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A review by spacestarberry
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.25
A wonderfully cozy book, the prose is light and funny, and the characters are a very loveable cast. A tale of finding your own belonging and family in the face of loneliness.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
-Most of the content warnings listed about abuse have to do with Jamie's past, where there is a non-graphic but still potentially triggering dicussion during a car ride to visit his mother about
-The main character's adoptive mother, as well as the adoptive mother of the 3 children in the cast, are described as being very absent in their lives.
-Very early on, the worldbuilding describes that witches are typically orphans.
-a late reveal in the book reveals a character is , and that