dhavalasv 's review for:

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

2.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I didn’t love this book as I expected to, I think it suffered from branding and what it was supposed to focus on. There were a couple of references to how the magic worked but then was completely ditched for the sake of the half baked romance at the end. I would’ve loved to learn more about the girls backstory and how they learn to control their magic. I also didn’t like how Jamie was written to be so one dimensional and was solely characterized by him grumpy personality and not much else. 

I’m giving it a two because I did somewhat enjoy the events towards the end but it took so long to get there and I considered DNFing it at many points if this wasn’t required reading for a StoryGraph Challenge