Stay for a Spell is a cozy fantasy which will sweep you away. It’s a story about finding our place, falling in love, and being at home around books. Keep reading this book review of Stay for a Spell for my full thoughts.
Summary
Princess Tanadelle of the Widdenmar is disillusioned with life as a princess. She longs for real conversation, the chance to build a life of her own making, and uninterrupted reading time.
During a routine royal visit to the town of Little Pepperidge, Tandy’s dream comes true when she finds herself cursed to remain in a run-down bookshop until she unlocks her heart’s desire. Certain that someone will figure out how to break the curse eventually, and delighted by the prospect of an entire bookstore of her own, Tandy settles into life among the stacks. She finds it easy to exchange balls and endless state dinners for teetering piles of books and an irritatingly handsome pirate who seems bent on stealing her stock.
She even starts to believe she’s stumbled into her very own happily ever after.
There’s just one, minor problem: as Tandy’s royal duties go unfulfilled, her frantic parents start sending princes to woo her, each one of them certain their kiss will break the curse. After all, what more could a princess want but a prince?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Cursed to stay in a bookstore till she finds her heart’s desire? Yes please. But in all seriousness, Stay for a Spell is about figuring out what we want. The world, our parents, our roles, have ideas for what we should be. What we should want. But what happens if we have other ideas? If we’re stuck in the idea of doing what is expected of us. Sometimes we need a curse as a blessing in disguise. I loved seeing Tandy’s character arc as she figures out what she wants, what she is capable of, and confronts her own past. The things she was content with before she really opened her eyes.
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If you also love a good cast of side characters from A to Z, Stay for a Spell delivers. There’s such a breadth of characters who will pull at our heartstrings. This is such a precious story which really embodies cozy fantasy and should be on everyone’s TBR! Who doesn’t love a story about finding our own voice and what we really want. How when we find what we want how we have to fight for it. Find Stay for a Spell on Goodreads, Storygraph, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.