16k reviews for:

The Spellshop

Sarah Beth Durst

4.12 AVERAGE

ericafuller's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mirrormemory's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gretchen3's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kfrogpath's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hmorch's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Very cute, cosy read. 

saintstephens's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

juliannemr's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

carla64's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

haxxunne's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Cottagecore cozy fantasy at its peak

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Kiela, contented librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, is forced to escape from the ransacked city with her magical plant assistant Caz and a small collection of spellbooks. The only place that she can think of is her hometown and island of Caltrey, from where she and her parents left many years ago. Finding her old house still standing, Kiela starts to sort out her life with Caz’s help, and some of the illegal magic that she cobbles together from the spellbooks. Fortunately, or unfortunately, her handsome and capable neighbour Larran keeps helping out, even when Kiela hasn’t asked for help. Will Kiela be able to make a new life in her old world? Or will the turmoil in Alyssium catch up with her?

This is cottagecore cozy fantasy at its peak. The characters work, the setting is bucolic with a hint of threat, and the magic is suitably lovely. It’s about the main character’s gentle fitting-in to an established community and what she can bring to it, much like many a romance novel, so it delivers exactly what it says on the tin. I really enjoyed it and it has enough invention to satisfy a teen or new adult reader.

silkcaramel's review against another edition

3.75

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes