Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

256 reviews

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• 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

A bit slow but a lighthearted and sweet story. The characters were lovable, the plot unique, and it gave a classic witchy story a nice spin. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse and Racism

itsjoenna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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 have to say, the romance part made my heart flutter so much, I couldn't stop giggling. Then, when the secrets came out one by one, I was so shocked. I was so surprised by the plot twists, I didn't expect it at all. The ending in my opinion was so typical but still so perfect. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Racism

linakats20's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. The beginning was a bit slow as you learn about Mika and start to understand her way of thinking, but once everything got going, I could not put this book down. I loved the recurring themes

kindness,  belonging, love, trust, & family - and how Mika worked on creating a foundation of all of these things with each member of Nowhere House

. The ending felt a tad rushed to me, however, that could’ve also been because I didn’t want to story to end. I loved the world the author created and am glad to have met all the quirky, loving characters of the Very Secret Society or Irregular witches.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

thecajunbookworm's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

spacestarberry's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A wonderfully cozy book, the prose is light and funny, and the characters are a very loveable cast. A tale of finding your own belonging and family in the face of loneliness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

-Most of the content warnings listed about abuse have to do with Jamie's past, where there is a non-graphic but still potentially triggering dicussion during a car ride to visit his mother about -The main character's adoptive mother, as well as the adoptive mother of the 3 children in the cast, are described as being very absent in their lives. -Very early on, the worldbuilding describes that witches are typically orphans. -a late reveal in the book reveals a character is , and that

moonlightreads007's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

5.0

What a wonderfully witchy book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this right to the very last page. I personally found all the characters to be very loveable (some of them not so much at first, but they grew on me over time). Thematically, the book shows how important having connections and a sense of belonging is to overall wellbeing. Plotwise, there were some very surprising and unexpected twists and turns which made the story even more interesting. Overall a very heartwarming and cozy read, would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves reading about found family and magic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

annorabrady's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved the relationships formed in this book and that magic took more of an "every day" role than one usually sees in fantasy books. I also love that the development of relationships in this book was realistic. It didn't happen all at once and the interruptions to advancements were rooted in the characters' arcs rather than nonsense reasonings like "someone burst into the room and they never went back to their conversation" or whatever. 

Also, I love that characters talked through their problems instead of just apologizing and moving on or deciding that "it didn't matter if they'd been hurt." There were real consequences to behaviors, words, and beliefs. And the characters had to face the consequences to move forward. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment