The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Reads more like a fairy tale than a book about real people. FMC is the Mary Sue of witches, MMC is your basic grump with a heart of gold, and the three young witches are unbelievably precocious ( how many eight year olds use the word “aforementioned” in everyday conversation?). YMMV if you want a warm, cozy, found-family story, somewhat reminiscent of T.J. Klune's [b:The House in the Cerulean Sea 45047384 The House in the Cerulean Sea T.J. Klune https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569514209l/45047384.SY75.jpg 62945242].