{"title":"Serena's Picks","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"spellshop","title":"The Spellshop (Paperback) (+Sticker Sheet*)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w8qArf\"\u003eAuthor\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"fl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?hl=en\u0026amp;gbpv=1\u0026amp;dq=Spellshop\u0026amp;printsec=frontcover\u0026amp;q=inauthor:%22Sarah+Beth+Durst%22\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwiipd3T2IGIAxV5CnkGHSO8C1UQmxMoAHoECCUQAg\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiipd3T2IGIAxV5CnkGHSO8C1UQmxMoAHoECCUQAg\"\u003eSarah Beth Durst\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"\u003eThe Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sarah Beth Durst is the hidden gem of the fantasy world.” —Book Riot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe and her assistant, Caz, a magically sentient spider plant, have spent the last eleven years sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite. But when a revolution begins and the library goes up in 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. Kiela hopes to lay low in the overgrown and rundown cottage her late parents left her and figure out a way to survive without drawing the attention of either the empire or the revolutionaries. Much to her dismay, in addition to a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor, she finds the town neglected and in a state of disrepair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe empire, for all its magic and power, has been neglecting for years the people who depend on magical intervention to maintain healthy livestock and crops. Not only that, but the very magic that should be helping them has been creating destructive storms that have taken a toll on the island. Due to her past role at the library, Kiela feels partially responsible for this, and now she’s determined to find a way to make things right: by opening the island’s first-ever secret spellshop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer plan comes with risks—the consequence of sharing magic with commoners is death. And as Kiela comes to make a place for herself among the kind and quirky townspeople of her former home, she realizes that in order to make a life for herself, she must learn to break down the walls she has built up so high.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, Sarah Beth Durst’s The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Sticker sheets given while supplies last on a first come, first serve basis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Hopeless Romantic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409966399782,"sku":"9781250333971","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4221\/5462\/files\/spellshop.jpg?v=1727135883"},{"product_id":"heavenly-bodies","title":"Heavenly Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w8qArf\"\u003eAuthor\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"\u003e\u003ca data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjP8O_X04GIAxXWmYkEHbJsEmIQmxMoAHoECCcQAg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?hl=en\u0026amp;q=inauthor:%22Imani+Erriu%22\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjP8O_X04GIAxXWmYkEHbJsEmIQmxMoAHoECCcQAg\" class=\"fl\"\u003eImani Erriu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"\u003eA runaway TikTok sensation, Heavenly Bodies is the first book in a dazzling new romantasy series that blends mythology and shadow magic with a tantalizing enemies-to-lovers romance that will rewrite the stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Ariete, Star of Wrath, War and Chaos, descends to wreak havoc on Elara’s kingdom, she flees her home—the Kingdom of Night—for the neighbouring Helios, Kingdom of Light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFearing that Ariete might turn his sights to Helios next, Prince Lorenzo is forced to train Elara as a weapon—one worthy of battling against the tyrannical reign of the Stars. 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