Her Majesty's Royal Coven

We may be seen in the background of ancient photos if you search hard enough: resistance fighters, land girls, Bletchley Park oracles, healers in the trenches, and suffragettes. Why do people provide a hand during emergencies? Ours is a gift. Simply said, we are stronger than Mundanes.

On the eve of the summer solstice at the beginning of their adolescence, Helena, Leonie, Niamh, and Elle, four adolescent girls, swore allegiance to Her Majesty's Royal Coven, a secret government agency founded by Queen Elizabeth I. Many years have passed, and the witch community is still in shock after a civil war. Helena is the current High Priestess of the order. However, Helena is the only member of her close circle who is still mired in HMRC's antiquated bureaucracy. While Niamh has transformed into a rural veterinarian and is using her abilities to treat ill animals, Elle is attempting to pass for a typical housewife. Leonie has betrayed Helena in the darkest way possible by leaving to create Diaspora, a more inclusive and intersectional coven. Helena now faces a more serious issue. Authorities have apprehended a young warlock with remarkable talents who seems to be a danger to HMRC's very survival. The four friends are faced with a decision: should they follow tradition or their own moral convictions, given their divergent opinions on what would be best.

In a charming and thought-provoking tale of magic and matriarchy, friendship and feminism, Juno Dawson examines gender and the corrupting effect of power. Niamh, Helena, Leonie, and Elle dealt with every facet of modern women and were very strong witches; even though they grew apart, their coven sisterhood would always bind them.