We will meet in the storytime room. \; This is the sliding door with the tree on it in the children's area. \; We will also have a session available through Zoom for those who would like to attend virtually. \; Please contact Jamie at mccref@slcolibrar y.org \;for the login information. \; Books are always available f or the month prior to the book club meeting. \; They are in the holds area under "Tuesday Evening Book Group".
\nBook summary:
The Sp
ellshop is Sarah Beth Durst's romantasy debut&ndash\;a lush cottagecore ta
le full of stolen spellbooks\, unexpected friendships\, sweet jams\, and e
ven sweeter love. Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant\, Caz the sen
tient spider plant\, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spe
llmaking and the high risk business of starting over. "Sarah Beth Durst is
the hidden gem of the fantasy world." &mdash\; Book Riot Kiela has always
had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully\, as librarian at the Great L
ibrary of Alyssium\, she hasn't had to. She and her assistant\, Caz\, a ma
gically sentient spider plant\, have spent the last eleven years sequester
ed among the empire's most precious spellbooks\, preserving their magic fo
r the city's elite. But when a revolution begins and the library goes up i
n flames\, she and Caz save as many books as they can carry and flee to a
faraway island Kiela was sure she'd never return to: her childhood home. K
iela hopes to lay low in the overgrown and rundown cottage her late parent
s left her and figure out a way to survive without drawing the attention o
f either the empire or the revolutionaries. Much to her dismay\, in additi
on to a nosy&mdash\;and very handsome&mdash\;neighbor\, she finds the town
neglected and in a state of disrepair. The empire\, for all its magic and
power\, has been neglecting for years the people who depend on magical in
tervention to maintain healthy livestock and crops. Not only that\, but th
e very magic that should be helping them has been creating destructive sto
rms that have taken a toll on the island. Due to her past role at the libr
ary\, Kiela feels partially responsible for this\, and now she's determine
d to find a way to make things right: by opening the island's first-ever s
ecret spellshop. Her plan comes with risks&mdash\;the consequence of shari
ng magic with commoners is death. And as Kiela comes to make a place for h
erself among the kind and quirky townspeople of her former home\, she real
izes that in order to make a life for herself\, she must learn to break do
wn the walls she has built up so high. Like a Hallmark rom-com full of myt
hical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic\, Sarah Beth Durst'
s The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul. A Macmillan Audio
production from Bramble Books.