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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
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
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A cozy fantasy in the tradition of Legends and Lattes, The Spellshop is a delightful, big hearted story, with a timely undercurrent. People have been quick to jump on this genre in recent years, and it's not hard to see why: people want escapism in a world that seems increasingly dark. The Spellshop manages to work its magic by engaging directly with some of these real world themes; our heroine, Keila, and her nervous sentient spiderplant, Caz, flee their home in the capital city after a coup that leaves the city in flames and the leaders dead. From there they return to Keila's childhood home on an isolated island, far from the politics of the capital, but not from feeling the effects of the empire's harsh rules against magic usage. Which is a problem for Keila, as she has in her possession a pile of rescued--some would say stolen-- spell books, and the knowhow to use them to help the people on the island with the problems the empire's negligence left them alone to cope with. The parallels to current events, are obvious, but Keila's solution; to use her compassion and hide her magical aid in plain sight--posing as a serviceable jam shop on the sadly jamless island--feels like nothing short of wish fulfillment to a generation of readers who long both for simplicity and salvation from the problems our own corrupt government and negligence on issues like climate change have caused us. This book is pure escapism in the best way--because it made me have hope that there are more people like Keila out there, even if our cottages and jam jars are in short supply.
My sole complaints were I felt the romance was a bit rushed, and I didn't understand how the protagonist had seemingly no memories from being NINE YEARS OLD. That's a pretty advanced age to not remember anything clearly from. But I can chalk some of that up to authorial oversight, and the world and characters were so charming, I'll give it a pass, and look forward to visiting this world again in the follow up!
My sole complaints were I felt the romance was a bit rushed, and I didn't understand how the protagonist had seemingly no memories from being NINE YEARS OLD. That's a pretty advanced age to not remember anything clearly from. But I can chalk some of that up to authorial oversight, and the world and characters were so charming, I'll give it a pass, and look forward to visiting this world again in the follow up!
this was recommended to me because i love legends and latte so was expecting it to be sapphic
i was enjoying the story and writing but im really not in the mood to read about straight people rn so when the romance started to become more prevalent i fully checked out
might revisit in future
i was enjoying the story and writing but im really not in the mood to read about straight people rn so when the romance started to become more prevalent i fully checked out
might revisit in future
adventurous
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:
Complicated