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funny
hopeful
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
Absolutely delightful. This book is a warm cup of tea in literary form.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
This book is a pure delight. I enjoyed the very secret society of irregular witches, but this one is even better.
This book features a magical inn, a wacky cast of characters, and a dash of tender romance, but it is also about being accepted for who you are, overcoming adversity, and protecting the ones you love. It is smart, whimsical, and has great banter throughout. Although this novel has heartwarming vibes, it also covers important topics (immigration, absent parents , disabilities, mental illness) and also has a very compelling villain. There is also great autistic representation.
This book features a magical inn, a wacky cast of characters, and a dash of tender romance, but it is also about being accepted for who you are, overcoming adversity, and protecting the ones you love. It is smart, whimsical, and has great banter throughout. Although this novel has heartwarming vibes, it also covers important topics (immigration, absent parents , disabilities, mental illness) and also has a very compelling villain. There is also great autistic representation.
I also loved the romance between headstrong Sera and steely Luke. I was absolutely gushing. This story is so much more than the romance but the romance delivers.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Xenophobia
emotional
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Sexism
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Classism
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I won’t be able to find enough superlatives to fully articulate how much I love this book! It is the best book! It’s fucking perfect!
So cute, warm, and bursting with love. This is even better than TVSSOIW. Yes, really! I’m obsessed with every character. What stood out above everything to me is how tenderly Mandanna writes neurodiverse and disabled characters. I was not expecting to cry over people buying dozens of toothbrushes, as a one liner—not even a major plot point or whole scene!
This book is beautiful. Please read it. Then hug your skeletal rooster.
So cute, warm, and bursting with love. This is even better than TVSSOIW. Yes, really! I’m obsessed with every character. What stood out above everything to me is how tenderly Mandanna writes neurodiverse and disabled characters. I was not expecting to cry over people buying dozens of toothbrushes, as a one liner—not even a major plot point or whole scene!
This book is beautiful. Please read it. Then hug your skeletal rooster.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Racism, Sexism
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I did not expect to give this such a high rating when I started listening, but WOW the emotions! I cried and laughed and fell in love with everyone at Batty Hole - I didn't want to leave ❤
Amazing narration by Samara MacLaren - fantastic accents and a calming voice!
Amazing narration by Samara MacLaren - fantastic accents and a calming voice!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism
emotional
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:
No
Just like “The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches,” this story was beautiful, touching, diverse, and enchanting. I loved the characters. I loved the plot. One of the best cozy fantasy books out there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Racism, Classism
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
I thought the Secret Irregular Society was incredible, but this book made me cry so many times. The autistic representation is SO good. Luke’s struggles were so incredibly relatable as someone who is also the big neurodivergent sibling to a profoundly autistic little sibling, and every time it came up, I sobbed. Sangu Mandanna’s an auto-buy author from now on. I hope there are more books like this coming. They’re sweet, romantic, and hopeful, and I love knowing that that everything will be okay in the end. (I do think the ending made a ton of sense for the story and character and don’t have the same animosity toward it that others seem to—to be honest, I think it HAD to end the way it did, from a writer’s point of view, and would have been inconsistent otherwise.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
This is a beautiful book with delightful characters, a well paced and imaginative plot and so much heart. Written with grace and humor I was entertained and enraptured the entire time, invested in the characters and transported into their world. I love the tapestry of abilities and disabilities, challenges and strengths and different experiences of family woven through the main characters. It brings authenticity, beauty and richness to the text.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism