A fairy godmother dies and somewhere in the world a goddaughter is left without one of her fairy godmothers. But is the missing one the good or the bad fairy godmother? Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg do not think Magrat Garlick is able to handle this new business of fairy godmothering by herself, and decide to keep her company on their visit abroad to meet the goddaughter. And make sure she does not marry the prince because no one would want that!

As always, Terry Pratchett delivers a hysterical story with the most beloved witches in the Discworld. This is a book where we learn people should have what they need, and not what they want. And that good people do precisely that. Also that people should not be turned into animals, and that things have a tendency to be turned into pumpkins when a wand is around. I think I might have learnt how to handle a bull in the middle of a street and that happy endings are highly overrated - no one should want one.