A review by thatotheramber
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This may very well be a wildly unpopular opinion, but I wasn't really a fan of this book. Honestly, I spent the first two-thirds of this book bored. Nothing really happened and it was a lot of inner monologue and not enough action. It was *too* cozy. The last third introduced some conflict and it picked up a bit, but even that was resolved too quickly and too easily. 

I did like most of the characters, though many of the supporting characters felt underdeveloped, which was disappointing because many of them seemed interesting. And I know we're supposed to love and adore Meep, but I found them more annoying than anything. Caz really saved the book for me. 

So overall, this was NOT the book for me. Maybe my mood wasn't right, but whatever the reason, it just wasn't my thing.