RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Tomes Scones & Crones (Three Tomes Bookshop #1) by Colleen Gleason
We received an advanced reader copy of this book.
Published: October 12th 2021
Review:
Myth: 4/5
I loved that while this is a whole new heroine and small town on the west side of northern lower Michigan, it’s in the same ‘world’ as Wicks Hollow. While only minor references to the western Michigan town that has had its share of paranormal activities, I can tell that this will be a really fun concept to play with overlap in future books.
Jaqueline was a delight to read, a librarian who’s life is uprooted and takes over a magical bookstore. This definitely has a lot of the ‘book about books’ vibe, not just in the fact that there are book characters walking around, but also in the way that Jaqueline thinks about her story. She’s constantly wondering if she’s turning into a character in a book, why she’s gets certain deus ex machinas and it’s just a really clever, fun way to tell her story.
Magic: 4/5
I can’t get enough of witches in a small town and Button Cove seems to have its hands full. There is also a great focus in this story about taking back the term crone, as a wise woman, and you have to have age and persistence to become one. As a women’s fiction, Jaqueline and her new friends confront women’s place in the world once they’re done raising their kids (or decided not to have kids).
Overall: 4/5
“Words and intentions have power.” Jaqueline takes back control of a life she was just kind of floating through. She’s going to be a fun heroine to watch find her way with her magical book store. This is a great series for book lovers as it plays with the power of characters and stories we’re told.
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