So You Liked WandaVision

Happy Monday, friends! I’m taking a bit of a different direction for my So You Liked post today. With the popularity of WandaVision, I figure it’d be fun to connect some books to the show! Since the show is over, you’re probably like me and looking for something with that kind of feel. I’ve honestly been missing Marvel movies and can’t wait for everything coming out in the next year!

While comics are the obvious connection to WandaVision, I think there are a lot of other books with a similar feel. I might make more of these book recommendation posts based on shows in the future, too! If there’s something you love and you’d like to see book recs for it, let me know in the comments!

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Top Read-a-Likes for WandaVision

Are you looking for some comic recommendations?

Captain Marvel, Vol 1: Higher, Further, Faster by Kelly Sue DeConnick

With the references to Captain Marvel in WandaVision, what’s a better place to start! This one follows Carol Danvers on a mission to return an alien girl to her home world. Carol’s past comes to meet her, much like Wanda’s trying to escape hers. Let’s hope that Carol and Wanda get to meet again in the MCU!

Ms. Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson

After Kamala Khan suddenly gets superpowers, she has to decide how to use them in her hometown, Jersey City. But that means balancing a lot of aspects of her life that maybe she’s not ready for. Like Wanda, Kamala has to learn how to control and balance her own powers. Plus, Kamala is eventually getting her own Disney+ show!

Superior Spider-Man, Vol 1: My Own Worst Enemy by Dan Slott

Obviously, I had to include Spider-Man in here. Superior Spider-Man is one of my favorite runs because it really looks at the line between hero and villain, like WandaVision does. When Doc Ock takes over Peter Parker’s body, he makes a lot of changes. But can Otto really be the Spider-Man that the town needs?

Maybe you want something with witches.

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

After accidentally raising her brother from the dead, Tea learns that she is a bone witch. But that puts a mark on her back. So, an older bone witch takes her to another land where she can hone her elemental powers. However, she has to do it quickly, as there is dark magic at work. Magic that puts Tea and her brother in danger.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Bree wants nothing to do with her past after losing her mother to a car accident. However, when she goes to a program at UNC-Chapel Hill, she realizes that maybe her mother’s death wasn’t an accident. In order to investigate her death, she has to join a secret society made of the “Legendborn.” Since it seems that Bree might have powers of her own.

The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag

In Aster’s family, the boys become shapeshifters and the girls become witches. Unfortunately, Aster still hasn’t shifted. But he does have a fascination with witchcraft, something that has been forbidden. When shifters start to disappear, Aster’s powers might the only thing that can save his family.

Do you love superhero stories?

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

Nick Bell might not have any superpowers, outside of having ADHD. But he loves writing about the Extraordinaries in his world. After an incident lands his dad in the hospital, Nick is desperate to make himself have powers. With the help of his best friend, Seth Gray, maybe he’ll do just that.

Shuri by Nic Stone

Something is wrong with the Heart-Shaped Herb that gives the Black Panther powers. It keeps dying, no matter what the people of Wakanda do. So, Shuri sets out to figure out what’s wrong with the plant in order to save the future of Wakanda. This is the start of a new novel series from Marvel, and it promises to be explosive!

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Danny Tozer just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the most powerful hero in her universe. Doing so gave the body she always wanted–but now it’s outed her to everyone in life as transgender. Now, Danny has to adjust to her new life in a lot of different ways. And step up to be the hero everyone thinks she is.

Perhaps you’re in the mood for alternate universes!

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman

When Ash takes a hard hit at a football game, suddenly his world seems a little different. Each hard hit makes things more and more different, exposing things that are wrong with his own world. Ash has to find the strength to put his world back to normal, but with everything that’s wrong with it, does he really want to? Check out more in my full review!

The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold

Noah’s life is pretty normal; he’s got great friends, maybe a slight obsession with David Bowie, and is a pretty okay swimmer. But when he gets hypnotized, everything seems just a little off. Everything about his life has been re-written, and now he has to figure out how to get back.

Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse by Dan Slott

Oops another Spider-Man rec! But how can I have a list about the multiverse without referencing the Marvel multiverse? We all know it’s coming, and that’s probably what WandaVision was setting up. Read the comics that inspired the animated movie, and get to know the Marvel multiverse a little bit better!

Or maybe you just want a book that deals with grief.

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

When Griffin’s ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, Griffin’s world implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California and started seeing someone else. Griffin always thought they’d end up getting back together eventually. Now, Griffin is losing himself in his OCD, and the only person who might understand is Theo’s current boyfriend, Jackson.

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

Carver Briggs sent the text message that caused the tragic card accident where his three best friends died. Now, Carver can’t stop blaming himself for their deaths. To help work through his grief, Carver has a “goodbye day” with his friends’ loved ones to hopefully bring peace to both sides.

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The monster in Conor’s backyard is the one that has come from his nightmares. His nightmares that started when his mother started her cancer treatment. And the monster wants something terrible. It wants Conor to face the truth of his mother’s declining health. It wants Conor to face his grief.