the very secret society of irregular witches sequel

Other people are also fundamentally good, and they help each other - the story could have easily taken darker paths to worse outcomes for everyone.īut cozy might not be the word I would have chosen, unless it was in the context of new weird fiction generally, which can trend towards the bleak. I think while the situation is certainly dire, the story has a sense of hope in that our main character, despite everything, is a good person, and his goodness is not merely a trap for him, but ultimately helps work things out. The protagonist could definitely be described as innocent and child-like due to his circumstances. Absolutely nothing about that book is comforting. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 4.18 avg. Also, why do people keep calling the protagonist 'innocent' and 'child-like'? He has a naive and simplified viewpoint because of the unique and disturbing situation he's in he's been stripped of the emotional and referential intelligence that most people have. I'm still a little wary about trying out the sequel series, The Circle Opens quartet, as well as the three books that come after that, as I've heard that they're not nearly as good since the four main characters aren't together anymore, but I'm willing to at least give it a try.Įxcuse me, but how the Hel is Piranesi 'cozy fantasy'? It's a mystery puzzle with surreal horror. I first read the series when I was young, but it's not just nostalgia everything works so well-the setting, the characters and how they bicker and banter yet love each other fiercely, the magic that's more than a little reminiscent of Avatar The Last Airbender, the little details that make the world feel alive, and best of all, some of the best themes of found families. I think I'd been putting it off for so long, for so many weeks, because I haven't read it in a few years now, and a part of me was worried that they wouldn't hold up, or that I'd find them as tedious and problematic as her other series, but it's all good. I'm finally re-reading Tamora Pierce's The Circle of Magic quartet, and enjoying it immensely.

The very secret society of irregular witches sequel