Begone the Raggedy Witches by Celine Kiernan

It's fortunate a trilogy is planned, for readers will surely demand more of Mup. Like biting into an unassuming brownie to discover it has a heart of Nutella, Mup's narrative has all the hallmarks of a traditional misadventure with the fairy folk, but the unusual deployment of the 'chosen one' trope, a plot-driving interweave of magic and family tension, and ineffably Irish elements of worldbuilding and characterization deliver readers an unexpected twist of richness. Kiernan has crafted something at once familiar and delightfully surprising with this fantasy quest. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. First in a new trilogy by Irish author Celine Kiernan, this tale of family and forbidden magic charts a fresh path through the landscape of beloved fantasy tradition - and promises to bewitch any reader in search of stories to love. And even if she can save her dad, Mup’s not sure if anything will ever be the same again. In a world of rhyming crows, talking cats, and golden forests, it’s all Mup can do to keep her wits about her. But everything is odd in the strange, glittering Witches Borough, even Mam. When witches carry off her dad, Mup and her mam leave the mundane world to rescue him. Pale, cold, and relentless, the witches will do anything for the tyrannical queen who has outlawed most magic and enforces her laws with terror and cruelty - and who happens to be Mup’s grandmother.

On the night that Aunty dies, the raggedy witches come for Mup’s family. Can she reunite her family and find her way back? When witches kidnap her dad, Mup is swept up in a wild tide of magic that carries her to another world.

Begone the Raggedy Witches by Celine Kiernan