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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
250 reviews
brimclala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Minor: Death
torihope98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, and Child abuse
carla20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content
spinesinaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
One point I will say felt highly unrealistic had nothing to do with magic. The librarian loans out his rare collection to people across the world, but as that increases the likelihood of books being lost, his main job is to digitize every single book in the library. As someone whose job it is to digitize materials, this kind of fantasy about the ease and speed of digitization is why people complain about us not having everything in our archives available online. But that aside, we love a library in a book.
There are some clever twists throughout and I’d love to reread to pick up on all the subtle hints the author leaves us. I didn’t read this during the holidays but it does take place right around Christmas so if you like a timely read, I’d recommend this one this season!
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
kelleykamanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Racism and Child abuse
itsjoenna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I honestly enjoy every second of it. It was such a warm, cozy, romantic book about magic and family, with a touch of love and human connections.
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse and Death
Minor: Racism and Homophobia
chrysanthxmum's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Racism
linakats20's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Abandonment
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Toxic relationship
thecajunbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment