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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
This makes for a very wholesome read that will definitely appeal to fans of T.J. Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea. Set in Britain, we follow Mika Moon, a witch who has learnt to live an isolated life in order to successfully hide her magic from others. Like other witches, she is an orphan…
3 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, british indian author, cheesy, Contemporary, cozy mystery, england, FANTASY, female authors, found family, gay side characters, grumpy/sunshine dynamic, HUMOR, lgbtq+ side, light reads, m/m side, MAGIC, NORFOLK, orphans, playful style, published in 2022, queer side characters, read in 2022, ROMANCE, Sangu Mandanna, sitter/au pair/governess, teachers, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, WITCHES -
THE GHOST FIELDS (RUTH GALLOWAY): BOOK REVIEW
The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths ★★★✰✰ 3 stars “Stop!” shouts Nelson. “Police!” In answer a bullet shoots past his ear. “Ruth!” yells Nelson. “Get behind the duck.” While I did find The Ghost Fields to be rather entertaining, it also made me realise that Elly Griffiths is not for me. Maybe it’s down to…
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This House is Haunted by John Boyne
This House is Haunted is written in a way that recalls the period in which the story takes places using some of that time’s turn of phrases and other expressions. Both the dialogue and the narration seem over-the-top, punctuated by exaggerations as to keep in faith with the period of the story making the whole…