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A review by onthesamepage
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of those books that I'm happy I read, will absolutely recommend to people, but other than that, don't really have a lot to say about. It's a cozy, wholesome fantasy, with a cute romance, and plant companions that make for some really adorable friendships. It's about finding your place in the universe, and helping people and the world for the sake of kindness. There are merhorses, merbabies, cats with wings, and a lot of other fun elements. The nature descriptions are lovely, too.
A big part of the story is Kiela figuring out how to survive in her old home, and setting up a spellshop/jam shop, so you get parts that are just her figuring out recipes for both. It didn't quite hook me in the way Legends & Lattes did, but that may also just have been my mood. It does start off quite slow, but by the time I was halfway through, I was pretty into it.
The romance between Kiela and Larran is sweet, even though I initially thought there was a bit too much dislike for very little reason on Kiela's part. But that smoothed itself out as well.
This is one of those books that I'm happy I read, will absolutely recommend to people, but other than that, don't really have a lot to say about. It's a cozy, wholesome fantasy, with a cute romance, and plant companions that make for some really adorable friendships. It's about finding your place in the universe, and helping people and the world for the sake of kindness. There are merhorses, merbabies, cats with wings, and a lot of other fun elements. The nature descriptions are lovely, too.
A big part of the story is Kiela figuring out how to survive in her old home, and setting up a spellshop/jam shop, so you get parts that are just her figuring out recipes for both. It didn't quite hook me in the way Legends & Lattes did, but that may also just have been my mood. It does start off quite slow, but by the time I was halfway through, I was pretty into it.
The romance between Kiela and Larran is sweet, even though I initially thought there was a bit too much dislike for very little reason on Kiela's part. But that smoothed itself out as well.