I have been waiting for this book ever since I read The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches when it first came out. I absolutely love the cozy worlds Sangu Mandanna creates, and this story very much captured the same warm and fuzzy feelings as Irregular Witches. This is a wonderful story about acceptance, love, and family. I found myself in turns laughing and crying on nearly every page.

This really is a 5-star read for me, but I do have a major qualm with the ending that is a personal peeve of mine. The overall themes of family, belonging, and appreciating the magic within hold strong overall, but I wish one small element was different.

That said, this really is the perfect cozy fantasy read and I'll be recommending it wherever I can.

This book felt like being wrapped in the coziest of blankets while a bit of mischief brews in the background. It’s whimsical without ever being fluffy, and emotional without ever tipping into heaviness. Sera is the kind of heroine I adore; wry, a little worn down by life, but still quietly yearning for more. And the romance is absolutely delicious. Luke is the kind of emotionally-repressed, secretly-soft academic that I fall for every single time. Their dynamic had that perfect opposites-attract spark with so much tender tension underneath. The writing balances light-hearted charm with moments of real emotional weight in a way that feels effortless. It’s not just about spells and magic. It’s about found family, second chances, and what it means to find your way back to yourself. I loved every moment of it.

This was the cozy kind of fantasy that I just love. It's magical, funny, and heartwarming. Sera Swan is a powerless witch who runs an inn with her aunt and a cast of quirky fun characters. Sera dealt with some mental health issues, and has a prickly personality at times, but that made her growth throughout the story so great to see. I loved the found family aspect and seeing how they helped Sera. The setting was perfect, with great world building. Overall just an enjoyable cozy read.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping is a hot cup of tea while the snow gently falls in book form. While the characters are unique and dimensional, the conflicts faced throughout are universal with a magical twist. Racism, Xenophobia, and ableism are all themes woven throughout. It also loosely follows the format of "we need 3 things, lets figure out those 3 things" that I always enjoy, without being reductive or cliched. The romance takes a backseat to found-family themes, but is nevertheless charming.

Sera Swan is the glue that keeps the Batty Hole Inn together. After being exiled from the Guild, a magical school/governing power, Sera takes the reigns of the inn her and her great-aunt Jasmine own. With zombie chickens and exiled foxes, she finds a way to make everyone feel at home while dealing with her own struggles of a witch without all her power.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for providing a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest review and thoughts.

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping captured my attention immediately. The whimsy, the sweetness, the descriptions of what magic feels like ✨ I loved getting to read about Sera and her magical family and the inn that becomes a safe haven for witches and humans alike in need 🫶🏼 this cast of characters is charming, a little morally grey, and all around the sweetest of personalities. Jasmine, Matilda, Theo, Clemmie, Nicholas, Posey and Luke each represented something different, and I loved them all so dearly. A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping is about friendship, identity, what happens when something that is a crucial part of us gets taken away, and how we proceed in life without it. It's also about finding family and a reason to continue going every day despite questioning where one might belong in the world.

I was absolutely in love with The Secret Society of Irregular Witches, and I'm so happy to have read and loved A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping ✨

Thank you @berkleyromance for the advanced reader copy!

It’s a story about Sera Swan (❤️ that name!), a powerless witchy heroine and an Inn of eclectic characters including a zombie rooster and a cursed fox.

𝐀 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 (Pub 07.15) is cozy, magical, heartwarming and humorous. Themes of found family and second chances abound while our grumpy heroine pursues a restoration spell while avoiding the glare of the Guild.

Fantasy light (Perfectly accessible for non-fantasy aficionados like me)
Well developed side characters
Romance takes a backseat (open door)
Charming
Whimsical with depth
I hugged by Kindle
Representation: autism, queer characters, disability, Indian

A cozy, whimsical fantasy, A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping is such a great read! Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain until she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine and got exiled from the Guild. Now she runs a magical inn where she deals with quirky guests in need of safe haven—and then she finds about a spell that could restore her power. Icy magical historian arrives at her inn just in time too to help, but he has no interest in staying at this in, regardless of how bewitching Sera is to him, but the longer he stays, the more they all find there’s more to the inn than magic. This has big House on the Cerulean Sea energy. It is cozy and sweet with eccentric and lovable characters that all bring something so special to the story. I loved the gentle magic throughout this, and it just has so much heart in it. It’s funny and heartwarming and sweet and beautifully written!

This was a cute, cozy story about a witch who has lost most of her magic. She lives in a sentient inn with her aunt and a cast of found family characters who were called to the inn by her particular magic she cast on the inn accidentally a while ago. The romance is cute, the quest to get her magic back is interesting, and there's a talking fox. What's not to love??

THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES is one of my favorite romance books of all time, so I had high expectations for Sangu's follow up--and A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING met every expectation! The stakes felt so high for these characters, but never compromised the warm, cozy atmosphere and world that Sangu has built. Sera is a messy, imperfect, angry heroine and I absolutely loved seeing her growth. I also wanted to hug and bake cookies for every single resident of Batty Hole (especially Nicholas), and so appreciated how fully developed every side character was! This was a perfect book for me, and I can't wait to sell this along side IRREGULAR WITCHES in July!

cute and cozy with a found family's worth of quirky (bordering on downright twee tbh) side characters and a magical inn to boot. like this author's first book, I found the final conflict to be rushed and a bit unsatisfying but I enjoyed the characters and the overall vibe.

This book was BEAUTIFUL!! So cozy and magical. Sangu has a way with words that I will never be able to critique because they are just so beautiful! Highly reccomend!

Oh, Sandu Mandanna — you’ve done it again! Following in the footsteps of her debut novel, this cozy magical story set in the English countryside is a balm for the soul. With a cast of kooky and endearing characters, a main character who undergoes a believable transformation, and a reminder of what’s really important in life—all I can say is, more more more!

I loved this author's first book, so I was really excited for this one, and it did not disappoint at all! Similar cozy found family vibes, similar loveable characters, similar well-written romance.* I loved the autistic representation too! After the first quarter of the way in it was hard to put down. I'll definitely be reading more of Mandanna's work in the future!

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the chance to read and review this ARC.

*Mild spoiler warning: Though I just looked at the blurb again and it says Luke was her one night stand from years ago?? That must have been in an earlier draft and was then edited out, that's so interesting. Maybe he was going to be that knight or something haha. I'm so curious about that now.

I've heard this book comapred to The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, but this book far surpasses that title. While this book has all the makings of a cozy title to curl up with on a rainy day, it goes deeper than that. Each character is developed and impacts the plot. I found myself rooting for our main character despite her cactus-like personality. Readers of fantasy and romance will not want this book to end.

Loved! I loved the way magic was woven into modern life. I loved the diverse characters and the heart in each one of them. This cozy fantasy romance had just enough conflict to keep it exciting but I loved that most of it took place in one setting that felt like a character all in its own. It explore family, loss, love, and difference in a sensitive and authentic way.

I also appreciated the depiction of the mental struggles the main character dealt with. It felt real and not romanticized. I felt like it was done with care and thoughtfulness.

This book was a cozy and magical read featuring found family and quirky cast of characters. I enjoyed seeing the relationships of everyone staying at the magical inn and how they interact with each other. The romance between the main characters felt like it lacked some spark, but I overall enjoyed this read. I would recommend for cozy fantasy readers who appreciate found family.

Sera Swan is a witch who is exiled from the magical guild in Britain with diminished power running an inn with her great-aunt Jasmine. Filled with a cast of cooky long-term inn residents, Sera's young nephew, and a reanimated rooster, Sera's days are filled with the milieu of caretaking and magical upkeep with the little magic she has left. Then her nephew and a witch-cursed-as-a-fox set off a chain events to restore Sera's power causing her life to upend. This book is absolutely charming and introspective in a very British way. Wading through romantic love, regrets of her past, dreams deferred, and a super-charged magical nemesis is Miss Sera Swan with her stubborn pride and dry wit. I did not expect to be so drawn in by the small everyday dealings this book takes you through in between moments of magical shenanigans, but you can't help but love all the characters and their trauma informed quirkiness. What I would pay to live in this inn where there's always freshly backed pastries and a room that rains flowers.

This was cute, cozy, and witchy. I especially loved some of the side characters and found family aspect (one of my favorite tropes). I didn’t connect to the romance, but im not a huge romance reader, so this isn’t surprising to me. I really appreciate the autism rep! 3.5⭐️

Another charming, cozy, whimsical, and deeply warm-hearted read from Mandanna, centering on a witch trying to complete a spell that will renew her long-lost powers, the found family that supports her journey while pursuing their own side-quests, and the magical inn that provides a haven for the lost souls who most need it. This is one of those books that puts a smile on the reader’s face with every page, whether through the room that rains tea, the undead rooster who causes no end of chaos while stealing everyone’s hearts, or the inspiring opposition against oppressive systems that are long overdue for overturning. The inn is such a warm, welcoming place to spend time, not just for the characters, but for the reader, and Mandanna’s imagination shines in the details she builds in into her scenes, in a quiet but heartbreaking moment between a man and a ghost, or the one time a knight reluctantly sheds his armour for a battle that can’t be fought with swords. The inn and its innkeeper provide the acceptance and belonging the characters haven’t found elsewhere, and in doing so, they create a home and family that give back a hundred-fold. The characters are delightful. The setting is imaginative and immersive. The sense of community and compassion is embedded in every page. The look at power and corruption all-too-resonant right now. And at just the right moment, there’s a perfect kiss. With many thanks to the Berkley team for granting me an early read of this one, as I’ve been looking forward to it since Mandanna announced it, and it left me smiling ear-to-ear.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for this earc

This book is exactly what it looks like.
It’s an adorable cozy fantasy with magic, found family and a little bit of spice.
I think my favorite part was found family aspect. Because honestly it was absolutely adorable. A Knight, a fox, an undead rooster and bunch of magic people? Sounds like a beginning of a joke.

But honestly, somehow I’d recommend reading this one during holiday season