Rating: ⅘⭐️
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
How did Kiela change from the beginning of the book to the end? What moments best demonstrated her growth.
I loved watching Kiela’s character development in this book and it was probably one of the easiest to follow and as a person who loves to analyze characters I really enjoyed the things that were observable about who killed and how she felt. Kiela was someone I could relate to because I too am someone who isolates the social after going through something difficult or in the middle of going through something difficult so I could really relate to her warning her Solitude and being comfortable with that. I really appreciate it the way Kiela was a good example of being someone who grows into warning to change and being open to that change.
It can be hard to remove yourself from isolation because it is very easy to be in a comfortable spot where you are by yourself and you feel as though you don't need anyone else. Watching her go from someone who was hell bent on never speaking to anyone never coming out of her shell and she was basically refusing to even try to speak to other people she eventually became open to it At first because she had no other choice but also because she eventually realized that maybe she wasn't necessarily someone who liked being alone. She was lonely and her comfortability wasn't allowing her to see it.
She had convinced herself that she didn't want friends and that she was okay with where she was but when she was put in a new environment she realized that maybe her life wasn't as happy and satisfying as she thought it was.
I think one of the best moments that represented her growth was where she started to care for the people that were around her and despite not wanting to she became close with these folks and she began to want to help them and take care of them and she started to see them as people who were worthy of her time and she no longer wanted to isolate herself which I loved seeing her go from one point to the other.
Did their slow burn feel satisfying, and did the first kiss and romantic payoff live up to your expectations?
The Slow Burn was satisfying. I am not a slow burn person in the slightest and I can admit that I was starting to get antsy and wanting to see some kind of development happen but I do believe that it was 100% worth it and the first kiss and romance paid off for me.
I love that we got to not only see Kiela grow but we got to learn about all the other characters in this book, especially Larran. It was nice learning about them before they fell in love and it made it more obvious as to why they were such a good match.
Watching the two fall in love with great because it was two people who were shy and very obviously liked each other but I like that character development had to happen before the relationship could make it to where they could be together and I found that very realistic because often in books they put the romance before character development and the character development usually happens around or because of the relationship.
I also just really liked the male heroine of this book I love the switch around of grumpy and sunshine because usually it's the male who's grumpy and the female who is sunshine and even though I don't think that Kiela is necessarily a crazy grumpy character I love that Larran was a really sweet guy who I honestly found adorable. That's not my usual type when it comes to my male heroines but I really appreciate it.
How did you feel about the main conflict? What would you have changed?
I like the main conflict and it showed a lot about Kiela as a person but I do feel as though sometimes it was kind of on again off again and I kind of wish that the conflict was more steady.
A lot of the time there were points where we were calm, everything was going good and then conflict happened and then we'll come again and then boom conflict again it was kind of just annoying after a while I don't think that takes away from the book but it is something that I observed.
I did really enjoy the pot and it did leave me wondering how everything was going to turn out despite feeling like the conflict and resolution was back and forth. I really enjoyed the magic aspect of this book and how it was something that was controlled and kind of political. I also like that it was something that everyone could do and had access to because often it's only people who have powers or something like that.
What did you enjoy most about The Spellshop, and what kept it from being a five-star read?
Another thing I really enjoyed about this book is the character descriptions I love that Kiela is blue and has magenta freckles ,I love all of the side characters descriptions it made it a true fantasy because you rarely get characters that are different colors and have multiple arms and things like that you get faes and fairies and maybe a werewolf this made it feel like a movie and I could 100% see this book being a movie I think it would be so good.
I really liked this book overall and I think that it would be a great read for the fall time even though it isn't in a false setting it's still extremely cozy with the cottage fives and stuff like that and I would actually much prefer to read this in the fall then the spring or summer time. I think if you are in the mood for a light read that is cute but also has an actual plot this would be the perfect book for you.
I hope you all had an amazing week and let me know if any of you give this book a try.
Ps. I will be reading Weavingshaw next!!
Thanks for reading!🌸
Been dying to read this.
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