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The spellshop / Sarah Beth Durst.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250333971 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 376 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bramble, Tor Publishing Group, 2024.
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| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Novels. |
- Baker & Taylor
When the Great Library of Alyssium goes up in flames, introverted librarian Kiela and her sentient spider plant flee to the faraway island of her childhood where she opens a spell shop to restore the islandâs power, coming out of her shell to make a new life for herself. - Baker & Taylor
"Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as 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. Then 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 help fix up her new home. In need of income and reluctantly inspired by the beauty and people of the island who have welcomed her into their hearts, Kiela discovers 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 that become the town's, and her handsome neighbor's, new favorite confection. But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela decides to open the island's first-ever and much-needed secret spellshop. Her plan comes withrisks--the empire condemns the use of unsanctioned magic, and the consequence of sharing spells with commoners is death. But Kiela has only just found a place that feels like home and people who feel like family, and she'll risk anything for a chance at happiness."-- - McMillan Palgrave
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER!
A #1 LibraryReads pick!
An Indie Next pick!
DELUXE EDITIONâa gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful lavender sprayed edges!
The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durstâs romantasy debutâa 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, Cazâa magically sentient spider plantâhave spent the last decade sequestered among the empireâs most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the cityâs 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 sheâd see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosyâand very handsomeâneighbor who canât take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure sheâs fed and to help fix up her new home.
In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesnât 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 islandâs 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.
