This story was so cute and charming! I just loved the found family theme and it was so cozy. The whole setup was very magical. I hope to read more from this author!

This was a cute book and I really enjoyed the whole set up of a witch teacher and how she dealt with young witches and a grumpy caretaker.
I loved the cozy vibes, the found family, etc etc.

i laughed, i cried, i reread scenes multiple times because i loved them...

this book was everything i needed right now. overall i just adored it and cannot wait to reread it and annotate it

A nice, lighthearted read with a romantic interest that didn’t feel too forced or cliche. I loved the group of characters, everyone was a little quirky but it made the story so much more interesting.

The writing is charming and engaging, with a steady pace that allows readers to familiarize themselves with the idea of witches secretly living in Britain and the rules they follow to keep their identities hidden. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is filled with magic, diverse witches, banter, compassion, kindness, and secrets.

I loved all the characters, especially Mika. Mika is a sunshiny, optimistic, and lovely woman with a big heart and a lonely soul, wounded by a series of nannies in her childhood, the lack of motherly love from Primrose, and the betrayal she experienced as an adult. Trust and allowing herself to be loved don’t come easily to her.

When she spends time at Nowhere House, she finds what she’s always wanted: belonging, love, acceptance of who she is, a family, and a home. It was amazing to see her fit into Nowhere House so easily and seamlessly. My heart ached reading about her vulnerability and how the members of Nowhere House embraced her with kindness, helping her heal and overcome her attachment issues.

It’s not just Mika with a heartbreaking past. Jamie, the handsome, scowling 32-year-old librarian who practically raised the three girls, also has a wounded soul. It was terrible to read what happened to him, and it made my heart swell to see how the other adults of Nowhere House welcomed him and helped him heal. Like Mika, he didn’t trust easily, but it was great to see him slowly come around and fall for Mika.

I loved the other older residents of Nowhere House: Ian (80 years old), Ken (late 70s, I think), the groundskeeper and gardener, and Lucie (in her 50s), the housekeeper. Ian practically gave life to this book. He was like Mika, mischievous and lovingly insufferable, with a passion for knitting scarves. Ken, Ian’s husband, is the most sensible of the two, and Lucie is just as amazing as Ken.

Three witches – Rosetta (10 years old), Altamira (7 years old), and Terracotta (8 years old) were all charming, and it was fun to see them learning magic and bonding with Mika.

The house doesn’t belong to any of the Nowhere residents. It’s owned by Vivian Nowhere, who adopted the three witches. We learn about her through conversations between characters. I liked her for what she did for them but not for putting them in a tricky situation. Despite her limited presence in the story, she plays a crucial role in the lives of all the residents and the plot.

There are many fun, tender, and lovely moments between the characters that made me love The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches the most. The romance is a slow burn, but the crackling chemistry between Mika and Jamie was delightful to watch develop. They both had terrible childhoods, and they understood each other and the value of what Nowhere House offered them.

It was heartbreaking to see Mika hurt when the big secret was revealed in the climax. Although it was resolved quickly and what followed was rather predictable, I still loved the much-needed conversation between Mika and Primrose. I think I understand and respect Primrose even more after that. It was heartwarming to see Mika get her happily ever after.

Overall, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is a delightful, heartwarming, cozy, and magical contemporary romance with a found family and an opposites-attract trope.

Life got in the way and I could not finish the book. Thanks to the publishers for the chance to read the book.

I absolutely loved reading this book. It was pleasantly cozy while giving the subtle tension of something like Practical Magic. There was not a single character that I wasn't fascinated by. I will continue to reread this book each chance I get!

You say "found family", and I'm immediately there with bells on. This was very sweet and heartwarming; a cozy read with colorful characters and charming magical flourishes. I do wish it had delved a little deeper into the meatier issues sprinkled throughout (the characters' past trauma/darker aspects of their backstories/etc.), but that would've been a much different book tone-wise, so I get why Mandanna kept it lighter and at a more surface level. While not quite as high in my affections as TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea or Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes, it's still very much in that subcategory of cozy fantasy, and is an easy one to rec to friends and customers in search of a sweet diversion.

So cute. So cozy. I love everyone in it and every character was so well done. One of all time faves.

This was the coziest book and I'm so glad that I waited until is was nice and cool outside to read. It was like a warm cup of tea, pure comfort. Sangu Mandanna wrote such a beautiful fantasical world. I cried, I laugh, I fell in love. I will read whatever Sangu Mandanna will write.

This was so fun and cozy! Such a delightful escape and I have pressed it into the hands of many friends since completing it.

This book was just like a cozy warm hug. I am so glad I found this author and this world she created in this Wonderfully soothing book.

This was so fun and cozy! I enjoyed the magical elements so much, and seeing Mika's confidence grow as she mentors the younger witches. Both Mika's internal and external conflicts were so interesting and engaging, and I appreciated that the romantic plot was secondary to the kids' education and safety. This was such a delightful escape and I have pressed it into the hands of many friends since completing it.

This was a pleasant read. Other readers were extremely charmed but the characters, but I was only mildly so. I hope the next book captures my attention more (because, yes, I liked it enough to continue the story.)

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is a perfect fit for readers who adore heartwarming stories about found family, magic, and romance, and are looking for a lighthearted and uplifting tale that explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the power of human connection.

This book was so freaking cute! I loved the story line, the magic, the found family, obv the romance that bloomed and our very grumpy hero!

I can’t wait to read more of this authors work!

THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES: 3 stars!

A sweet book and the perfect read of october if you alre leaning towards the spooky season but make it with cozy vibes. This one was actually fun, although I did struggle with the pacing most of the book. I really enjoyed getting to know about the characters individually and the found family in it, plus I liked the general idea of the plot a lot. Sadly, I wasn't 100% in with the romance which made it a bit harder to pick up whenever I had time to read it. Still fun and enjoyable, would recommend it to others although it wasn't my favourite!

this was SO SO sweet, and combined so many of my fav book things: paranormal/witches, grumpy/sunshine, and found family! so so good

4.5 stars, rounded up. What an absolute charmer of a book. This was laugh out loud funny, had creative and interesting magic, and a delightful found family group. It's witty and like a warm hug of a witchy story. All the good things I'd heard about it were true, and I think the at times snarky bits of humor and swearing children kept this from being TOO cute.

Mixed feelings about this book. I have to say that I enjoyed it when I started it and it was going well for a while. I liked the diverse cast of characters and it was fun watching Mika work with the girls.
As the story progressed it started to fizzle out for me. The concept was fun, but not my type of vibe unfortunately!