I want something like Harry Potter, which I enjoyed ages ago, except I want to pretend LOL Rowling doesn't exist because she is an asshole.
Currently reading the Hunger Games which is just about the right reading level for me to enjoy it and practice German as my second language.
For reference, His Dark Materials is my favorite series ever. Narnia is decent. Sarah J Maas is terrible.
Can you suggest another magical series around this level? Maybe something published more recently? Bonus points for wholesome LGBTQ themes.
by PintsOfGuinness_
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Rubinrot aka Rubyred – the author is actually German
Inkheart. By German author Cornelia Funke. It’s a triology.
Den Mund voll ungesagter Dinge – lesbians who have a bit of trouble finding each other. Das Gegenteil von Hasen, same author, has queer themes but not necessarily wholesome. You can look into well translated books like Das Lied des Achill (Song of Achilles, sweet but heartbreaking tho the first part is a bit boring to get through imo). Any translation of Alice Osemans work because fuck these books are adorable in any language.
Edit: Oh sorry I misread, none of them (except Achill) are magical. Die unendliche Geschichte and13 1/2 Leben des Käptn Blaubär are pretty cool but might be a bit lower than your aimed at reading level