

Primrose reveals that the blame lies with the Witchfinder General and his associates, but they did not cast a curse on the witches. Mika tries to find out more about the history of their orphanage and the spell that caused all the witches to become orphans. Primrose confirms that she knew Minerva Hawthorn, who died of cancer about 30 years ago and had a little boy. She asks Primrose if she ever knew a witch with the last name Hawthorn. Mika eats scones and tries to keep up her facade despite feeling unwell.


Primrose is dismissive of Mika's explanation and offers to help, but Mika insists she doesn't need it. Mika tells her she went to a class reunion at UEA and saw an ex-boyfriend, using it as an excuse for her presence in Norfolk. Primrose asks Mika about a magical surge that happened in Essex, suspecting that Mika might be the cause of it. Mika feels weak and nauseated after using a speed spell on the Broomstick which she regrets. Mika meets Primrose who is suspicious of her reckless behavior, at a posh hotel in Cambridge. So many new developments, y'all! Let's begin with the summaries: Glad you could join us for the third discussion of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, the most wholesome read ever. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bamblebyīut as Emily gets closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones - the most elusive of all faeries - she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all - her own heart.Time for some magic! Welcome back, friends.

So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. 'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me' Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesĮnter the world of the hidden folk - and discover the most whimsical, enchanting and heart-warming tale you'll read this year, featuring the intrepid Emily Wilde.Įmily Wilde is good at many things: she is the foremost expert on the study of faeries she is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encylopaedia of faerie lore.
