The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, 384 pages. Tor, 2024. $15
Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG (kissing); Violence: PG (prejudice)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS, ADULT - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Kiela, an adult, lives in Alyssium and loves her job as a librarian. The only social interaction she gets is with Caz, the sentient spider plant that resides in the library too. When the library is burned, Kiela and Caz take as many magical books as they can and sail away to Kiela’s birthplace, Caltrey, which she hasn’t been to for too long a time. They move into her parents’ abandoned cottage and hope that they won’t be found hiding the restricted magical books. Kiela has always enjoyed being alone and antisocial but her new neighbors see things differently and will try to break down her barriers any way they can.
This is a sweet book. Charming, innocent and full of fantasy. The book was so relaxing to read and it truly was comforting.
The ethnicity is a variety of races, species and colors.
LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian, Delta, Utah
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