Beneath the Book Club: It’s time to discuss October’s ‘witchy’ read. I hoped you liked it better than I did.
There is nothing negative I can say about The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna.
The book was cute, well-written and should have been just what I needed to get into the spirit of Halloween.
Turns out I’m not wholesome enough to enjoy a cute book. It takes a little more edge-of-your-seatness and a lot less whimsy to hold my attention.
In fact, I barely made it to the end.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is about Mika Moon, a British witch who is good at hiding her magic.
As an orphan, Mika grew up as a loner and largely keeps to herself except for an online account, where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch.
When she receives an unexpected message asking her to travel to the Nowhere House, Mika is thrust into a situation with an interesting cast of characters and three young witches she is asked to mentor.
A pending (and very unexciting) threat is introduced into the storyline a little too late and even a romantic narrative wasn’t enough to save the plot.
I don’t mind a slow burn, but for me, this book never reached lukewarm.
I give it a 4.
What did you think?
1. Would you recommend this book to someone? Why or why not?
2. What kind of reader would most enjoy this book?
3. Did you enjoy this author’s writing style?
4. Which character did you find the most intriguing?
5. What was the most satisfying or disappointing part of this story?
6. Rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10.
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