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A snarky, fast-paced romp through a magical boarding school where the high school drama is just as dangerous as the supernatural predators. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Hex Hall.
- playfully spooky
- gossipy
- mysterious
- 01
Witch Week
Diana Wynne Jones
A sharply observed, darkly funny boarding school mystery where the magic is just as chaotic and terrifying as the social dynamics of middle school.
- 02
Down a Dark Hall
Lois Duncan · 1974
A claustrophobic gothic mystery that wraps you in the suffocating dread of an isolated boarding school harboring dark, supernatural secrets.
- 03
Half wild
Sally Green
A breathless, blood-soaked sprint through a world that demands you become a monster just to survive.
- 04
Night of the Soul Stealer
Joseph Delaney · 2007
A chilling, winter-bound descent into dark folklore and creeping dread.
- 05
The Sweet Far Thing
Libba Bray
A dark, enchanting collision of strict societal expectations and wild, perilous magic.
- 06
The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani
A wickedly clever subversion of fairy-tale tropes wrapped in a glittering, gothic-tinged exploration of friendship.
- 07
Raven's Gate
Anthony Horowitz
A cinematic, dread-soaked thriller where rural isolation slowly gives way to ancient, supernatural terror.
- 08
Attack of the Fiend
Joseph Delaney · 2008
A chilling, dread-soaked descent into a landscape of warring witches and ancient evils.
- 09
The Storybook of Legends
Shannon Hale
A sparkling, magical boarding school romp about rewriting the rules of your own happily ever after.
- 10
The Near Witch
Victoria Schwab
A haunting, wind-swept mystery where childhood folklore bleeds into a chilling reality.
- 11
The Outlaw Demon Wails (Rachel Morgan, Book 6)
Kim Harrison
A snarky, high-stakes plunge into supernatural consequences where the line between hero and monster dangerously blurs.
- 12
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
A delightfully chaotic fairy tale where the magic is grand but the daily annoyances of living with a dramatic wizard are the real adventure.
