An Indie Next pick!
A gorgeous hardcover edition featuring lavender sprayed edges! The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst-s romantasy debut-a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.
Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz-a magically sentient spider plant-have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire-s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city-s elite.
When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she-d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy-and very handsome-neighbor who can-t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she-s fed and to help fix up her new home.
