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Books Like Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire · about this book

Loved Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire? If its series, fairy tale retelling and villain protagonist hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Once and Future Witches, Juniper & Thorn and Threadneedle. 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 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West: Series · Fairy Tale Retelling · Villain Protagonist · Witch Protagonist · Witches & Witchcraft

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   The Once and Future Witches

   Alix E. Harrow

   Witch Protagonist · Witches & Witchcraft · Fairy Tale Retelling · Lyrical Prose · Sisters

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   Juniper & Thorn

   Ava Reid

   Witch Protagonist · Fairy Tale Retelling · Witches & Witchcraft · Sisters · Lyrical Prose

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   Threadneedle

   Cari Thomas

   Witch Protagonist · Witches & Witchcraft · Freedom vs Control · Self-Discovery · Absent Parent

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   Long Live Evil

   Sarah Rees Brennan

   Villain Protagonist · Anti-Hero · Satirical · Sisters · Political Intrigue

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   The Shadow Wand

   Laurie Forest

   Witch Protagonist · Freedom vs Control · Witches & Witchcraft · Political Intrigue · Series

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   Animal Farm

   George Orwell

   Freedom vs Control · Tragic · Satire · Satirical · Political Intrigue

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   Perfume

   Patrick Süskind

   Villain Protagonist · Absent Parent · Lyrical Prose · Satirical · Anti-Hero

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8. 

   A Wrinkle in Time

   Madeleine L'Engle

   Freedom vs Control · Belonging · Absent Parent · Self-Discovery · Religion & Spirituality

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9. 

   Ship of Magic

   Robin Hobb

   Anti-Hero · Dense Prose · Sisters · Series · Fantasy

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10. 

    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Suzanne Collins

    Villain Protagonist · Freedom vs Control · Tragic · Series · Political Intrigue

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11. 

    The Witch's Heart

    Genevieve Gornichec

    Witch Protagonist · Witches & Witchcraft · Tragic · Lyrical Prose · Female Lead

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12. 

    The School for Good and Evil

    Soman Chainani

    Fairy Tale Retelling · Villain Protagonist · Satirical · Self-Discovery · Fantasy

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13. 

    Titus Groan

    Mervyn Peake

    Lyrical Prose · Absent Parent · Dense Prose · Fantasy · Anti-Hero

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14. 

    Clariel

    Garth Nix

    Villain Protagonist · Freedom vs Control · Tragic · Political Intrigue · Female Lead

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15. 

    The Secret Life of Bees

    Sue Monk Kidd

    Belonging · Sisters · Absent Parent · Lyrical Prose · Self-Discovery

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16. 

    The Stone Sky

    N.K. Jemisin

    Tragic · Dense Prose · Lyrical Prose · Series · Female Lead

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17. 

    Her Majesty's Royal Coven

    Juno Dawson

    Witch Protagonist · Witches & Witchcraft · Fantasy · Political Intrigue · Series

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18. 

    Lolita

    Vladimir Nabokov

    Villain Protagonist · Tragic · Satire · Dense Prose · Lyrical Prose

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19. 

    The Dispossessed

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Philosophy · Freedom vs Control · Belonging · Self-Discovery · Literary Fiction

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    The Mists of Avalon

    Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Witches & Witchcraft · Tragic · Sisters · Dense Prose · Fantasy

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