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The Spellshop
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER!
A #1 LibraryReads pick!
An Indie Next pick!
A gorgeous hardcover edition featuring lavender sprayed edges! The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.
Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz―a magically sentient spider plant―have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite.
When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she’d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy―and very handsome―neighbor who can’t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she’s fed and to help fix up her new home.
In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries.
But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.
Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.
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The Spellshop
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Kevin Co –
To save her island & its people she will have to open a jam shop…and her heart! EPHEMERAL CUTNESS!!!
“It takes a village to open a heart, and just one man to steal it.”
🫐🍓 🫐🍓 🫐🍓 🫐🍓 🫐🍓 🫐🍓 🫐🍓
Kiela is a librarian on the RUN!! When her library goes up in flames she grabs as many books as she can carry & her sentient plant assistant Caz and escapes to a remote island 🐚✨ but when she returns to her childhood home she notices an ISLAND IN PERIL! Lack of magic has ruined the soil, dried up springs, endangered wildlife & villagers. Good thing Kiela’s books contain spells that can save the island 🌴 FIRST THING FIRST! She must open jam shop to disguise her (illegal) magical remedies and maybe convince her handsome neighbor to build her a jam shelf.
You will LOVE this book if you enjoy:
🐚 cottage core & island life vibes
🐚 magical creatures like cloud bears, centaurs, unicorns, cats with wings, mermaids and a sentient cactus
🐚 cozy homesteading gaming like Fae farms, Animal Crossing or Fabledom
🐚 ARTS & CRAFTS with spell books
🐚 slow burn romance with a merhorse herder Lassen!
The epitome of COZY COTTAGE CORE!! Every single detail of this book made me want to live in a magical cottage and do arts & crafts it the back garden. Don’t expect much from the plot but who needs it when everything is so cutely ephemeral! 🐚🧜♀️
Cozy romance & found family moments! It was very sweet to see Kiela slowly become more reliant on her neighbors. I really connected to her antisocial tendencies when she said…
“It wasn’t that she didn’t like people. It was only that she liked books more.”
cottage core
fmc in academia
slow burn romance🔥
small town
fantasy island life
found family!
HEA
Kalena M –
Sarah Beth Durst’s The Spellshop is a delightful escape into a world where magic and romance intermingle with cozy charm. This book is a quick and easy read, making it perfect for those moments when you want to immerse yourself in a fantastical story without needing to navigate complex world-building. The narrative moves swiftly, providing an engaging experience that keeps you turning pages.
One of the standout elements of the book is the delightful banter between the main characters and the side characters. Caz the Spider Plant is an absolute gem, bringing humor and warmth to the story. This aspect of the book gives it a hallmark movie feel but with a fantastical twist, blending the best of romantasy with the comforting tropes of a cozy romance.
The story itself is lighthearted, sprinkled with more dramatic moments that add depth but never overshadow the overall cozy feel. This balance makes The Spellshop an enjoyable read for those looking for a story that is both engaging and heartwarming.
However, the fast pace of the story can sometimes be a double-edged sword. While the limited world-building keeps the story simple and accessible, it occasionally leaves you feeling a bit disoriented. Some events and their significance can be a bit unclear due to the rapid progression.
Additionally, the male main character (MMC) feels somewhat underdeveloped. He enters the story quickly and displays an immediate interest in the female main character (FMC), but his personality remains somewhat flat throughout. A bit more depth and development in his character would have added more to the story.
Overall, The Spellshop is a charming and enjoyable read, perfect for those seeking a quick escape into a magical romance. While it could benefit from a bit more length and detail, its cozy and lighthearted nature makes it a delightful addition to the romantasy genre.
Lindsay –
The Spellshop is cosy fantasy meets cottagecore. Kiela is a librarian in the Great Library of Alyssium when she is forced to flee with her assistant Caz, a sentient spider plant, as a fire engulfs the library during a revolution overthrowing the monarchy. She saves several cratefuls of the library’s spellbooks and sails to the remote island she was born in. Her attempt to lie low in her parent’s old cottage is thwarted, however, by a handsome but nosy neighbor and her own pesky need to somehow support herself. Things become more complicated when she decides to open a jam shop as a front for selling illegal spells disguised as folk remedies to save the dying island.
This was just the perfect cosy fantasy. From the few pages of the first chapter, I knew I was going to love this book, and I was indeed utterly charmed by it. This cosy fantasy delivered charming characters in a wholesome setting, a sweet slowburn romance, and a welcoming found family. It was just very cute, joyful, and delightfully heartfelt. I like to have a bit more stakes in my own cosy fantasy reads, and this one gave that to me while not having it be too great to alienate fans of low stake cosy fantasies.
I just loved Kiela because I just completely meshed with her introverted personality and her love of books. She is socially awkward, overanalyzes things, and reads for fun. What’s not to love? I also loved her relationship with her sentient plant assistant Caz who was just a sheer delight. Oh Caz, for a plant, he is so full of personality, helpfulness, playful antics, and even some snark and sarcasm. And then there’s Larran—the kind, handsome, and gentle man who raises merhorses, has a bit of a boundary/personal space issue, and is utterly lovesick over oblivious Kiela. Their awkward and sweet romance could not have been more perfect.
The Spellshop gave me everything I could want from a cosy fantasy.
Amazon Customer –
Dieses Buch hat mich sehr begeistert. Es war von Anfang an fesselnd und gleichzeitig spannend und cozy. Man fühlt sich wärend man das Buch liest als wäre man in dem Cottage des Titelbildes. Es fühlt sich an als wäre man ein einem wunderschönen verwunschenen Wald☺️
Lara Fischer –
This was a cozy little read to just take me away and make me forget everything. I loved the characters and I mean magic books and a talking plant!
Jillybaxter –
Really good story from start to finish
Great cosy read
Love the fmc character- she smart ,independent
All woman
It’s quite refreshing
Kevin Co –
This book is as beautiful as its cover art. It’s slow paced and feels like you’re actually baking jam in a cottage on a magical island. I love the world building – the winged cats, cloud bears, talking plants, and majestic merhorses. All in all, this is a wholesome read with a heartwarming romance and the importance of community, chosen family, and kindness 💖🧚♂️🧜♀️🧙
Kalena M –
Excited that cottagecore has a new title to explore, as sometimes we simply need a book that makes us feel cozy and content. Kiela is escaping from her beloved library in Alyssium during a revolution. The only safe place she can think of is her childhood home on the island of Caltrey. She hopes to hide out with her assistant Caz, who happens to be a talking spider plant, and avoid all interaction with others. She did not anticipate the helpfulness of her neighbor, Larran, who irritates her and is unfortunately very kind and handsome or the other curious, but welcoming islanders. Other creatures, like merhorses, mermaids, tree guardians, and flying cats, capture Kiela’s interest and heart. Caltrey has been neglected and the islanders are suffering as springs run dry and merhorses no longer birth babies. Does Kiela have the answers in her books? Under the guise of a jam shop, she explores these spell books and finds a community she was not even looking for. While there are some minor obstacles in the book, the book flows smoothly and in an uplifting direction. I dare you not to love these islanders, especially the adorable Meep. With token baked goods and cute characters (and one grumpy villager that everyone tolerates), this story will warm your heart. I thought the plot was really well done and keep me reading. The setting is so pleasant and imaginative! The gorgeous cover is a strong indication of the beauty the reader may expect in the story. If you have not tried cozy fantasy or cottagecore before, start here! This is an excellent introduction to what is so wonderful about this genre.
S. Nectarine –
I’m so glad I saw a recommendation online for this. What a sweet book with interesting characters in an intriguing setting. Enjoyed every minute of reading this most enjoyable book!