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Uprooted by Naomi Novik
A quiet village girl is claimed by the enigmatic wizard known as the Dragon—only to find a darker forest and older magic waiting for her. Lush, witty, and fiercely enchanting, Uprooted weaves folklore and friendship into a spellbinding tale of courage and wildfire power.
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... Slavic folklore, winter spirits, and a village threatened by an encroaching, uncanny wilderness?
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
If the way Agnieszka faces the malevolent Wood—and the old-story feel of chyerti and forest legends—hooked you, you’ll love how The Bear and the Nightingale steeps you in frost-bitten myth. Like the Wood’s creeping corruption, Vasya’s Russia is beset by a darkness that feeds on fear and neglect of the old ways. As Agnieszka draws on Jaga’s wild legacy, Vasya leans into her gift to parley with household spirits and the winter-king, protecting her village with the same fierce, defiant heart.
... a prickly mentor–student dynamic that becomes mutual respect as power is learned the hard way?
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
If you loved how Agnieszka’s rough-edged, intuitive magic rubbed against the Dragon’s exacting discipline until respect (and real learning) sparked, Ged’s journey will resonate. Like Agnieszka unleashing power she barely understands, Ged’s early arrogance unleashes a shadow that he must learn to master. The push-pull of instruction, humility, and earned wisdom mirrors the tower lessons and hard-won cooperation that turned Agnieszka and the Dragon into true partners.
... mysterious, intuitive magic that works by feel more than rules?
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Drawn to Agnieszka’s wild spellcraft—cooking by instinct rather than the Dragon’s recipe-book incantations? The Night Circus revels in that same sensuous, rule-light magic. Its dueling magicians shape wonders the way Agnieszka sings spells into being, with artistry and intent rather than rigid glyphs. If Jaga’s crooked, living magic thrilled you, this dreamlike contest and its lush, unruly enchantments will, too.
... ancient forest powers and the cost of waging war against the natural world?
The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
If the Wood’s rage—and the revelation of what men’s violence did to it—moved you, McKillip’s tale sings in the same key. As in Uprooted, a sorcerer’s desperate choice warps the land and calls forth a woodland power that won’t be soothed by simple victory. The atmospheric courts and kitchens echo Agnieszka’s journey from village to capital, while the forest’s grief and beauty mirror the Wood’s terrible, aching mystery.
... slow-burn chemistry between a chaotic heroine and a precise, forbidding mage?
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
If you enjoyed the sparks between freewheeling Agnieszka and the exacting Dragon—from bristling lessons to real tenderness—this delivers that vibe. Elisabeth wields intuition and guts much like Agnieszka, while Nathaniel’s controlled sorcery and dry wit recall the Dragon’s cool severity. Add living grimoires as dangerous as the Wood’s brambles and a capital full of courtly peril, and the romance blooms right alongside the mayhem.
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