The Spellshop
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a romantasy debut published by Tor Publishing Group on July 9, 2024. This 384-page hardcover edition features beautiful lavender sprayed edges and presents a tale filled with stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, and sweet love. The story follows Kiela, a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, who, along with her magically sentient assistant Caz, escapes a revolution that threatens their world. They find refuge on Kiela’s childhood home island, where she confronts her struggles with social interactions and a persistent neighbor.
Readers will discover Kiela’s journey as she navigates the challenges of starting anew while utilizing an old family recipe book to create jam, ultimately leading her to open the island’s first secret spellshop. The narrative combines elements of romance and fantasy, showcasing Kiela’s growth and the magic that surrounds her. With themes of community and resilience, The Spellshop offers a whimsical exploration of love and magic in a cottagecore setting, appealing to fans of romantic comedies and fantastical adventures.
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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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