the very secret society of irregular witches review

Mika is an incredibly sympathetic lead, as she’s essentially been on her own for her entire life, having been orphaned young and feeling compelled to move from place to place to keep her identity as a witch under wraps. And the premise of hiring on a magical governess, essentially, also appeals to that.

There’s a sense of old-timeyness to the environs is fun.

While I continue to have a weird relationship with contemporary-set fantasy, a story like this that appeals in some ways to older archetypes (while not being stuck in the past in terms of the ideas the characters hold, as well as allowing characters access to modern technology) is fun. I loved that it seemed to promise similar vibes to House in the Cerulean Sea, but without some of the more problematic inspirations and with more positive BIPOC rep. But magic isn’t the only danger in the world, and when a threat comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for….Īfter really enjoying some of Sangu Mandanna’s prior work, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches especially piqued my interest. An irritatingly appealing threat.Īs Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic.

She thinks no one will take it seriously.īut someone does.

And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules…with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos “pretending” to be a witch. ISBN-13: 978-0593439357 | $17.00 USD | 336 pages | FantasyĪ warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family-and a new love-changes the course of her life.Īs one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

The very secret society of irregular witches review