I love magic school novels 🤩 your videos always improve my day

@LenaWolschaap 3 жыл бұрын

Before watching this video I was thinking my favorite magic shool setting is the university in Name Of The Wind, but how it is so underrated because people don't expect that from that book. Needless to say I got really excited when you mentioned it, thanks for sharing it with the world!

@idkhello4306 3 жыл бұрын

The school for good and evil is actually a 6 book series. But when focusing on the school, it is the first three books. I love the series! I recommend it!

@garnetcess4652 3 жыл бұрын

Can we stop reading at book 3?

@idkhello4306 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can stop at book 3. It won’t affect the story.

@garnetcess4652 3 жыл бұрын

@@idkhello4306 Thanks, planning to buy the 3-book set physically first and if i'm intrigued to read further, i'd probably go with the ebooks for the last 3.

@cassiopeia2045 3 жыл бұрын

Omg ive been thinking of writing a magic school novel but then realised i didn't actually read many magical school novels, so just in time ! Thank you for the rec!! 💕

@clareseymour6227 3 жыл бұрын

Magic school setting is seriously the best and I need to check all of these books out! I marathoned The Seven Realms series in September bc of your recommendation and I absolutely loved it! The Exiled Queen was also my favorite bc that magic school setting was really the best. I need to read The Shattered Realms series too!💚

@BrynnanDunaway 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Keeper of the Lost Cities hardcover set in the mail and can’t wait! You mentioned them on so many vlogs over the last couple years and I couldn’t put it off any longer lol

@Books_BrewsandBeyond 3 жыл бұрын

Great book recommendations Regan!. I'm chomping at the bit waiting for book 3 of The Kingkiller Chronicles- I hope he releases it soon.

@QuillingTime 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! Brandon Sanderson has a magic school setting book? Gotta read that!

@karaarmstrong5144 3 жыл бұрын

I started reading Keeper of the Lost Cities because of you!

@nelliandbooks 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just finishing up Keeper of the lost cities. And I ordered the whole series!

@burge2695 3 жыл бұрын

I'm reading the 4th book right now

@RosLanta 3 жыл бұрын

It looks interesting, I'll have to check it out sometime!

@8mdg8 3 жыл бұрын

me too! waiting for them to arrive within the week!

@maudhaugland5822 3 жыл бұрын

I was honestly just waiting for you to mention The Name of the Wind from the beginning, haha, it's one of my all time favourites! Some other great books set in magic schools are Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

@anitacsontos1450 3 жыл бұрын

I also loved the dark academia aspect of The Poppy War!

@PeruseProject 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! I almost included it but I wasn’t sure if I personally would treat it as a magic school book... idk I was very torn ahaha

@brunatonella 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I read The Name of the Wind and its sequel a few months back and I died so good the writing is. It's one of those books you read the first line and you think to yourself 'oh damn this is gonna be greeeeaaaat 😍 love that feeling

@SilverstreamPJ28 3 жыл бұрын

I read the whole keeper series on your recommendation and its one of my absolute favorites! It has its problems but the characters are just so compelling, you can't help but love them all!

@nelliandbooks 3 жыл бұрын

I'm starting the second book now!

@Sammy-yf2sb 3 жыл бұрын

I just started the first book :D

@anushkasharma7088 3 жыл бұрын

Love the recs! Could you also make a video for witchy book recommendations?

@hannahchoat7345 3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently reading one of my childhood favourites to my class, Midnight for Charlie Bone! (Children of the Red King series) they are loving the bits about the school

@BeatrizGomes-ph8ii 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god this video was everything i needed right now. Thank you so much

@devanshisharma2447 3 жыл бұрын

AAAA I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS THANKYOU

@jessicacoles9029 3 жыл бұрын

The Rogue, The Novice, and The High Lord trilogy by Trudi Canavan is mostly set in a magic university. Love that series, definitely one of my favourites ever, and has a prequel and sequel set of books too!

@Sammy-yf2sb 3 жыл бұрын

you're recs are really great :D cant wait for more

@scionsilverbeat8149 3 жыл бұрын

Akarnae by Lynette Noni. HIGHLY RECOMMEND the series. Its described as a Harry Potter meets Narnia meets X-Men series. But it honestly drifts into its own tale eventually and its just SO FUN

@bookoffholicbookwart5945 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂perfect around this time. I desperately need some magic

@sayura93 3 жыл бұрын

I loved The Tapestry series by Henry Neff when I read it as a child. I really need to reread that. Definitely would recommend.

@lorrainestromberg 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thank you for sharing! ❤️

@v.dargain1678 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reviewing THE RITHMATIST !

@zoestrand3064 3 жыл бұрын

Omg yes! This is the video i needed 😍

@keshiniaj3319 3 жыл бұрын

The recent release A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik was such a page turner. Completely takes place in a dark academia setting. The last line of the book makes me crave the next one.

@jazzchick4709 3 жыл бұрын

The Philospher's Flight is one of my favorite magic school books. There's a Harry Potter vibe for those who want that, but also something darker going on as well. I really enjoyed it and recommend it to everyone!

@faymcfarlane2732 3 жыл бұрын

The Wizard of Earthsea!

@ramihanna6684 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, i really wanted this for so long 😍

@ilsenleon2378 3 жыл бұрын

One of my new favorite for magical school is The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night! It’s really good and it’s such a cool magic system!

@angelamccollister 3 жыл бұрын

I read Codex Alera for the first time about a year ago and it was awesome. One of my absolute favorite series ever.

@MrGromps 2 жыл бұрын

Mage Errant is by far my favorite Magic School setting! The characters are wonderful misfits with some kind of handicap in magic. An awesome teacher notices them and decides to take these misfits and teaches them magic in a way meant for their unique circumstances.

@joecourtney8552 3 жыл бұрын

Another one i never see mentioned anywhere and it’s pretty fun, quick but def YA. And that’s The Summoner Trilogy. The quickest way to describe is a slight Harry Potter mixed with Pokemon.

@eelkev.8547 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do something like this but instead of focusing on schools just about witches? I’m looking for a fun but magical book about a witch that discovers witchcraft or finds out she is a witch, but not in a school setting

@PeruseProject 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll add it to the list!

@eelkev.8547 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeruseProject thanks! That means a lot!!

@kylebyrer7824 3 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer. Such a fun, fast paced read. Almost all the main characters are witches, but they predominantly learn and practice witchcraft at home or in their coven, not in a school. It was refreshing in that sense. Not to mention its set in Ireland and has loads of Celtic mythology references.

@psychedelic_preacher5229 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video...can you make one on standalones plzzzzz

@SimplySaraReads 3 жыл бұрын

Welp. More and more added to my tbr! Thanks Reagan :)

@biancaprimo4168 3 жыл бұрын

Magic school is my favorite trope!!

@ReadwithStefani 3 жыл бұрын

Yaaay I’m currently reading The Black Prism

@soniaswanson568 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great recommendations!!

@henrywayne5724 3 жыл бұрын

Yess. Thank you so much for not having Nevernight on your list. Bleurgh! 😁😬

@Electroclan17 3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading the first school for good and evil book a long while ago but don't remember anything about it. Planning on rereading it to continue with the series.

@noahtolbert1 3 жыл бұрын

the way that i haven’t even watched the video and i already wanna read all of these

@drawingwith_me4243 3 жыл бұрын

I love the kotlc series, book 8.5 is coming out next month. Also, can we get a bookshelf tour?!!!

@danielleoliver1734 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished a Deadly Education and loved it

@Dawnleapord 3 жыл бұрын

If you're looking for more magical school I highly recommend checking out the arcane ascension series by andrew rowe. It's a really fun series with great characters and takes a lot of inspo from anime and video games!

@terminatorprincess2668 3 жыл бұрын

Also the magisterium series by holly black and cassie clare! :)

@cristianmartini4817 3 жыл бұрын

Great Birthday present Thanks for the great video

@blairelytton9303 2 жыл бұрын

Scarlett lost in the five lands by rajendra sarilla has a wonderful magic school set up and the story is quite intriguing. Its about a fifteen year old warrior princess called scarlett that ends up in a different world where society is divided into four races based on skin colours - blue, pale, brown, and silver. What i loved most about the book were powerful female characters and brilliant action scenes. It's a fast paced novel with just 170 pages. This book is so good that it may become a big hollywood movie in future if it gets enough attention. I read it on kindle since paperback was not available in foreign countries.

@Starme92 3 жыл бұрын

GIRL! wait until you read “deadly education” by Naomi novak..... ITS AMAZING. I thought you would mention it in this LIST

@RosLanta 3 жыл бұрын

A few of the Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey probably fit into this category, especially Arrows of the Queen. I'll also mention 'Dragon Singer' within the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne Mccaffrey, although a) the series is technically sci-fi or at least sci-fantasy, and b) the school in the book is for learning music not magic. It will probably appeal to a lot of people who enjoy magic school settings though, especially if they read 'Dragon Song' first as Dragon Singer is the second in a trilogy.

@logann-mackenziefroste563 3 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome list of magic school books. Did you leave out Harry Potter because everyone already knows about it? Awesome video!

@sarahvossen451 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Love this trope!!

@candiceb1785 3 жыл бұрын

Magic for Liars was a really interesting read with a magic school setting.

@kristy876 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video! I know you usually mention if the book has wlw or mlm relationships, but does any of these books have lgbt+ representation?

@Jujujaywalking 3 жыл бұрын

Me: ou magical school books I haven’t read one of them in forever! Also me: *currently reading Ninth House*

@archaea20_viona34 3 жыл бұрын

Should try "The secrets of the immortal nicholas flamel" series! It's so great and underrated

@amandastockton2298 3 жыл бұрын

Cute young adult that I liked were: Mystwick school of musicraft by Jessica Khoury The last academy by Anne Applegate

@morganschaoticworld3145 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I love this! I think the only school setting I've read is Harry Potter. I definitely need to fix that. Also whenever I heard academia I thought of macadamia and then that made me want white chocolate chip macadamia cookies

@laurenrodriguez918 3 жыл бұрын

I need to read the second book in the keeper of the lost cities series..

@liliamin2178 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone who loves interesting and well-developed magic systems and magical schools I would recommend Into the Labyrinth by John Bierce. It was a quick and fun read, and reminded me of Harry Potter and D&D.

@iamverybored9755 3 жыл бұрын

just what i was looking for! omg

@LynsPaynter 3 жыл бұрын

Just wait until you get to Deadly Education by Naomi Novik!

@nataliaclouthier1110 3 жыл бұрын

I love Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy) by Leigh Bardugo.

@devenmendoza5868 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard of the Harley Merlin series by Bella frost? I don’t hear them talked about very much but they are awesome!

@ZeeZeeDreaming 3 жыл бұрын

More books to add to be TBR 😂😍

@sonad8780 3 жыл бұрын

The school for Good And Evil is definately a good go I have been r love with it

@billuraral1870 3 жыл бұрын

How about the Worst Witch series? Those books are my childhood!

@drishtimeena2268 3 жыл бұрын

What about 'the deadly education' book?

@becklebooks 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dang it, this vid idea is sitting scripted in my drafts. Look at you being on the ball. XD We have different answers too so YAAAAS for more magical school recommendations. Probably my fave fantasy trope ever.

@Galy2202 3 жыл бұрын

I loved The Crowns of Croswald by D. E. Night! It's a middle grade fantasy series that has a magic school!

@v.dargain1678 2 жыл бұрын

The CROWNS OF CROSWALD book is in my stacks . Thanks for reminding me to read it .

@Galy2202 2 жыл бұрын

@@v.dargain1678 you're welcome! Those books are great!

@iamwhatiam5091 3 жыл бұрын

Why are all the main students of any kind of school be it magical or military in a fantasy book always a prodigy / expert in the field he / she is going to school for ; never an average pupil, slacker or a weakling at least in the beginning of the book ? I want to see a story of an average student being taught by a very good teacher to become if not top magician but at least the most resourceful / street smart magician / warrior.

@charityyoder9028 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for but spellslinger by sebastian de castell. The MCs magic doesn't work properly (like it ran out or whatever) so he has to work around that

@iamwhatiam5091 3 жыл бұрын

@@charityyoder9028 Thank you ! ☺️

@billuraral1870 3 жыл бұрын

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey kinda fits. It's about a Muggle detective coming to investigate a murder in a magic scholl which is more like your avarage high school rather than the prestigeques Hogwarts-type we're used to. For bonus conflict, the protoganist is summoned by her twin sister, who has magic when she doesn't and now is part of the school staff.

@ZeeZeeDreaming 3 жыл бұрын

The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks has a similar vibe to what you’re describing. It’s also the first book in a series 😊

@cori4727 3 жыл бұрын

The Magesterium Series by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare is a fun middle grade that takes place primarily at a magic school! I know you've read at least the first one, but it's a recommendation for anyone who may be checking the comments!!

@Rahel58 3 жыл бұрын

oh yes i was looking for this comment! It's like a mix of Harry Potter and Rick Riordan's books i feel like! I absolutely loved it, such great characters and a fun story! *_*

@angelafraser4572 3 жыл бұрын

The Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy. Started in 1974 and obviously an inspiration for other better known series in this genre,

@laurajob4532 3 жыл бұрын

kip translates to chicken in Dutch so i hope that I'll be able to read through that in the black prism

@2345msbubbles 3 жыл бұрын

The School for Good and Evil Series is now a 6 book series, it isn't a trilogy anymore, the final 6th book came out this year!

@kayleed6058 3 жыл бұрын

The Black Witch Chronicles is an AMAZING fantasy school setting. It follows Elloren Gardner, who attends a magic university with her brothers and she fights back against her government. It also tackles prejudice very well.

@MetalandtheGeek 3 жыл бұрын

I think The Rithmatist is Sanderson’s most underrated book. I wish he’d continue this series

@barbiestargirl1700 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos 💖💖💖

@readerssea 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me I was not the only one who thought this was a recommendation video for books like The Magic School Bus HAHAHAHA. I am very intrigued by The School of Good and Evil!!

@maki7417 3 жыл бұрын

You should totally read it! It has six books and I am personally a huge fan of it! It also has a movie being worked on and a KZfaq’s channel called Ever Never tv which is made by the author and posts updates!

@Rowan69229 2 жыл бұрын

Dude my book list is becoming massive lol I'm gonna go broke buying books

@jennellejohnson9239 3 жыл бұрын

I kept reading the title of this video as "Magic School Bus Recommendations" and I was so confused. Definitely pleasantly suprised when I watched it (because, yes, I woukd have watched it either way...)

@izzym4433 3 жыл бұрын

I loved KotLC in 7th grade it had been a recommendation from a friend and I was so thankful for it, usually I'd be able to read a book in the series within one or two days, and I even recommended it to a bunch of other friends who all also really enjoyed it. But then in 8th grade the pacing in the most recent book just felt really slow for me and I honestly didn't enjoy the main character very much, it was really just slow burn for me. The friend who originally recommended it to me doesn't enjoy it now either. But it's been a year and I'm a freshman now, and it feels unright to leave the series unfinished especially since I read so many of the books already plus my taste has changed so maybe I'll like it again. Plus this might make people angry...but I'm a sofitz shipper- 😔