The Spellshop

THIS was the cute, delightful, lighthearted, and sweet read I needed for my summertime. Nothing overly serious, villians who aren't always villians, lovely little world with sweet magic that sometimes just goes off-track, and fully developed characters with lovely dialogue, and an awkward, believable little first love.. Mmmmm, my little black heart. 🫶 This book felt like someone took light-hearted fantasy, mashed it with a Hallmark return-home romance, but then added fun, usually inanimate objects as characters with quirky dialogue. Very Diana Wynne Jones flavored, honestly, which may be why I really enjoyed it. A sentient plant with snappy, irreverent dialogue and quirky neighbors who give the best advice was straight out of one of her novels, and I loved every piece of it. Five star ratings are kinda rare for me, but this book was so delicious. Not to mention the cover art and the purple page sprays were absolutely gorgeous. Lovely.