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A review by juliamikhno
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
3.0
3 ⭐️ so cute!! this is mostly vibes and not plot, and the vibes were cozy and wholesome and warm like a giant christmas sweater. i really liked mika and all of the nowhere house inhabitants. and circe!! the practical magic was really fun.
the overall tone and the fact that the book was really laying its heartwarming “love is a leap of faith”/“pursue ur dreams!!” messages on pretty thick made me think it would be even more enjoyable for younger readers, but then some pretty steamy scenes and sexual innuendos came seemingly out of nowhere so now i am conflicted. this was definitely more romance heavy than i anticipated, but it was a very cute grumpy x sunshine situation so i can’t complain. felt a Little too quick to me though.
this was a very charming story and i can’t quite understand why i didn’t connect to the characters and found myself skimming some dialogues around the 50% mark. maybe if it was longer and the interpersonal relationships were more developed i would’ve enjoyed it more, but this story was very cute even though it didn’t quite touch my heart
the overall tone and the fact that the book was really laying its heartwarming “love is a leap of faith”/“pursue ur dreams!!” messages on pretty thick made me think it would be even more enjoyable for younger readers, but then some pretty steamy scenes and sexual innuendos came seemingly out of nowhere so now i am conflicted. this was definitely more romance heavy than i anticipated, but it was a very cute grumpy x sunshine situation so i can’t complain. felt a Little too quick to me though.
this was a very charming story and i can’t quite understand why i didn’t connect to the characters and found myself skimming some dialogues around the 50% mark. maybe if it was longer and the interpersonal relationships were more developed i would’ve enjoyed it more, but this story was very cute even though it didn’t quite touch my heart