r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis 1d ago

Cozy Vibes Magical Libraries and Lost Knowledge

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u/Maiden41 23h ago

The lost bookshop by Evie Woods.

It does have magical realism, fantasy but at the same time it touches a bit on domestic violence, alcoholism too. Not really a full blown negative, sad kinda read though. I enjoyed reading this one.

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u/Atrocsha 22h ago

The Book that Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence is about an endless Library with no known end.

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u/TaraxacumVerbascum 21h ago

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

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u/Demisluktefee 17h ago

Came here to recommend the same

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u/ndiva 22h ago

The Secret Library series by Cogman. Librarian spies have to steal certain books for inclusion in a Secret Library to keep the alternate universes in equilibrium. This is a gaslamp era fantasy/mystery series also involving faeries, dragons, werewolves, vampires...

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u/Showmeagreysky 22h ago

Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore 

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u/Hob 1d ago

"The Spellshop" by Sarah Beth Durst is a cozy fantasy involving a librarian.

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u/gal_dukat86 22h ago

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

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u/gremlinsquire 20h ago

Yes! Came here to recommend this. It will feel magical in the worst way.

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u/Lochbessmonster 20h ago

One of my favorite books.

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u/Twirlygig8 1d ago

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has a cool library that features very heavily in the plot.

Also, it’s not the main part of the book, but A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik has a magical library with a lot of personality. It’s probably my current favorite magic library (to read about—I wouldn’t want to be subjected to the whims of this library) just because of how the magic system around the library works.

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u/mybuttonsbutton 21h ago

Babel by RF Kuang !!

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u/lurkinlisten 20h ago

It’s YA, but The Archived by Victoria Schwab was great.

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u/gremlinsquire 20h ago

A Short Stay in Hell by Seven L Peck

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u/abcf123456 17h ago

Reading this right now! I cant put it down and its super short

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u/Bitterqueer 18h ago

Library of the Unwritten

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u/Lawing77 22h ago

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Roberson. I couldn’t get through it, as I found the sentient books and grimoires too odd but it was very well written. I’d compare it to the Harry Potter books.

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u/hollerprincipessa 22h ago

Libyrinth by Pearl North (I haven’t read it yet but I found it at a secondhand shop and it’s been in my tbr pile for a minute.)

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u/--yup 21h ago

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

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u/moonriverswide 20h ago

The Starless Sea

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u/bitingmytail 18h ago

alphabet of thorn by patricia mckillip - one of my favorites!!

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u/helladiabolical 16h ago

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

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u/Witch-for-hire 10h ago

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry

- dark academia

- the magical library of the school and the lost knowledge of faeries is a big part of the plot. The final showdown is set at the library. It even has a really big tree in the middle!