The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a book that I picked up kind of on a whim but ended up loving. I honestly don’t remember if it was a book I saw in my Amazon suggestions or if it was one of the books my daughter bought me for Christmas a couple of years ago, but wherever I found it, it definitely called to me in the strongest manner possible. It is a fabulous book that hit all of my cozy fantasy spots while having a great story. I really wish there was a bunch more books about Caz the plant and Kiela the librarian!
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The book starts out with an overthrowing of the throne, a great library on fire and the escape of Kiela the librarian, Caz the talking plant and the crates of valuable books both have stashed away in a boat. Kiela and Caz end up far away on a small island in Kiela’s hometown. They settle into her old rundown house while hiding their top secret and forbidden selection of books. Needless to say, they have to interact with the locals and end up finding out a bunch of things about themselves along the way including the secrets of spellcasting.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I liked it so much that I bought her second book in the series The Enchanted Greenhouse which is about Caz’s creator and preordered her newest book, Sea of Charms, which comes out in July of 2026. The story is very well written and the romance that happens is very sweet with a great backstory. I love all of the fantasy elements to the story and the true conflict of an introvert stuck in a position where they have to rely on others to make it through. The internal struggle to socialize was well felt!
Needless to say I highly recommend this book! I have already started reading The Enchanted Greenhouse and so far it is good as well. I am thinking of doing a book club reading for Sea of Charms when it comes out, maybe for August since it comes out towards the end of July. Let me know what you think about joining!
As always, I encourage readers to find books at libraries and used book shops, but if you need more information on what to find or to snag an early copy of Sea of Charms, below are some links to the books mentioned in this post.
Happy Reading!
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
