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Books like The Bright Sessions: 9 series to read next

The Bright Sessions is about psychic powers and coming of age, set in our world and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Bright Sessions is 3 books, 2019–2021.

“Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back.”
from the catalogue description of The Infinite Noise

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Midnighters
Becca King
Weetzie Bat
Every Day
Sweep / Wicca (UK)
Kairos
The Curse Workers
The Sententia
House of Night

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

Tense in tone.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Secret Hour →

Becca KingSeries

seriesElizabeth George4 books2012

About psychic powers, set in contemporary and north america.

“Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it’s a world apart.”
from the catalogue description of The Edge of Nowhere

Start with The Edge of Nowhere →

Weetzie BatSeries

seriesFrancesca Lia Block7 books1989

Literary & general, whimsical in tone.

“The books follow main character, Weetzie Bat and her friends and family members, who all live in Los Angeles.”
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Start with Weetzie Bat →

Every DaySeries

seriesDavid Levithan3 books2012

Romance, about body swap.

“David Levithan's Every Day follows A, a consciousness with no fixed body who wakes each morning inside a different person's life, and who falls for a girl named Rhiannon despite the impossibility of ever staying in one body to be with her.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Every Day →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

About witches.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Tense in tone, about family secrets and curses.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

The SententiaSeries

seriesCara Bertrand3 books2014

Fantasy, mysterious in tone, about psychic powers and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“At her new boarding school, Lainey Young has visions that confirm she is one of the Sententia, a society for the psychically gifted, but she and crush Carter Penrose soon learn that the extent of her powers may be putting her danger.”
from the catalogue description of Lost in Thought

Start with Lost in Thought →

House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

About vampires.

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Marked →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Bright Sessions?: Midnighters — the closest match to The Bright Sessions on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Bright Sessions?: The Infinite Noise. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Bright Sessions.
How big is The Bright Sessions?: The Bright Sessions is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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