Omg this is the first time I’ve heard someone mention Charlie Bone on Booktube! I loooved these books and read them during the long waits for the next HP book haha
I'm 14. I LOVE charlie bone so much. I've waited for 4 years to read the rest of the books(i only got to read 1-6)i just started the 7th one last night and its my favorite thing ever
2 series I want to suggest. Ursula LeGuin’s A Wizard of Earthsea (1st of a series). This first book especially resonated with me. The world-building and magic system is brilliant, and the characters so real. This book is followed by The Tombs of Atuan and the Farthest Shore. In fact I think there are 2 or 3 others, but at the time I originally read them it was a trilogy with no followups on the horizon. Another series of books I’d actually call a sub-series, because it happens on a smaller scale than the original series. In Anne McKaffre’s Dragon Riders of Pern series the YA subset includes Dragon Song, Dragon Singer, and Dragon Drums. These are awesome books that transport you away and made me want to reread them over and over.
I LOVE CHARLIE BONE! I've never seen anyone else talk about it and often feel like I'm the only one that remembers them! lol I also love the Inheritance Cycle but I know you've talked about them before and I totally appreciate that. Have you ever read the Septimus Heap series? I know I read those books at the same time as CB, IC, and HP; and it's incredible. Really want to do a reread soon! Of ALL these books now.
Thanks so much for making this video, Jean! I’m forever looking for books to escape in, like Harry Potter! Usually I just return to the series itself, but it’s great to have some new options to try! I’m especially interested in The Diviners! I’m currently working my way through the Robin Hobb series, but I’m especially excited about the Dragon Keeper!
I hope you enjoy the Diviners. I'm the same, sometimes I really need some really good escapism literature and that's what Harry Potter serves as but it's nice to have the excitement of plots I don't know.
Oh I have been WAITING FOR THIS. Even with the spoilers I got yesterday. Libba Bray is somewhere I am going to go super soon and I also think you should try the Nevermoor series, the author is Jessica Townsend xxx
Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Mary's gave me that same cosy, totally immersed sensation. So much so that I have rationed myself otherwise I would have rushed through them so fast, and part of the enjoyment is anticipation!! I usually love anything to do with time travel and I love well -constructed mysteries that tie up all the loose ends and are meticulous... Just love them! I found this video interesting and it gave me some inspiration. I've only just discovered your channel, and your blog, and have only watched 3 videos so far, but have found them all really good, and I appreciate the way you present reviews. Looking forward to watching more :)
It’s só good to know that you’ve enjoyed Eragon at a later stage in your life as well, I’ve read the first three when I was young, but like you, I never got around to finishing the series because of the gap in publishing, and I forgot the story and never re-read them. Now I’ve been hesitant because, what if I wouldn’t like them anymore and maybe ruin a childhood memory of liking the books? (This does make sense in my head, maybe not so much when writing it down) But you’ve convinced me to pick them up again!
As for ones that I read as a child, I fell in love with the Inkheart series, Ella Enchanted, the Percy Jackson series, Fablehaven series, Savvy by Ingrid Law, and A Wrinkle in Time + sequels. But the truly special ones are the one that I’ve read as an adult that have given me the same HP feelings: Lumberjanes graphic novels, The Bear and the Nightingale series, Among Others by Jo Walton, The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. And three that have stood the test of time, that are (after HP) my favorite worlds to return to: The Books of Bayern series, and the Princess Academy series, both by Shannon Hale. And the Graceling series by Kristin Cashore :)
Ooh it's good to hear such high praise for The Bear and the Nightingale, it's on my shelf. I also need to read more Jo Walton given how much I adored Tooth and Claw. Unfortunately The Book Thief wasn't for me though, just goes to show how subjective it all is :).
Robin Hobb is the best. The Farseer trilogy and the rest of the books that center around Fitz are my absolutely favorite. The character development in all her books is very on point but I especially enjoy the friendship between Fitz and the Fool. Something about them just fills my heart. I really have to pace myself with her books or I'll read them all too quickly and then there won't be any more to read! Some other books that remind me of this is the His Dark Materials series, the Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce, Abarat by Clive Barker, or the So You Want to Be a Wizard series by Diane Duane.
I second the Farseer Series love. Before LOTR, harry potter and ASOIAF there was Assassins Apprentice for me, which accompanied me in my early, not so easy, teen years. I felt i had a deep psychological connection with Fitz. Ofcourse the subsequent series of Robin Hobb in the farseer world have also captivated me, but not as much as the farseer one. Highly, highly recommend you to read it.
I feel a big library order coming on!! Aside from Harry potter & the hunger games I haven't read anything like this but you make it sound so good! Love how my reading horizons can be diversified like this. Thanks 🙂
Great video. I thought you articulated the reason Harry Potter holds such significance and comfort for a generation of readers beautifully. The only other series that got me in the same way and that I still regularly revisit is the old kingdom series. Sabriel ❤️
I never read Eragon so I think that’s a series I need to pick up - same with Robin Hobb. I’ve been meaning to read Robin Hobb for ages. One fantasy series I also loved when I was younger is Inkheart, did you read those?
The Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage! It was actually my girst ever fantasy series and I loved it, still do! A tad more middle-grade reading maybe, but still great!
OH JEAN! First Sweep and now Charlie Bone...you're serenading my lil reading soul. I'm super intrigued by your enthusiasm for A Great and Terrible Beauty! Hopefully I might get to those one day...
Oh I’m surprised (maybe?) that a Terry Pratchett book didn’t make this list! Only because I have the same feelings towards the HP series as the Discworld series. So anyway, thank you for recommending Going Postal at whatever point, it was pretty much life changing! Love the content, cheers!
2022 person here. So glad you mentioned Charlie Bone!!! Tis my favorite book series, but I HIGHLY recommend you read The Impossible Quest series, by Kate Forsyth
eragon was wonderful. Im 11 right now i read harry potter, charlie bone, and eragon i loved them . i read them before the video, but im very excited to see what else she recommends.
I think mine is Paul O'Grady's series of autobiographies. I know it sounds like an odd choice, but I find them such a comfort read, they make me feel like I'm time travelling and I'm right there with him when he's describing his childhood, teenage years and then adult years. I re-read them every year, and even have them in paperback and e-book form in case I need to take them somewhere where I need a comfort read! I was a relative latecomer to Harry Potter, I didn't start the books till I was about 21/22 and at University, as I had nothing else to read and brought along my mum's copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. As she had bought them to read to her class. I then enjoyed the first one so much, I had to race around Sunderland to find the remaining copies from the series, and then the day after I graduated, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was published.
I would suggest Island of the Aunts and The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson. I read these as an adult, as I did with the HP series, and they have some Harry Potter vibes.
The Secret of Platform 13 was one of my favourite books as a child. Perhaps because it was a stand alone my feelings reading it don’t feel the same as Harry Potter in my memory but it I do a top ten children’s books it’ll be on there ☺️
Dragon Keeper sounds really good. Robin Hobb is on my list of authors whose books I need to check out. :) One book that made me feel like Harry Potter did is Howl's Moving Castle. I grew up watching the Miyazaki adaptation with my friends, and then I read the book, which I loved even more. It's so magical and whimsical.
I also sort of casually saw The Hunger Games, and did not expect to like it as much as I did. I read all the books but never watched the other films. Do you or anyone else know if they're any good? Tooth and Claw also sounds pretty amazing. And I also still want to read A Great and Terrible Beauty, you make it sound so good!
I love Harry Potter (let's be honest, Hermione) and totally understand the intense love for the series. I loved A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY, especially the audiobooks. CHARLIE BONE and ERAGON were also teenage favorites. Those audiobooks really made me fall in love with the worlds the author had created.
I think this is a great video idea! :) For me, the books that made me feel most like Harry Potter did was the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, and Trudi Canavan's The Black Magician trilogy.
You don't own a dragon, you just become its human. A bit like when you get a cat :D Listening to you talk about Eragon makes me really want to read more of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon Books. Think I read my first one when I was 26 or so. Watched all of the TV show episodes of it on Netflix as well. So good.
I totaly agree on The Diviners, wich I've read all three books of in the past six months. And I just picked up A great and terrible beauty yesterday, and I'm loving it already! maybe Strange the Dreamer belongs on this list as well? And Carry On by Rainbow Rowell! If you havent read those, I highly recommend you do !:)
The Gemma Doyle series is one of top series, it may even top Harry Potter. I read the first book when it first came out so my teen years hold memories of the book. I even did a painting of the 1st book cover in art class and one of the first book series I started reading fan fiction for while waiting for the books to be released. Harry Potter is more attached to my childhood, I was the same age as the characters when the movies came out. I still haven't watched the 6th and 2 Deathly Hallows films since i heard they removed a lot of good content from the books.
Yes I loved The Diviners and feel the same about it. I only read it earlier this year, and I can't wait to get around to continuing on with the series.
You're slowly convincing me to consider picking up A Great and Terrible Beauty and I don't read YA usually... STOP. Loved this video btw I don't think I've ever found something that equals my excitement for HP but I would love for something getting at least close to it! I also really enjoyed The Hunger Games even if I'm not a YA reader as I said :)
The Percy Jackson and the heros of Olympus series’s are pretty good too gave me the same feeling as Harry Potter as well but absolutely amazing list loved Eragon and the Charlie Bone series
Completely agree with the Inheritance series, I had the exact same feeling growing up with it. If you are a fan of high fantasy though, one of my favourite ever series are the books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon. It’s one of those ones where I can remember exactly where I was when I first read them. Other than Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings, it’s the only fantasy series I find myself re-reading again and again. Would highly recommend them if you’ve never read them!
I remember loving the first eragon books when I was younger, but for some weird reason I never continued the series. Other books that made me feel similar to HP are obviously the His Dark Materials books, and (to a lesser extent) also the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss.
MIght have been like me, there were long gaps between the books and they were difficult to remember all the names etc so they just faded away until I started again like 8 years later aha. I like his Dark Materials but I don't think it got me at the right time so I never fell in love with it. Still haven't read the third book aha.
This is such a great topic for a video! For me, the book Ella Enchanted gives me the nostalgia feeling that most people get from Harry Potter, as well as the magic and the humour and a wonderful young female character! -Emma
I really enjoyed this video! I also loved The Hunger Games. When I first heard about it, I thought it would be awful. And in a way it is of course, haha, but I'm so glad I gave it a try anyway. And years ago I read A Great and Terrible Beauty, but never got to the rest of the series. I think want to correct that, and I'm also looking forward to finally reading a Robin Hobb book. But I already know that then I want to read them all, and that asks quite a time commitment ;)
Tamora Pierce's Tortall series is probably the only series I can think of that I love as much as Harry Potter. Protector of the Small is my personal favourite quartet but I love them all. think they overtook my love of Harry Potter for a while but now theyre pretty even.
I loved the Rangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan! Do insanely good, made my childhood! I really want to pick up all of these books that you mention they sound absolutely brilliant!
I enjoyed Harry Potter but I didn't start reading it till I was a bit older so my equivalent to Harry Potter is the Rangers Apprentice which I was so invested in and grew up with.
I just started the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik and I loved it way more than I thought I would although I do already love her writing. It's set in an alternate history setting during the Napolean War where they have an "Air Force" of dragons and their riders. I'm not much of a war reader so some of that got a little boring with me, but I loved the main character and his dragon so much in this one. And her writing style is so immersive that I felt like I wanted to read it slower to savor it more. :)
Oh thank goodness I feel so much more comfortable knowing somebody else gets emotional and weird laughs like I do. I love how crum called Hermione. Hermioniny. 😆
Wonderful vid 😍 thank you for doing this. I have always wanted to read Eragon, and now I will! I think I will also be checking out A Great and Terrible Beauty. Sounds fantastic. 👍🏻
What a perfect video idea😍 Of course, I know exactly what you mean about that feeling. I have never actually read Eragon. I think I might next time I want some children’s fantasy. I hope it still has the same effect!!
I don't know if I'd really describe it as children's fantasy to be honest. I always thought it was YA but I've also seen it in the adult section. Cross ages it would seem aha.
I've had a very similar experience with Hunger Games. I am currently reading my way through the Charlie Bone-books, I haven't read them as a child. They are quite cute.
those are wonderful. i wonna read them but i really prefer hard copies so any one know a way to get gave out books, i leave in Ethiopia and it's difficult to get books here. thanks for the video .
Eragon is kind of a sad case for me. I remember reading it when I was younger (probably around 12?) and liking the first and the second book. However, even back then I found the second book to be incredibly boring at some parts (namely all the parts written from Eragons brother's perspective). I actually skipped those parts which is something I normally never do. Never finished the series. When I was older I tried re-reading the first book but couldn't finish it since I found it to be so incredibly boring and uninteresting and just not that well written. A fantasy series that I really liked when I was younger is The Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan. Loved them. The Skulduggery Pleasant series is really good too, I discovered it when I was already an adult and it's meant for children, but it can totally be read by adult readers as well. Edit: Just remembered another book that I loved as a kid (I read it around the same time as I read the Harry Potter books, though I started HP at the age of 7 or 8): Bartimaeus. The first book is so funny, witty and full of magic. But I never read the rest of the series.
Weirdly I'd never heard of Bartimaeus books until this comment and then watched a video today where someone mentioned them aha. It's hard to say whether you'll enjoy the inheritance cycle if you try again. I love the long, epic fantasy style with lots of world building and details even when the plot isn't speeding forward in the books. I'd recommend trying the audiobooks, that might work. It's how I experienced them when I picked the series back up at 19! Trudi Canavan's books were already on my list but you've bumped them up!
Jean id love to recommend you 'The Ninth Rain' by Jen Williams its a fantasy with such complex characters and a really vast world and it definietly has dragons, it gave me such Harry Potter vibes with great morally grey characters and worldbuilding, it also has LGBT rep and a female scientist 😻
Aha I haven't seen star wars but I do feel like sci-fi/fantasy books are always just repeats of the same plots or bits cut and paste together. There are a finite number of plots I think.
CHARLIE BONE. Its been a 1000 years since I have heard about it. I totally agree. Charlie bone is very similar to Harry Potter in terms of a gripping storyline. Unfortunately, it's writing is more childish and kinda mediocre. Still love it though. I would recommend this to younger children. ERAGON THOUGH. We have a similar reading experience only that I have yet to pick it up again. I shall when I can 😭😭 (too many amazing new books around)
Charlie Bone is such an unknown but amazing book series! I love it so much! Read them all around 4 times, and still love them.
Omg this is the first time I’ve heard someone mention Charlie Bone on Booktube! I loooved these books and read them during the long waits for the next HP book haha
Part of me is tempted to re-read them now! I'm worried it'll ruin the childhood magic though aha.
It won't. I still love those books
Oh my gosh I loooved the Charlie Bone series when I was a kid!
Glad to find other fans here!
@@JeansThoughts Why we still don't have Charlie Bone films?
Totally agree with the Charlie Bone series. Love the idea of the Pets cafe!
Glad I'm not alone!
I'm 14. I LOVE charlie bone so much. I've waited for 4 years to read the rest of the books(i only got to read 1-6)i just started the 7th one last night and its my favorite thing ever
2 series I want to suggest.
Ursula LeGuin’s A Wizard of Earthsea (1st of a series). This first book especially resonated with me. The world-building and magic system is brilliant, and the characters so real. This book is followed by The Tombs of Atuan and the Farthest Shore. In fact I think there are 2 or 3 others, but at the time I originally read them it was a trilogy with no followups on the horizon.
Another series of books I’d actually call a sub-series, because it happens on a smaller scale than the original series. In Anne McKaffre’s Dragon Riders of Pern series the YA subset includes Dragon Song, Dragon Singer, and Dragon Drums. These are awesome books that transport you away and made me want to reread them over and over.
Despite all the degeneration on the internet, glad I found a wholesome community on the internet who appreciates these books.
I LOVE CHARLIE BONE! I've never seen anyone else talk about it and often feel like I'm the only one that remembers them! lol I also love the Inheritance Cycle but I know you've talked about them before and I totally appreciate that. Have you ever read the Septimus Heap series? I know I read those books at the same time as CB, IC, and HP; and it's incredible. Really want to do a reread soon! Of ALL these books now.
For me series that give me a Harry Potter feeling would be “his dark materials”, “ Fablehaven”, “Eragon” and “Mid Nighters” 😍😍😍
Fablehaven is AMAZING!!!! so well written
This format is brilliant. I haven't watched a single book related video for years now, but I really enjoyed watching this one.
Aw thank you I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
Thanks so much for making this video, Jean! I’m forever looking for books to escape in, like Harry Potter! Usually I just return to the series itself, but it’s great to have some new options to try! I’m especially interested in The Diviners! I’m currently working my way through the Robin Hobb series, but I’m especially excited about the Dragon Keeper!
I hope you enjoy the Diviners. I'm the same, sometimes I really need some really good escapism literature and that's what Harry Potter serves as but it's nice to have the excitement of plots I don't know.
Both the Diviners and eragon sound brilliant! I've got eragon on my shelf, soo tempted to pick it up now. Thanks for the video Jean!
Oh I have been WAITING FOR THIS. Even with the spoilers I got yesterday. Libba Bray is somewhere I am going to go super soon and I also think you should try the Nevermoor series, the author is Jessica Townsend xxx
Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Mary's gave me that same cosy, totally immersed sensation. So much so that I have rationed myself otherwise I would have rushed through them so fast, and part of the enjoyment is anticipation!! I usually love anything to do with time travel and I love well -constructed mysteries that tie up all the loose ends and are meticulous... Just love them!
I found this video interesting and it gave me some inspiration. I've only just discovered your channel, and your blog, and have only watched 3 videos so far, but have found them all really good, and I appreciate the way you present reviews. Looking forward to watching more :)
Nevermoor! Nevermoor! Nevermoor! I’m a bookseller and I haven’t been as excited reading a children’s book since Harry Potter.
Aha everyone is raving about the one of late. I'll have to check it out.
Nevermoor is on my TBR list heard so much about it recently xx
It’s só good to know that you’ve enjoyed Eragon at a later stage in your life as well, I’ve read the first three when I was young, but like you, I never got around to finishing the series because of the gap in publishing, and I forgot the story and never re-read them. Now I’ve been hesitant because, what if I wouldn’t like them anymore and maybe ruin a childhood memory of liking the books? (This does make sense in my head, maybe not so much when writing it down) But you’ve convinced me to pick them up again!
I'm so happy you mentioned Libba Bray!
yay new Harry Potter and classics episode! So-so excited! 😄 I appreciate the effort you put into this series so much, Jean 💕
That really does mean a lot!
This video is so wholesome
As for ones that I read as a child, I fell in love with the Inkheart series, Ella Enchanted, the Percy Jackson series, Fablehaven series, Savvy by Ingrid Law, and A Wrinkle in Time + sequels.
But the truly special ones are the one that I’ve read as an adult that have given me the same HP feelings: Lumberjanes graphic novels, The Bear and the Nightingale series, Among Others by Jo Walton, The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
And three that have stood the test of time, that are (after HP) my favorite worlds to return to: The Books of Bayern series, and the Princess Academy series, both by Shannon Hale. And the Graceling series by Kristin Cashore :)
Ooh it's good to hear such high praise for The Bear and the Nightingale, it's on my shelf. I also need to read more Jo Walton given how much I adored Tooth and Claw. Unfortunately The Book Thief wasn't for me though, just goes to show how subjective it all is :).
Robin Hobb is the best. The Farseer trilogy and the rest of the books that center around Fitz are my absolutely favorite. The character development in all her books is very on point but I especially enjoy the friendship between Fitz and the Fool. Something about them just fills my heart. I really have to pace myself with her books or I'll read them all too quickly and then there won't be any more to read!
Some other books that remind me of this is the His Dark Materials series, the Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce, Abarat by Clive Barker, or the So You Want to Be a Wizard series by Diane Duane.
I second the Farseer Series love. Before LOTR, harry potter and ASOIAF there was Assassins Apprentice for me, which accompanied me in my early, not so easy, teen years. I felt i had a deep psychological connection with Fitz. Ofcourse the subsequent series of Robin Hobb in the farseer world have also captivated me, but not as much as the farseer one. Highly, highly recommend you to read it.
I feel a big library order coming on!! Aside from Harry potter & the hunger games I haven't read anything like this but you make it sound so good! Love how my reading horizons can be diversified like this. Thanks 🙂
Great video. I thought you articulated the reason Harry Potter holds such significance and comfort for a generation of readers beautifully. The only other series that got me in the same way and that I still regularly revisit is the old kingdom series. Sabriel ❤️
Ah yeah I have some friends that really enjoyed that series as well! Glad we're on the same page about Harry Potter ;)
I never read Eragon so I think that’s a series I need to pick up - same with Robin Hobb. I’ve been meaning to read Robin Hobb for ages. One fantasy series I also loved when I was younger is Inkheart, did you read those?
The Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage! It was actually my girst ever fantasy series and I loved it, still do! A tad more middle-grade reading maybe, but still great!
OH JEAN! First Sweep and now Charlie Bone...you're serenading my lil reading soul. I'm super intrigued by your enthusiasm for A Great and Terrible Beauty! Hopefully I might get to those one day...
Ooh and Nevermore by Neil Gaiman gave me HP vibes :)
We had excellent reading taste as kids/teens evidently!
I do need to read more Neil Gaiman!
Exactly ;)
It's hit and miss to be honest, but that's my favorite one!
..A recent '..Chronicles of Narnia!' re-read had transported me back years to my earliest weeks w/ '..Harry Potter!'! Phenomenal video!!
Oh I’m surprised (maybe?) that a Terry Pratchett book didn’t make this list! Only because I have the same feelings towards the HP series as the Discworld series. So anyway, thank you for recommending Going Postal at whatever point, it was pretty much life changing! Love the content, cheers!
The Discworld books are some of my favourite of all time, but the feeling of reading them is just different to me from Harry Potter. ☺️
I absolutely loved this video! I can't believe all this time I still haven't picked up Tooth and Claw! I just ordered it from my library.
Oh my gosh you must you must you must! I need more people to talk about it with aha.
2022 person here. So glad you mentioned Charlie Bone!!! Tis my favorite book series, but I HIGHLY recommend you read The Impossible Quest series, by Kate Forsyth
eragon was wonderful. Im 11 right now i read harry potter, charlie bone, and eragon i loved them . i read them before the video, but im very excited to see what else she recommends.
I think mine is Paul O'Grady's series of autobiographies. I know it sounds like an odd choice, but I find them such a comfort read, they make me feel like I'm time travelling and I'm right there with him when he's describing his childhood, teenage years and then adult years. I re-read them every year, and even have them in paperback and e-book form in case I need to take them somewhere where I need a comfort read!
I was a relative latecomer to Harry Potter, I didn't start the books till I was about 21/22 and at University, as I had nothing else to read and brought along my mum's copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. As she had bought them to read to her class. I then enjoyed the first one so much, I had to race around Sunderland to find the remaining copies from the series, and then the day after I graduated, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was published.
I would suggest Island of the Aunts and The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson. I read these as an adult, as I did with the HP series, and they have some Harry Potter vibes.
The Secret of Platform 13 was one of my favourite books as a child. Perhaps because it was a stand alone my feelings reading it don’t feel the same as Harry Potter in my memory but it I do a top ten children’s books it’ll be on there ☺️
Dragon Keeper sounds really good. Robin Hobb is on my list of authors whose books I need to check out. :) One book that made me feel like Harry Potter did is Howl's Moving Castle. I grew up watching the Miyazaki adaptation with my friends, and then I read the book, which I loved even more. It's so magical and whimsical.
I also sort of casually saw The Hunger Games, and did not expect to like it as much as I did. I read all the books but never watched the other films. Do you or anyone else know if they're any good? Tooth and Claw also sounds pretty amazing. And I also still want to read A Great and Terrible Beauty, you make it sound so good!
I love Harry Potter (let's be honest, Hermione) and totally understand the intense love for the series. I loved A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY, especially the audiobooks. CHARLIE BONE and ERAGON were also teenage favorites. Those audiobooks really made me fall in love with the worlds the author had created.
I think this is a great video idea! :) For me, the books that made me feel most like Harry Potter did was the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, and Trudi Canavan's The Black Magician trilogy.
You don't own a dragon, you just become its human. A bit like when you get a cat :D Listening to you talk about Eragon makes me really want to read more of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon Books. Think I read my first one when I was 26 or so. Watched all of the TV show episodes of it on Netflix as well. So good.
Thank you for this video!
I feel the same about Eragon and Hunger Games!! I added Tooth and Claws in my wish-list, I'm super intrigued!!
Ooh I do hope you enjoy Tooth and Claw, I love it so much
I totaly agree on The Diviners, wich I've read all three books of in the past six months. And I just picked up A great and terrible beauty yesterday, and I'm loving it already! maybe Strange the Dreamer belongs on this list as well? And Carry On by Rainbow Rowell! If you havent read those, I highly recommend you do !:)
I have just started The Diviner’s! A great and terrible beauty sounds like something I would love
I can literally listen to you read a phone book. You have an incredible voice. Also, fantastic video! :)
The Gemma Doyle series is one of top series, it may even top Harry Potter. I read the first book when it first came out so my teen years hold memories of the book. I even did a painting of the 1st book cover in art class and one of the first book series I started reading fan fiction for while waiting for the books to be released. Harry Potter is more attached to my childhood, I was the same age as the characters when the movies came out. I still haven't watched the 6th and 2 Deathly Hallows films since i heard they removed a lot of good content from the books.
Yes I loved The Diviners and feel the same about it. I only read it earlier this year, and I can't wait to get around to continuing on with the series.
You're slowly convincing me to consider picking up A Great and Terrible Beauty and I don't read YA usually... STOP.
Loved this video btw I don't think I've ever found something that equals my excitement for HP but I would love for something getting at least close to it! I also really enjoyed The Hunger Games even if I'm not a YA reader as I said :)
His dark materials by Phillip Pullman!!
I loved Eragon, I started reading it right after I have finished HP 6 (I was waiting for the 7 book!) and it was great! Saphira
Feel the same way
The Percy Jackson and the heros of Olympus series’s are pretty good too gave me the same feeling as Harry Potter as well but absolutely amazing list loved Eragon and the Charlie Bone series
Completely agree with the Inheritance series, I had the exact same feeling growing up with it. If you are a fan of high fantasy though, one of my favourite ever series are the books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon. It’s one of those ones where I can remember exactly where I was when I first read them. Other than Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings, it’s the only fantasy series I find myself re-reading again and again. Would highly recommend them if you’ve never read them!
I remember loving the first eragon books when I was younger, but for some weird reason I never continued the series. Other books that made me feel similar to HP are obviously the His Dark Materials books, and (to a lesser extent) also the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss.
MIght have been like me, there were long gaps between the books and they were difficult to remember all the names etc so they just faded away until I started again like 8 years later aha. I like his Dark Materials but I don't think it got me at the right time so I never fell in love with it. Still haven't read the third book aha.
This is such a great topic for a video! For me, the book Ella Enchanted gives me the nostalgia feeling that most people get from Harry Potter, as well as the magic and the humour and a wonderful young female character! -Emma
I would recommend the Tomorrow When The War Began series. For me, I loved it just as much as Harry Potter.
I really enjoyed this video! I also loved The Hunger Games. When I first heard about it, I thought it would be awful. And in a way it is of course, haha, but I'm so glad I gave it a try anyway. And years ago I read A Great and Terrible Beauty, but never got to the rest of the series. I think want to correct that, and I'm also looking forward to finally reading a Robin Hobb book. But I already know that then I want to read them all, and that asks quite a time commitment ;)
Tamora Pierce's Tortall series is probably the only series I can think of that I love as much as Harry Potter. Protector of the Small is my personal favourite quartet but I love them all. think they overtook my love of Harry Potter for a while but now theyre pretty even.
I loved the Rangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan! Do insanely good, made my childhood! I really want to pick up all of these books that you mention they sound absolutely brilliant!
I enjoyed Harry Potter but I didn't start reading it till I was a bit older so my equivalent to Harry Potter is the Rangers Apprentice which I was so invested in and grew up with.
I just started the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik and I loved it way more than I thought I would although I do already love her writing. It's set in an alternate history setting during the Napolean War where they have an "Air Force" of dragons and their riders. I'm not much of a war reader so some of that got a little boring with me, but I loved the main character and his dragon so much in this one. And her writing style is so immersive that I felt like I wanted to read it slower to savor it more. :)
Yes! I just read Temeraire last month and really enjoyed it ^_^ I'm looking forward to reading the sequel, plus there are loads to keep us going aha.
she looks close to Emily vancamp,,
Perhaps sibling,,,
Oh thank goodness I feel so much more comfortable knowing somebody else gets emotional and weird laughs like I do. I love how crum called Hermione. Hermioniny. 😆
And how Grawp calls Hagrid. 😂🌎
I've never read the books but I loved the movies and I will read them next year😺
Wonderful vid 😍 thank you for doing this. I have always wanted to read Eragon, and now I will! I think I will also be checking out A Great and Terrible Beauty. Sounds fantastic. 👍🏻
What a perfect video idea😍 Of course, I know exactly what you mean about that feeling. I have never actually read Eragon. I think I might next time I want some children’s fantasy. I hope it still has the same effect!!
We need not verbalise it aha, we all know! Eragon is amazing and definitely the upper end of YA, it gets pretty complicated and dark.
I don't know if I'd really describe it as children's fantasy to be honest. I always thought it was YA but I've also seen it in the adult section. Cross ages it would seem aha.
Jean Bookishthoughts Oooh okay! Good to know. Thank you☺️
Another Nevermoor fan here. It's one of the few books that i've bought in both paperback and hardcover.
Aha I'm really going to have to check out Nevermoor.
I've had a very similar experience with Hunger Games. I am currently reading my way through the Charlie Bone-books, I haven't read them as a child. They are quite cute.
I'm debating doing a re-read of Charlie Bone now although I imagine they're not quite as exciting as an adult aha.
those are wonderful. i wonna read them but i really prefer hard copies so any one know a way to get gave out books, i leave in Ethiopia and it's difficult to get books here. thanks for the video .
Eragon is kind of a sad case for me. I remember reading it when I was younger (probably around 12?) and liking the first and the second book. However, even back then I found the second book to be incredibly boring at some parts (namely all the parts written from Eragons brother's perspective). I actually skipped those parts which is something I normally never do. Never finished the series.
When I was older I tried re-reading the first book but couldn't finish it since I found it to be so incredibly boring and uninteresting and just not that well written.
A fantasy series that I really liked when I was younger is The Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan. Loved them.
The Skulduggery Pleasant series is really good too, I discovered it when I was already an adult and it's meant for children, but it can totally be read by adult readers as well.
Edit: Just remembered another book that I loved as a kid (I read it around the same time as I read the Harry Potter books, though I started HP at the age of 7 or 8): Bartimaeus. The first book is so funny, witty and full of magic. But I never read the rest of the series.
Bartimaeus ftw! The rest are worth reading, the prequel was pretty good as well
Weirdly I'd never heard of Bartimaeus books until this comment and then watched a video today where someone mentioned them aha. It's hard to say whether you'll enjoy the inheritance cycle if you try again. I love the long, epic fantasy style with lots of world building and details even when the plot isn't speeding forward in the books. I'd recommend trying the audiobooks, that might work. It's how I experienced them when I picked the series back up at 19! Trudi Canavan's books were already on my list but you've bumped them up!
Jean id love to recommend you 'The Ninth Rain' by Jen Williams its a fantasy with such complex characters and a really vast world and it definietly has dragons, it gave me such Harry Potter vibes with great morally grey characters and worldbuilding, it also has LGBT rep and a female scientist 😻
Such a good idea for a video xx
Thanks ^_^ x
Thanks so much for all the recommendations!!!!!! They all sound so amazing and something I would really enjoy
Such a great idea!
Glad you enjoyed it ^_^
Also on another note I loved the inheritance cycle, but has anyone else noticed Eragon’s plot is almost identical to Star Wars?
Aha I haven't seen star wars but I do feel like sci-fi/fantasy books are always just repeats of the same plots or bits cut and paste together. There are a finite number of plots I think.
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WOO CHARLIE BONE!
I wasn't born til book 4 was out, couldn't read to that level until around the last one was out. I'm a Skulduggery Pleasant kid ALL THE WAY
Check ou The Tapestry series by Henry Neff, real similar series.
you have to read the guardians of ga'hoole
No books will ever be like Harry Potter 😔😥
CHARLIE BONE. Its been a 1000 years since I have heard about it. I totally agree. Charlie bone is very similar to Harry Potter in terms of a gripping storyline. Unfortunately, it's writing is more childish and kinda mediocre. Still love it though. I would recommend this to younger children.
ERAGON THOUGH. We have a similar reading experience only that I have yet to pick it up again. I shall when I can 😭😭 (too many amazing new books around)
Sweet im cool with harry potter 😂 😂 😂 😂
You are so cute