The spellshop — Content Guide for Parents
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- Profanity: The sources we found do not say whether the book has any swear words.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER!
A #1 LibraryReads pick!
An Indie Next pick!
DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous paperback edition featuring beautiful 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.
In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries.
But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.
Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.
Frequently asked questions
Is The spellshop appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The opening has rebels fighting and burning the library and the emperor killed, but reviewers say the book has no action-packed battle scenes. The opening has Kiela and Caz fleeing a burning library during a revolution, after which the story turns gentle and low-stakes.
Does The spellshop have violence?
Found (Brief): The opening has rebels fighting and burning the library and the emperor killed, but reviewers say the book has no action-packed battle scenes.
Does The spellshop have scary content?
Found (Brief): The opening has Kiela and Caz fleeing a burning library during a revolution, after which the story turns gentle and low-stakes.
Does The spellshop have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The spellshop have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The spellshop have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources we found do not say whether the book has any swear words.
Does The spellshop have climate?
Found (Supporting): The island is dying because the empire is draining its magic, and Kiela uses spells to restore it; one reader calls climate change and nature suffering minor arcs.
Does The spellshop have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The spellshop have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The spellshop have gender & orientation?
Found (Brief): Reviewers say a minor same-sex relationship appears near the end and that the creature Meep is nonbinary.
