The Bookshop Below
the sweepingly romantic fantasy tale by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author
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'Georgia Summer's magical bookshop is my new favourite place' LAINI TAYLOR
'Mesmerizing and magical' SARAH BETH DURST
'Darkly whimsical and utterly heartwrenching' V. L. BOVALINO
THE BOOKSHOP MUST HAVE AN OWNER . . .
If you want a story that will change your life, Chiron's bookshop is where you go. For those lucky enough to grace its doors, it's a glimpse into a world of deadly bargains and powerful, magical books.
For Cassandra Fairfax, it's a reminder of everything she lost, when Chiron kicked her out and all but shuttered the shop. Since then, she's used her skills in less . . . ethical ways, trading stolen books and magical readings to wealthy playboys looking for power money can't buy.
Then Chiron dies. And if Cassandra knows anything, it's this: the bookshop must always have an owner.
To restore the shop, she'll need the help of Lowell Sharpe, a rival bookseller who is everything Cassandra is not - and knows it, too.
But as she is plunged into a world of unscrupulous collectors, deadly ink magic and shady societies, a dark force threatens to unravel the bookshops entirely . . .
'Rich, dark and romantic, The Bookshop Below is a must read for everyone who believes in the magic of books' M. A. KUZNIAR
'A love letter to the power of words' CATELYN WILSON
'Lavish, beguiling, and altogether the sort of enchanted book you'd expect to find in the shadowy corner of a curious shop' SYLVIE CATHRALL
READERS LOVE THE BOOKSHOP BELOW
'This book comes alive with believable characters, all with secrets and questionable pasts' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book has everything I want in a slower paced fantasy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely ate this book up. 10/10' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A murder mystery, magical bookshop and rivals to lovers this was the perfect start to Autumn' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Like curling up with a cup of tea in a bookstore that might also curse you' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A must read for every booklover!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A book about bookshops - pure indulgent magic from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Summers (The City of Stardust) loads this enchanting fantasy with sensory details and imaginative lore about London's underground network of magical bookstores. Chiron's bookshop is a mystical place trading in tomes imbued with magic that can change readers' fortunes. Chiron's disgraced ex-protégé, Cassandra Fairfax, has been exiled from the store and now uses her skills as an ink magic reader, someone able to decipher these text-based enchantments, to get by via extralegal means. Shortly after she's attacked by a stranger, the store suddenly reappears to her, but it's deserted and in disrepair. As it turns out, Chiron has been killed and he's willed the store to Cassandra. She then encounters the exasperating yet charismatic Lowell Sharpe, who warns her about the dangers of her running the bookshop without any experience and offers to buy it. Meanwhile, a shadowy society comprising the owners of London's other magical bookstores plots the best way to remove her from her new role. With enemies to dodge, Chiron's murder to solve, her own origins to discover, and Lady Fate presiding over it all, Cassandra has her hands full. It's perhaps one subplot too many, but Summers's feisty protagonist anchors this elaborate urban fantasy, and her vivid prose makes the dust and mustiness of the antique bookshop palpable. Fans of Genevieve Cogman's Invisible Library series should take note.
