As much as I love a bookshop book, I was worried that this one magic bookstore might feel derivative and the story overdone.
I am pleased to admit I was wrong.
I absolutely loved this story, magical and romantic with a totally new form of magic bookstore.
The bookshop in this story is like a magical, puppy or plant, it needs to be looked after properly otherwise it throws a tantrum.
It can’t be looked after by just anyone, however, the owner must be a reader. By this I mean someone who can use the magic of ink and words.
Not only is there magic and romance, there is also the mystery of the previous owners untimely death and the question of why he would leave his beloved bookshop to his ousted apprentice.
Cassandra returns to the bookstore and is determined to get it back to its former glory, but not everyone agrees she should have it.
She must fight the toddler tantrums, other booksellers and herself to succeed.
As I said I loved it, the only issue I had with the audiobook version was the narrator.
She is a wonderful narrator, but her accent is very posh. She sounded prim and proper, not quite right for our rebellious bookseller.