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A review by mitzee
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A really lovely, cozy read about witches, found family, and a “coming of age” later in life. Relatively low stakes but still interesting and engaging.
Why are grumpy Irish men always so attractive? I guess they just are.
Summary of the story for my own records
Mika is a witch who is hired to teach some little kid witches how to control their magic. the kids live with the household help (housekeeper, gardener and his husband, and a librarian- an adopted person)and they are basically a big found family. The kids are all different races because apparently witches are cursed to become orphans at birth.
She ends up falling in love with the whole family and they love her back. Then she learns they have been lying to her the whole time: the witch who they worked for was not actually traveling but had died and the adults buried her in the back yard. But they did that because they knew what was in her will and didn’t want to have to give up the kids.
The reveal is that Mika’s caretaker (like her mom or parent, but didn’t actually raise her) was actually the twin sister of the witch who had died - I basically guessed that. Primrose (Mika’s caretaker) pretended to be her sister (Lily) and fired the lawyer who had been poking around and threatened to come to the house (which meant he’d have to execute Lily’s will if he thought she was dead)
Everyone was happy in the end.
Why are grumpy Irish men always so attractive? I guess they just are.
Summary of the story for my own records
Mika is a witch who is hired to teach some little kid witches how to control their magic. the kids live with the household help (housekeeper, gardener and his husband, and a librarian- an adopted person)and they are basically a big found family. The kids are all different races because apparently witches are cursed to become orphans at birth.
She ends up falling in love with the whole family and they love her back. Then she learns they have been lying to her the whole time: the witch who they worked for was not actually traveling but had died and the adults buried her in the back yard. But they did that because they knew what was in her will and didn’t want to have to give up the kids.
The reveal is that Mika’s caretaker (like her mom or parent, but didn’t actually raise her) was actually the twin sister of the witch who had died - I basically guessed that. Primrose (Mika’s caretaker) pretended to be her sister (Lily) and fired the lawyer who had been poking around and threatened to come to the house (which meant he’d have to execute Lily’s will if he thought she was dead)
Everyone was happy in the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Death