by
Sarah Beth Durst
published in
2024

Emily K says:
A cozy fantasy novel that features a talking spider plant, an adorable seaside town and a librarian trying to save books in a revolution.
When the Great Library of Alyssium goes up in flames, introverted librarian Kiela and her sentient spider plant flee to the faraway island of her childhood where she opens a spell shop to restore the island's power, coming out of her shell to make a new life for herself.