People who are different because they have actual, real, mysterious powers? The line to pick up torches and pitchforks forms on the right.
Even without the possibility of witchcraft, humans already find plenty of reasons to persecute each other over perceived differences that mostly total up to some people hate and fear others and will latch on to any excuse to practice that hate in the hopes of putting that fear to sleep.
What would happen if people discovered that there really were witches in the world, and that magic really did work – if only for a privileged few? Most of the urban fantasy/paranormal stories that use this premise in the world we know tend to look at how witches were treated historically – whether the women (and it was almost always women) – who got burned, stoned or drowned could actually practice magic or not and take the Harry Potter option of a Statute of Secrecy or equivalent prohibitions. But magic isn't the only danger in the world, and when a threat 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. An irritatingly appealing threat.Īs Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. 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. 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. 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. She thinks no one will take it seriously.īut someone does. 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. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,, Better World BooksĪ 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.Īs 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. Published by Berkley Books on August 23, 2022 Genres: contemporary romance, paranormal romance, relationship fiction Source: supplied by publisher via Edelweissįormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
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