By Sangu Mandana
Star rating: ★★★★★
Blurb
A 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. As 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. 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. She thinks no one will take it seriously. But someone does. 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. 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. 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. An irritatingly appealing threat.
As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. 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....
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Read if you like:
🧹 Witch stories
🧹 Grump sunshine
🧹 Found family
🧹 Family drama
My Thoughts:
I adored The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. I loved the magic in this book. It was a wonderful combination of practical and mischievous. I liked that it felt like magic itself had a personality. I also loved all the residents of Nowhere House. The girls were a great combination of sweet and sassy and Jamie was such a great grumpy hero. I liked that he had reasons to be reserved and not love people but he still loved the girls unconditionally.
I also really enjoyed the issues witches were facing and Mika and Primrose's different ideas on how to handle them. I really love books where paranormal communities deal with differences of opinion just like any other community.
The thing I loved the most about this book is while it has conflict and bad moments, it is overall a cozy and sweet book that leaves you smiling which is exactly what I want out of a book. It is also beautifully written. This one is definitely worth the recent hype and I'm sorry I didn't read it sooner. Can't wait to read more by Sangu Mandanna!
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