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A review by mcgbreads
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.
ARC review; thanks to NetGalley, Pan Macmillan, Tor, and Macmillan Audio for the access to the ebook and the ALC.
I'm in a cozy fantasy mood, so I thought I would keep the ball rolling with the cozy fantasy ARCs. Sadly, this didn't fully work for me. I gave it a good 54% but I just didn't care and I'm sorry for it because I do like the vibes, the talking spider plant companion, the merhorses, the idea of a sort of undercover spellshop, and the cottagecore aesthetics.
I just didn't like this FMC, she kind of rubbed me the wrong way and I didn't warm up to her. Also, though this is low stakes, it felt like nothing much was happening and what was happening just wasn't interesting or engaging me in any major way. The romance didn't hit for me either, I wasn't at all invested and, as far as I read, he deserved better than this rude woman lmao. Maybe she grows and changes or whatever, I don't care enough to find out. Again, I'm sorry for it, I went into this book hoping to love it.
I'm in a cozy fantasy mood, so I thought I would keep the ball rolling with the cozy fantasy ARCs. Sadly, this didn't fully work for me. I gave it a good 54% but I just didn't care and I'm sorry for it because I do like the vibes, the talking spider plant companion, the merhorses, the idea of a sort of undercover spellshop, and the cottagecore aesthetics.
I just didn't like this FMC, she kind of rubbed me the wrong way and I didn't warm up to her. Also, though this is low stakes, it felt like nothing much was happening and what was happening just wasn't interesting or engaging me in any major way. The romance didn't hit for me either, I wasn't at all invested and, as far as I read, he deserved better than this rude woman lmao. Maybe she grows and changes or whatever, I don't care enough to find out. Again, I'm sorry for it, I went into this book hoping to love it.