A review by loveleighreading
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Series: Standalone 
Author: Sangu Mandanna
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Cozy Fantasy
Tropes/Keywords: Found Family, Grumpy/Sunshine, Magic Powers, Roommates, Witches
Rep: Indian author and FMC
Pages: 334
Steam: Open door
Spice: 🌶/5
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Audiobook: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis: In the comments

Review: This was a beautiful found family story about a very lonely witch and the people she comes to love. I loved her dynamic with the grumpy librarian, they both just wanted to take care of these children and came to care for each other along the way.

Audiobook: The accents and atmosphere of this audiobook was such a relaxing experience.

Quotes: 
  • Her eyes very round, seven-year-old Altamira said, with perfect gravity, “That was some excellent Mary Poppins shit right there.”

  • “That’s good! That means you already know that the first thing any good spell needs is intent. You want something, so you figure out a way to make it happen. In your case, you wanted the plum, but it wouldn’t have been enough to just look at the plum and think I want it. A spell needs the how as well as the what. You had to figure out how you might get the plum. Which is what you did. You asked for it to fall into your hand.”
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CW: Mentions of past Death of a parent(s)/caregiver. Threats of children being removed from caregivers. Mentions of bullying of a child in the past.

Pregnancy?: No
Babies/Children?: The 3 children wards are very prominent in the story.

 
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