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The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1)

Sarah Beth Durst

Start date: January 1, 2025

Finish date: January 31, 2025

Discussion: September 2025 Group Read

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The House in the Cerulean Sea: Pre-Reading Discussion
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The House in the Cerulean Sea: Reviews by 2025 Reading Challengers
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Nov 28, 2024 Netanella rated it really liked it

Shelves: sffbc, fantasy, fantasy-romance, audiobooks, library, 2024-november-reading-challenges

In her afterward, the author stated she wanted to write a book that felt like a warm hug, like hot chocolate and raspberry jam.

She absolutely nailed it.

A very lovely, warm and cozy fantasy, with a spell shop disguised as a jam shop, sentient plants, a found family, merfolk and merhorses, and a sweet romance. This book absolutely made my Thanksgiving.

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Sep 28, 2024 Meera rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, 24fav

This was such a relaxing cozy read with likable characters. The world building is unique in its fantasy elements and I enjoyed seeing how Keila and her sidekick Caz would end up with their found family.

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Sep 14, 2025 Jenn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, christmas-and-birthday-gifts, hallway-shelf-2025, 2025, new-books-2025

This book is an absolute delight. Funny, kind and just cozy. I adored it.

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Jan 03, 2025 Deyara rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: char-magic-users, char-orphans, char-librarians, 2025rc-group-reads

3.5 stars.

A cosy fantasy read with magical creatures and a sentient plant, with a splash of romance on the side.
The romance was actually my least favourite part of the book however, I didnt mind Larran himself, but the romance felt a bit tacked on for convenience. Did enjoy the librarian and research parts, and setting up a new life in a small village.

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Nov 10, 2024 Stacey's All Booked rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own-book, end-of-2024-tbr

4.5 stars. This book was just what I needed.

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Feb 05, 2025 Ketutar Jensen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

There are some bits that I don't like, some of it felt a bit rushed and oversimplified, but all in all it's a lovely, warm book. It does make me happy :-) ...more

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