If Halla trading dry quips with Sarkis while navigating inheritance tangle at the Temple of the White Rat made you grin, you'll love the irreverent tone and razor-sharp banter in The Princess Bride. From Inigo Montoya’s lethal politeness to Vizzini’s “inconceivable” scheming, it delivers the same blend of swordplay, romance, and cheerful absurdity that kept Swordheart so buoyant.

If the way Halla and Sarkis shift from wary companions to fiercely protective partners—complete with respectful boundaries and awkward, heart-melting honesty—hooked you, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches offers a similarly gentle, growing connection. As Mika finds her place among misfit wards and a grumpy librarian, the romance unfurls with the same cozy warmth and emotional sincerity that made Halla and Sarkis’s bond so satisfying.

If you loved how Swordheart keeps the spotlight on Halla and Sarkis—bickering, negotiating, and choosing each other even amid cultists and legal wrangling—Uprooted centers you on Agnieszka and the Dragon as their prickly partnership deepens. The intimate character focus, from kitchen mishaps to terrifying forest magic, mirrors that feeling of watching two people change each other in the middle of danger.

If Halla’s practical stubbornness—whether arguing down assassins or outmaneuvering greedy relatives with a White Rat advocate at her side—won you over, Prunella in Sorcerer to the Crown will delight you. She’s audacious, resourceful, and cheerfully uninterested in the limits set for her, sweeping through magical high society with the kind of competence and backbone that made Halla such a joy.

If the way Swordheart uses enchantment—an inconveniently heroic swordsman, temple paperwork miracles, and magic that’s more endearing than ominous—made you smile, Legends & Lattes leans into that vibe. Viv’s café dreams, enchanted odds and ends, and kindhearted community-build feel like the low-stress, heart-forward magic that made Halla and Sarkis’s journey so comforting between scrapes.