Books Like Carry On

Loved Carry On by Rainbow Rowell? If its young adult, romance and lgbtq+ protagonist hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Hunted and The School for Good and Evil. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Carry On: Young Adult · Romance · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Enemies to Lovers · Magic Academy

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling

Boarding School · Magic Academy · Chosen One Destiny · Chosen One · Fantasy

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Hunted
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

Boarding School · Chosen One · Young Adult · Prophecy · Fantasy

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The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani

Magic Academy · Boarding School · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Fantasy

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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green, David Levithan

Sexual Orientation · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Young Adult · Witty Banter · Romance

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Threshing Day
Rebecca Yarros

Boarding School · Chosen One · Enemies to Lovers · Fantasy · Romance

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Abhorsen
Garth Nix

Chosen One Destiny · Chosen One · Young Adult · Prophecy · Teen Protagonist

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The Awakening
Caroline Peckham

Magic Academy · Enemies to Lovers · Romance · Fantasy · Witty Banter

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The Raven King
Maggie Stiefvater

Prophecy · Boarding School · Young Adult · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Fantasy

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A Marvellous Light
Freya Marske

LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Sexual Orientation · Romance · Witty Banter · Fantasy

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Infinite Shores
Pascale Lacelle

Magic Academy · Prophecy · Young Adult · Fantasy · LGBTQ+ Protagonist

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Serpent & Dove
Shelby Mahurin

Enemies to Lovers · Young Adult · Romance · Witty Banter · Fantasy

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Powerless
Lauren Roberts

Enemies to Lovers · Young Adult · Witty Banter · Romance · Teen Protagonist

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath
Moniquill Blackgoose

Magic Academy · Boarding School · Teen Protagonist · Fantasy · LGBTQ+ Protagonist

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The Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan

Chosen One · Prophecy · Witty Banter · Fantasy · Funny

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The Incandescent
Emily Tesh

Boarding School · Magic Academy · Fantasy · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Witty Banter

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Faebound
Saara El-Arifi

LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Prophecy · Sexual Orientation · Romance · Fantasy

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The Unspoken Name
A.K. Larkwood

LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Sexual Orientation · Enemies to Lovers · Series Starter · Fantasy

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Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo

Chosen One Destiny · Young Adult · Chosen One · Teen Protagonist · Fantasy

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Heated Rivalry: Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max (First Time Trade)
Rachel Reid

Sexual Orientation · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Enemies to Lovers · Romance · Witty Banter

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Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi

Chosen One · Young Adult · Enemies to Lovers · Fantasy · Teen Protagonist

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