I was instantly charmed by The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Her eyes very round, seven-year-old Altamira said, with perfect gravity, “That was some excellent Mary Poppins shit right there.” So begins Mika slow transformation from solitary witch to one whose home lies with a group of people who have found themselves bound together in raising three orphaned witches. Once she arrives at the house to meet with the person who sent the message, Mika realizes Nowhere House is the home to not just one witch, but three young witches who are in dire need of tutelage. When she gets a desperate message and a cry for help, Mike is intrigued, and so is her magic. Surely harmless tricks and spells can be explained by the power of editing, right? Mika Moon is a witch who knows she needs to keep her magic a secret, but just can’t seem to help herself when it comes to showing off on social media. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is heartwarming, fun, and full of witchy hijinks that truly need to be read to be appreciated.

“This is either going to be the miracle you hoped for or it’s going to be an absolute fucking disaster.” But magic isn't the only danger in the world, and when peril 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.

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. 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.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 witches