Please read this book. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches was a wonderful book. Found family, witches, love, and wonderful character development. Beautiful story.

Delightful! Full of humor, heart, and whimsy, this book felt like coming home. I was enchanted by every single character, but especially Mika, Jamie, and the three children: Rosetta, Altamira, and Terracotta. Every character is beautifully realized, the story is zany but grounded in familiar realities and struggles, and the romance burns slowly but wholeheartedly.

Can’t wait to read what Sangu Mandanna writes next — I’ll cheerfully be diving into her backlist in the meantime. More books like this, please!

Wonderfully entertaining story. It's about friendship, loyalty, love and power.
I couldn't put it down. Like taking a vacation in my head. I loved it.

A fun and sweet witchy romance. I hope the author decides to write more in this world.
Some bits are a bit predictable, but that is part of thd fun of this type of romance book. We all know that there will be a happy ending.

This was so magical and wholesome! The premise of TVSSOIW sounded so cool--South Asian witch MC?!--but the story was so much more than just a very secret society of irregular witches. It's about love, acceptance, community, and finding a home even if it's completely non-traditional. The found family aspect of this story was so so beautiful. Our three young witches, Altamira, Rosetta, and Terracotta, were so adorable and I loved how unique each of their personalities were. These three, along with Mika, were so so funny (there's something about British humor that gets me every time LOL). Additionally, the dynamics of everyone in Nowhere House--from Ian to Ken to Lucie to Jamie--were all so much fun to follow and it was honestly just so apparent how much love and compassion ran through this family.

I also loved the romance between Mika and Jamie! The romance in this novel was the perfect amount in my opinion--it didn't feel overbearing at all and didn't detract from the main plot of the novel. The way that both Mika and Jamie supported each other and helped each other heal from their past traumas was super sweet.

I think the only reason I rated this 4.25 stars instead of 5 is that the plot was a little predictable at times. I was able to guess the plot twists in the novel pretty easily. I still definitely recommend this book though for a cozy, charming read and I'll definitely be picking up Sangu's other novels next!

"The Very Secret Society" is a lovely romp of a book. Sweet without being cloying, just the right amount of tension and the perfect amount of romance. I loved this and couldn't put it down once I'd started. Highly recommended!

This is a perfectly fine, fun book. It reminds me of a grown up Eva Ibbotson book with the simplicity of the story. A little forgettable, but not a bottom tier title

A decent story for this type of book. Might get a wider audience without swearing. Seems like there could be more to this story. Wouldn't mind a sequel. RC provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

A delightful story of learning to trust others, as well as yourself. By helping three very young witches, Mika finds a sense of belonging and realizes that her guardian was not quite the ogre she had always believed.

This book was the perfect cozy romance that I needed. It was an adorable, funny, and lighthearted fun read that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Everything about this book was great; it features a diverse, lovable cast, a wonderful found family, and a cute magic system. 5/5 stars!

I originally chose this book because of it's fabulous title. I stayed because Mika Moon is a wonderfully reluctant heroine who should be cheered for by everyone! This was great fun to read and will be an easy hand sell.

A thoroughly wonderful romance that is perfect for any adult collection. I was completely invested in it from start to finish, and can see it circulating well!

This is probably the most charming book I’ve read in a good long while. It kind of reminded me of a cross between Practical Magic and Mary Poppins, taking the very best parts of each and mashing them together into a wonderful found family paranormal romance.

Mika Moon is a witch. A fabulously warm, positive woman who finds joy in the simple things in life even though she has not one person who she’s really close to or can depend on. Raised by a standoffish elder in the magic community, she moves around frequently, never putting down roots. Because of a spell gone wrong hundreds of years ago witches can not bear children and if they do they will die shortly after, leaving those children orphans. Primrose has also drummed into her head that witches need to stay away from each other, it’s just safer that way. The only time she sees other witches is the third Thursday every third month. So Mika lives a solitary life with her dog, her koi pond, her funny social media videos, and her magic.

Then she receives a weirdly worded comment one day on one of her videos and is intrigued. So she heads out to Nowhere House for a meeting. What she finds is a magical house where three young witches live together with their caretakers. Their adoptive parent travels often and leaves the girls with her housekeeper, librarian, and the groundskeeper and his husband. These four wonderful human beings have worried that they haven’t provided all that the girls need, most especially in regard to their magical education. So despite the disagreements between them, they finally agree to engage a tutor for that purpose.

Mika is like a breath of fresh air to the estate. Even the grumpy, standoffish (but oh so sweet and loving) librarian can’t help but see her sparkle and shine. The heartfelt camaraderie and dedication between the household members of Nowhere house are what make this book so wonderfully engaging. Readers won’t be able to help but smile at all their antics.

I went into this book completely as a clean slate, not being familiar with the author or their backlist. I’m happy to report I was hooked almost from the first word and as the story progressed I fell more and more in love with every character. The romance is quiet, but actually kind of swoony. In my opinion, the very best part is Mika finding her own place to call home and being accepted for who she is by this very loving, eccentric family. She even manages to change parts of the witch community that keep them separate and apart from each other. The children in the house bring so much joy in their own right and their hijinks while they are flexing their magical muscles was both amusing and emotional.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches should be on every paranormal romance lover’s to-read list. Highly recommend.

I received an electronic ARC from Berkley Publishing Group through NetGalley.
Delightful and charming. Readers meet Mika, a witch, who celebrates the joy of magic and treats it as the only friend she has. Sadly, as we learn more about her life, her magical abilities are the only constant. She is hired to train three young girls to use magic and keep it under control. As she is absorbed into this "family" unit, she rethinks what she has been taught about staying isolated and not bringing attention to her abilities. The characters could easily have stayed in stereotyped roles but Mandanna revealed more and more layers as the book unfolded.
Plenty of humor with serious undertones and a touch of romance. Even though some plot lines were obvious, it was a joy to see how they developed. A relaxing read for time away from reality.

This was a very sweet, somewhat 'chill' novel, where the conflict is never super high and it's more about vibes. I do think that if you enjoy 'House on the Cerulean Sea,' you might enjoy this. That being said, the writing style didn't always work for me, but that's totally a me issue. I'm sure tons of people will enjoy this, and I love the continued trend toward more 'cozy' and chill, quotidian fantasies.

This is delightful. It’s like if Sound of Music and Practical Magic and maybe also Nanny McPhee had an overly-excitable baby and let her access Pinterest memes about witches. The result is, somehow, what would happen if you took roughly the plot of Haunting of Bly Manor and made it a rom-com. It’s so sweet.

Our plot is pretty straightforward: All witches are orphans because of a curse, but our heroine has just been hired as the nanny to three child witches adopted by an absent rich lady. The staff of the household know that the kids are magic, but they need our heroine to teach them to control their powers before the rich lady’s business affairs guy visits and ruins their tiny magic paradise.

Shenanigans ensue - cute magic kids get up to trouble, our heroine falls for the kid’s surrogate father figure (the rich lady’s former ward and heir), and absolutely everybody in the house faces their various past trauma about loneliness and learns to be a family. It’s so fucking cute. It’s like therapy in a book, in a shiny glittery way. It's a perfect comfort read!

I absolutely adored this book! Mika was a fantastic character who was easily likeable and who really did jump off the page. I often felt while reading that she was someone I could have easily become friends with in real life. To be honest, all of the characters were like that in this novel, even the ones like Primrose who we are sort of set up to despise. I thought that the pacing of the novel was great, and I really liked that we were able to really get to know the ins and outs of every character. The three children were hilarious and often-times reminded me of my older sister and I's relationship. I love that the characters were diverse and that it was a feel good novel with an impactful message. Overall, this was a great read and one that I will be recommending to friends!

A charming and sweet story that wrapped me up like a hug from my best friend. I couldn’t wait to find the happy ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book was an absolute joy to read! Easily a favorite read of the year so far. It is a love letter to the concept of found family that is full to the brim with magic. While it may not be as spicy as some readers like their romances to be, I found it to be super charming and heartfelt and overall, I enjoyed it immensely.

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!! Oh my goodness. I could not put it down. I loved all the characters, their stories and lives are just so sweet and I never wanted to leave.