Witch Rule states that witches are not to interact with each other except for their scheduled meeting once every three months. This Rule is to protect them and keep their existence secret from the humans. Mika Moon is breaking the Rules.

Mika lives in a constant state of temporary. She never lives in one place for long, never keeps the same job, and never develops close attachments. After growing up with a series of nannies and very little contact with her guardian Mika has learned to be on her own. Despite this she maintains an optimistic, sunshiney personality.

When she takes a short-term position tutoring three young witches she has no idea that she is about to find the family she never had and never dared dream for. Nowhere house contains an eclectic mix of people, all gathered by the eccentric (and absent) owner of the house. Included are a boisterous retired stage actor and his husband, a level-headed housekeeper, a secretive and grumpy librarian, and three young witches with no control over their magic. One of those children may or may not have murderous intent toward Mika.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches will give you all of the warm and fuzzy feelings. In settling into Nowhere house, Mika finds the family she never expected to have. She finds a partner she never expected, and a chance to use her magic in the open without fear of rejection or consequences. But nowhere house is filled with secrets and some of them may destory her newfound happiness.

I love this book. I am a huge believer in found families and finding people who love and support you for who you really are. There were more than a few moments with one of the young witches, Terracotta, that I had to stop and text my mom because she sounded just like I did around that age. She made me laugh out loud in multiple places throughout the book. There were a couple of plot twists at the ending that I didn’t see coming and made the book all the better. I honestly went into this with zero expectations and ended it filled with joy. It’s the perfect happy book to help balance all of the crap in the real world.

Absolutely AMAZING!!! I loved the books twists and banter, all the characters were lovable and best part I couldn’t predict what was gonna happen! Plus Jamie what a man ! This is a must read for any romcom lover MUST!

Great book!! I loved the South Asian representation and the idea of witches in this world was so cool! I kind of went into the book thinking it was a romance, but it is definitely not centered around the romance at all. The main theme of this book was found family, raising children, and learning to accept one's own identity. A really sweet book that I think is a perfect, cozy fall read!!

Ugh, this book was so incredibly sweet.

It gave me warm and fuzzy vibes and I just wanted to join this weird little family. If you liked The House In The Cerulean Sea, pick this one up.

I really loved Mika figuring out how to be part of a family and learn to let go of her fears. I loved her interactions with the girls & her romance with Jaime.

Basically this was just a super enjoyable read and I definitely recommend.

This is a wonderful magical or you can say witchy fantasy which interwines many things such as family, adventure, mysteries, comedy and other amazing things.

First of all, this novel has an extraordinary fantasy. I’m just amazed at writer’s imagination. The setting of this witchy novel, the characters, their nature, flying broom everything is awesome. The historical references regarding witches sound very very realistic to me.

To me, a fantasy based novel which seems true to life despite knowing that it’s totally unnatural, is a successful read. Same goes for this novel too. The magical realism is great.

All the characters in the Nowhere House were amazing especially the children. They had totally different personalities and I love each of them. Apart from Mika, Terracotta is my most favorite one. Although she was rude in the start but she really became a sweet girl.

There are many character representations in the novel such as Mika Moon an Indian basically and other characters are represented as black, Vietnamese and Palestinian.

Although Mika lived most of her life in loneliness but it was nice to see how she developed bond with the members of Nowhere House. Every members have their own personality but it was great to see how they perfectly blend in that house.

This novel is full of sarcasm and comedy. I honestly couldn’t stop myself smiling at some moments. My favorite moment were the actions of the girls at the end of novel😂

The plot twists were really surprising. In the middle things started to change. I was suspicious from the middle but later it startled me. I won’t say how because it’s a spoiler free review 😅. But I hope you will find it soon.

I loved this sweet paranormal book so much! It almost had a cozy vibe, but it was just exactly what I needed in terms of found family (my favorite trope ever), magic, and a side of romance.

Mika Moon is a witch who was raised by strangers after her parents’ death and has always spent most of her time alone. She makes videos about being a witch, with the general public assuming they're fake. Ian Kubo-Hawthorn has seen her videos and thinks she could be the answer to a big problem he has in the form of 3 young witches who need to learn how to use their magic. Mika decides to agree to this and moves into the house while teaching them.

Everyone at the Nowhere house are just magical, from Ian who cracked me up at every turn to Jamie, who wants to follow every single rule, but also wants the young witches in his care to learn how to use their magic safely. But the real stars are definitely Rosette, Teracotta, and Altamira. The combination of these three interacting with Mika is funny and emotional and tender at different times.

This is the perfect book to read when you need a sweet escape.

The one thing I would note is that the 3 young witches are Vietnamese, Palestinian, and Black, and the family at the Nowhere house are mostly white. Mika is South Asian, and Ian is Japanese. There's a backstory about why all of the witches are orphans and it's integral to the story but it could be a potential issue for some readers.

I LOVED this cute witchy romance! Anything with a school for magic automatically snags my interest and this one is so incredibly funny. These characters are eccentric and the events are crazy. Definitely a fun, witchy read!

A lovely addition to the growing witchy romance genre! This book is a hybrid between contemporary women’s fiction and romance. The cast of characters is multicultural and a few identify as LGBTQIA+. I’d recommend this to anyone who loved the Fix It Witches series—small town, sweet hero, and a supportive group of secondary characters.

"A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family - and a new love - changes the course of her life.

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she's used to being alone and she follows the rules...with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously.

But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and...Jamie. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. An irritatingly appealing threat.

As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. But magic isn't the only danger in the world, and when peril comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for...."

British witches! Sqwee!

Mika Moon was born a witch, only no one knows this beyond a few other witches she is able to interact with every third month of the year. This is because being a witch must remain a secret and interacting with each other would draw too much attention. Though Mika is lonely, she follows the rules and never remains in one job or one place for too long. That’s how she ends up in Nowhere House, living with an eccentric retired actor, two caretakers, and the house librarian, and most definitely not following the rules by teaching three young witches magic. When trouble starts brewing will Mika be able to protect them all?

Oh my gosh what a fun, sweet and charming book! I went into this one expecting a cozy witch story, but was surprised to find so much more between these pages!

The characters- especially the children- are so funny and cute. Some of the magical oops moments had me laughing out loud. Everyone was well rounded and the diversity and inclusion was terrific.

With a lovely message of what truly makes a family and learning to grow woven throughout this was just a wonderfully wholesome book and I truly enjoyed it.

*Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group & Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

Mika Moon was taught to hide her magic and to avoid other witches. She gets invited to teach three witch children, and even though it goes against the rules, she can’t help but be a teacher. Slowly, she finds herself something she never thought she could have: a family.

I enjoyed the children in this book, which never happens to me. They were so cute and desperate not to be hurt.

The one big negative is that I didn’t like the love interest. He was very judgemental initially, and I never warmed up to him. In the end, a huge secret is revealed that was so important I was appalled the information was kept from her by the others. Keeping that information from her made me question the trust level her found family had for her.

This is an amusing, cute story of a witch named Mika Moon who has spent her life lonely because she grew up an orphan, raised by a string of nannies, and she’s had to keep a huge part of her life secret because of the discrimination being different brings. Because she can’t reveal her excitement about magic or who she really is to nonwitches, she posts videos of herself online doing magic, assuming, for the most part correctly, that people will interpret it as a person who *pretends* she can do magic, that she’s portraying a character. But Ian sees through the act. He needs a witch to help his three young charges to control their magic, so he reaches out to her with an offer to be a live-in nanny.

Mika has always been told that she can’t spend too much time around other witches because all that magical power put together could cause a kerfuffle that will be noticed by the nonmagic community, and their identity will be blown. But Mika needs a place to live, and the hidden house with Ian, his husband, the housemaid, the scowling but sexy librarian Jamie, and the three great kids grow on her. She’ll just help them out for a little while, she thinks, and then she’ll be on her way.

There is romance, but what I loved was the three little girls, especially eight-year-old Terracotta, who is initially plotting how she can kill Mika, because she doesn’t want this new person disrupting their happy lives. I found it hilarious when Terracotta would ask whether Mika would prefer poison or another method for her demise.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this novel, which RELEASES AUGUST 23, 2022.

This was such a wonderful story. I loved Mika, who even with a tragic past, is such a resilient and optimistic person. And the quirky but loveable cast of characters at Nowhere House is the ideal found family.

The storyline moved along at a good pace, the writing style was compelling, the setting was inviting and immersive, and the character development was top notch.

Please understand that when I say this book is a heterosexual version of The House in the Cerulean Sea, I mean it as a compliment! The perfect combination of kidfic, slow burn romance, and cozy fantasy vibes, with a twist that I for one did not see coming at all. Touches on racism (the heroine is a woman of color, as are the three orphans she’s tutoring) with a light hand but matter-of-factly, which definitely sets this apart from most other cozy-fantasy-romances I’ve seen. While the primary couple is m/f, there are queer characters whose marginalization is also matter-of-factly addressed. I really enjoyed this one and I’m looking forward to recommending it!

I adored this quirky and cozy slow-burn enemies-to-lovers book. Very Mary Poppins meets Practical Magic with touching themes of loneliness and found family. I've read a number of witchy romances recently and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is a standout! I look forward to reading more from the author. Can't wait to recommend this to my patrons!

Mika Moon has been taught to hide who--and what--she is. A witch, in a contemporary Britain that doesn't treat magic kindly. Mika is more or less alone in the world, except for the very secret meetings of witches, until a mysterious letter arrives. Someone has been watching her online videos in which she "pretends" to do magic, and they beg her for assistance. Three young witches living at a remote estate, aptly named Nowhere House, need help learning to control their magic.

Mika arrives to find a chaotic but happy home, where everyone is glad to have her except one person--Jamie, librarian and tutor to the girls. Could this be the place Mika has been searching for?

What a warm and charming fantasy romance. Mika, Jamie, and all the eccentric characters around them are such fun to read.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

OMG I Loved absolutely everything about this story. The witchcraft, the secret witch meetings, the magic! This was a book I just wanted to fall right into.

The characters were just wonderfully done and each so unique - Mika and absolutely everyone at Nowhere House just grabbed my heart and didn't let go until the final page

Oh my goodness but I loved this one! It read with all the magic of a TJ Klune, and that's high praise coming from me... Mandanna has done a magnificent job with world-building AND characterization, establishing a universe that is the perfect blend of magical and mundane and a cast of characters that grabbed me by the heartstrings early on and never let go.

I found the familial relationships to resonate with crystal clarity, as did Mika's inner conflict (and its eventual resolution) about interpersonal connections. The emotion is very real and leaps off the page thanks to the marvelously lyrical (and often deliciously snarky!) writing, which captures the nuances of relationships without ever devolving into over-the-top saccharine sweetness or into a tone of preachy admonitions.

It was a brilliant story and I cannot wait to read more titles by this fabulous author!

This book was so wholesome and just the right amount of witchy. Mika is an easy character to love and relate to. This book is about wanting to belong, be loved, and family. I adore a found family trope. There was just a wee bit of miscommunication/lying and usually it drives me crazy in a bad way, this time not so much. This book is beautiful and so are the characters.
I wish I was in the society of irregular witches!!!

This was an absolutely lovely read for a lazy day curled up with a book! The characters were well-written and likeable, the setting unique and atmospheric, and the plot fast enough to keep me interested but not slap-and-dash! Feelings of isolation and self-worth battle with the search for a found family and a place to call your own. It was a lovely escape that I would love to visit again!