Lazy Girl's Guide To Magic Books in Order
Part ofHelen Harper Books in OrderThis page covers the Lazy Girl's Guide To Magic books by Helen Harper in order, with summaries, background, and where to begin.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Slouch Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Ivy Wilde would rather stay on the sofa than solve magical crimes. A bureaucratic mistake binds her to the very serious Raphael Winter and drags her into Arcane Branch.
Sparkle Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Snow, Santa, and seasonal magic should be cozy, but Ivy Wilde's holidays rarely stay peaceful. This festive novella adds Christmas stress to her already inconvenient magical life.
Spirit Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Ivy knows the value of being dead to the world, but actual spirits are another matter. Her latest case forces her into ghostly danger and more work than she wants.
Star Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Ivy and Winter are pulled into another magical investigation, this time with cameras, celebrity chaos, and plenty of unwanted effort. Ivy's talent keeps ruining her plans to be lazy.
Series background & context
The Lazy Girl's Guide To Magic is Helen Harper at her funniest. The series follows Ivy Wilde, a witch with real talent and very little interest in using it if it means leaving the sofa, missing snacks, or doing anything that looks like hard work.
Ivy is not a chosen one by choice.
Her life changes because of a bureaucratic mix-up. A case of mistaken identity gets her dragged into Arcane Branch, the investigative arm of the Hallowed Order of Magical Enlightenment. Ivy would like to object. Loudly. Preferably from home. Instead, she is magically bound to Adeptus Exemptus Raphael Winter, a driven and painfully serious investigator who treats discipline as if it were a food group.
The comedy comes from that mismatch. Ivy is clever, capable, and deeply allergic to effort. Winter is controlled, ambitious, and very sure procedures exist for a reason. Their cases force them to work together through stolen magical objects, suspicious film sets, ghosts, Christmas chaos, and plenty of supernatural nonsense.
The books are cozy urban fantasy with a mystery spine. There is danger, but the overall mood is lighter than Blood Destiny or Bo Blackman. Ivy's familiar, Brutus, adds extra charm and complaint, while Ivy herself keeps proving that laziness and intelligence are not opposites.
Start with Slouch Witch. The main trilogy is Slouch Witch, Star Witch, and Spirit Witch, with Sparkle Witch as a festive extra. It is a great starting point if you want Harper's humor before diving into her darker series.
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