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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna

Start date: September 1, 2023

Finish date: September 30, 2023

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Apr 24, 2025 Raine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: pages-0300-to-0399, romance, stand-alone, tame-paranormal-scifi-fantasy, awards, found-family, 0-read-2025, libby-library-book-audio, rrrc-mng69-bonus, 2025-rrrc-reading-challenge

Mika & Jamie

I was very surprised by this book. I didn't think I was going to like it as much as I did. It had a very cozy vibe while I was reading it and I very much loved the found family feelings it gave me when I was reading it. I also like how her feelings changed towards her benefactor in the end. The ending felt very complete, which is the closest word I could come to for how I felt about it.

While this book wasn't a 5 star read for me, I feel a warm a cozy vibe when I think about this bo ...more

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Apr 25, 2025 Megan rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2025-reads, adult, owned, fiction, paperback, 3-star, romance, paranormal-witches, paranormal, magic

Picked this up on a shopping trip after I spied it in a bookstore. Its been on my radar but I wasn't too sure about it. I also think the other cover is prettier than the UK edition but you gotta go with what you get.

I didn't hate this. I thought the magic system was OK. It was really interesting the concept that witches can't be around each other and they have these meetings every 3 months and thats their interactions. I thought it was clever.

The romance part of this I just didn't get. I tried. ...more

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Nov 06, 2022 Jade 🦢 ✨ W rated it really liked it

Super light and cosy read, with a couple of twists. Quite twee. The feeling of belonging and human-connection is what did it for me.

I did find the sex scene unnecessary considering the nature of the book. I would have recommended this to teens if it weren’t for that.
A few sad moments for poor Mika, but overall, a very sweet and easy read.

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Oct 16, 2023 Brooke Eberle rated it really liked it

Super cute, cozy book perfect for October. Nanny McPhee meets A Discovery of Witches — a solid choice for your book club.

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Dec 17, 2023 Of Butterflies & Books rated it really liked it

December 2023 Book Challenge
Prompt: A feel-good read

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Apr 07, 2025 Kai Gordon rated it really liked it

This was adorable. It felt like a hetero female version of House on the Cerulean Sea. Though there is still a gay couple. The heteronormative relationship stuff was a bit much for me at times and the smut isn’t the best, but it certainly wasn’t the worst. I still really enjoyed this story and the characters.

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Jan 02, 2023 Brooke rated it it was amazing

This book was precious! A fun light hearted read that will make you laugh and warm your heart. Definitely recommend! Especially if you like stories with a bit of magic.

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