I would like this book injected into my veins please and thank you.

WHAT A WILD EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER THIS ONE WAS, but also what a great filler to what I believe is a huge gap in the current Fantasy/Romantasy genre….STRONG STANDALONE NOVELS.

A fairytale-esque magical bookshop, with a whodunnit murder mystery, deadly ink magic and a rivals to lovers romance. This book was packed with whimsy, writing style was dreamy and rich and complex somehow without feeling over descriptive.

A beautiful story about how books have the power to be more than just words on a page, featuring believable characters in the most enchanting of settings.

Many thank yous to the author, publisher and NetGalley for sharing an advance copy of this book with me!

Thank you Hodder and Stoughton and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.

This is the second book I’ve read by Georgia Summers, and it’s another book with a great world building.

In this book, we follow Cassandra, a woman who will become the owner of the bookshop after the previous owner dies, because the book shop always needs an owner. Not everyone accepts she is the new owner of this book shop because the book shop has magic and there are many people who want to have this magic for their own.

This book has an amazing world building full of bookshop and books with their own magic and personalities. I had to grow into the characters, especially Cassandra because she really is morally grey in the beginning of this book, but after the first half she and Biron, and Lowell started to grow into me. But the main reason why I kept reading and loved this book so much is because of the world building.

If you’re looking for a fantasy book with books and bookshop that have their own magic and personality like Sorcery of Thorns, than I suggest to read this book.

It has magic, morally grey characters, books and bookshop with their own personality, secret societies, murder and a romance. The ending of this book was something I hoped for, and the writer delivered!

A secret network of magical bookshops has existed for millennia but they are slowly disappearing and no one knows why. A spellbinding story where one dishonoured bookseller can uncover the truth, rewrite her story and attempt to save the magic from disappearing forever. Magical and beautifully compelling.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧 | 𝐇𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬

The Bookshop Below is a cosy fantasy that made me want to snuggle under a blanket with a hot chocolate as I delved into its world.

Like many readers, I dream of owning a bookshop so I knew a story based around a magical bookshop would be a perfect read for me. Georgia Summers has created a delightful, mystical world in The Bookshop Below. I thought the world building was done really well and whilst the magic system was a little confusing at first, it develops and becomes clearer as the story goes on.

I really loved Cassandra and Lowell, their relationship is a slow burn that flourishes as they go from enemies to friends to lovers. The supporting cast are all fantastic and well fleshed out, although they’re in the book plenty I’d love to have seen more of Byron and Aloysius - I just thought they were a fantastic addition to the story!

Whilst this definitely holds its own as a standalone, the ending is left open to a second book and I eagerly look forward to reading it if it ever appears!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodderscape for a copy of the ARC!

A book about bookshops - pure indulgent magic from start to finish. I adored the world building, and immediately felt immersed in the cozy magic provided by the bookshop. The development of from enemies to friends to lovers felt natural and I was rooting for it the entire time. It was beautifully planned and executed. It is a book which has left an impression.