If you’re excited to belt out your favorite songs when you go see the new Wicked movie then have we got the book recommendations for you! Scroll down to your favorite Wicked song to see what book you should add to your TBR pile.
If your favorite Wicked song is “No One Mourns the Wicked” then you should read Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner.
Both the song and the book encapsulate how mob mentality can make small-minded people villainize anyone who is deemed “different.”
If your favorite Wicked song is “Dear Old Shiz” then you should read Zodiac Rising by Katie Zhao.
Chances are you’re the kind of person who wishes they could attend a magical college like Shiz University, and we think you’ll soon be wishing you could enroll in the Academy of the Twelve from Zodiac Rising!
If your favorite Wicked song is “The Wizard and I” then you should read Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim.
Much like the sister relationship between Elphaba and Nessa in Wicked, Her Radiant Curse features two sisters in a similar dynamic, where Channi is the one cursed with a serpent’s face and her sister Vanna is considered the most beautiful. While Channi isn’t necessarily looking for a wizard to undo her curse, we think she and Elphaba could relate to everyone around them thinking they’re strange and to having fathers who see them as a disappointment.
If your favorite Wicked song is “What Is This Feeling?” then you should read I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre.
We can’t imagine a better song to represent an enemies-to-lovers romance like this one!
If your favorite Wicked song is “Something Bad” then you should read We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis.
This rather ominous song is about how animals are mysteriously disappearing or losing their powers of speech. We Are the Beasts also tells a tale of mysterious disappearances, only the girls in this story use the mysterious disappearances as a cover so they can escape the horrors of their own lives.
If your favorite Wicked song is “Dancing Through Life” then you should read Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon.
Not only does the male love interest in this story have all the confidence and swagger of Fiyero, he’s got the dancing skills, too!
If your favorite Wicked song is “Popular” then you should read American Royals by Katharine McGee.
We just know Galinda would get along famously with the characters in the American Royals series!
If your favorite Wicked song is “I’m Not That Girl” then you should read Not Here to Stay Friends by Kaitlyn Hill.
There’s nothing like a love triangle to bring up those feelings of unrequited love!
If your favorite Wicked song is “One Short Day” then you should read Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort.
The city of Snowglobe may not be green, but it has many similarities to the Emerald City—especially when you consider how both cities hide their secrets beneath all the glitz and glamour.
If your favorite Wicked song is “A Sentimental Man” then you should read The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig.
We can just imagine Merrick (Godfather Death in The Thirteenth Child) singing this song from Wicked.
If your favorite Wicked song is “Defying Gravity” then you should read The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna.
Deka’s story across the entire The Gilded Ones series has a lot of similarities to Elphaba’s story in Wicked, and we think both characters are absolutely magnificent when defying the power structures of their societies.
