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The Cottage Around the Corner: A Novel
A feisty witch and a handsome mage must put their heated business rivalry aside to save their small town from supernatural forces in this charming contemporary fantasy romcom from the author of Thief Liar Lady.
“Delightful and sweet . . . the magic and the romance both sizzle on the page.”—Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, author of Witch of Wild Things
“Soria’s newest book will wrap readers into a cozy world that they won’t want to leave.”—Library Journal (starred review)
Chanterelle Cottage is Charlie Sparrow’s whole world. The cozy spellshop where she and her moms practice their witchcraft, selling goods and services to the people of small-town Owl’s Hollow, has been in her family for generations.
Okay, business has been a little slow and a recent burglary hit their inventory pretty hard. And the bank may not agree to restructure their loan. But Charlie is talented and savvy, and she’ll keep things afloat once her parents finally let her buy into the business as a co-owner. Still, when a competing magecraft firm opens in town, things start to look bleak. After all, everyone knows there’s room for only one magic shop in Owl’s Hollow.
So what if Fitz, the mage who owns the new Maven Enterprises, happens to be ridiculously handsome in his ridiculously expensive suits? Who cares that, when Charlie can forget for a moment or two that Fitz is her competitor, things between them are as easy as breathing? None of that matters—because Charlie is not going to get involved with the competition. In this battle of the businesses, she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure Chanterelle Cottage is the last spellshop standing.
But when strange supernatural events begin to plague the citizens of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie and Fitz must put their rivalry aside and their magic together to save the town. As they grow closer, it becomes harder for Charlie to keep her carefully drawn line in place—maybe Owl’s Hollow is big enough for a witch and a mage, after all.
“Delightful and sweet . . . the magic and the romance both sizzle on the page.”—Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, author of Witch of Wild Things
“Soria’s newest book will wrap readers into a cozy world that they won’t want to leave.”—Library Journal (starred review)
Chanterelle Cottage is Charlie Sparrow’s whole world. The cozy spellshop where she and her moms practice their witchcraft, selling goods and services to the people of small-town Owl’s Hollow, has been in her family for generations.
Okay, business has been a little slow and a recent burglary hit their inventory pretty hard. And the bank may not agree to restructure their loan. But Charlie is talented and savvy, and she’ll keep things afloat once her parents finally let her buy into the business as a co-owner. Still, when a competing magecraft firm opens in town, things start to look bleak. After all, everyone knows there’s room for only one magic shop in Owl’s Hollow.
So what if Fitz, the mage who owns the new Maven Enterprises, happens to be ridiculously handsome in his ridiculously expensive suits? Who cares that, when Charlie can forget for a moment or two that Fitz is her competitor, things between them are as easy as breathing? None of that matters—because Charlie is not going to get involved with the competition. In this battle of the businesses, she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure Chanterelle Cottage is the last spellshop standing.
But when strange supernatural events begin to plague the citizens of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie and Fitz must put their rivalry aside and their magic together to save the town. As they grow closer, it becomes harder for Charlie to keep her carefully drawn line in place—maybe Owl’s Hollow is big enough for a witch and a mage, after all.
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Community Reviews
This was a suitable entry in the cozy small town witch romance genre, this time putting a You've Got Mail spin on the romance. I definitely liked Fitz more than I liked Tom Hank's character in the movie. However, I didn't like Charlie's character as much as I like Meg Ryan's. Charlie made some bad decisions, one of them completely overshadowed the one sex scene in the book, it was impossible to enjoy because I could not stop thinking about what a bad choice she'd made and how it was going to come back to bite her, especially because there were plenty of other things she could have done instead! It was poorly justified. She does blame herself for these mistakes, but in a petulant way, and the narrative and supporting cast just brush them off and tell her she didn't actually do anything wrong. The relationship issues felt entirely one-sided on her part, I'm not even sure why Fitz liked her considering how often she gave him mixed messages, threw stuff at him, and blamed him for her problems. There were a couple times when they discussed the possibility that the family shop wasn't doing well and might close, and I thought "maybe it should." I think possibly I'm being overly harsh and I was just not in the right headspace for this type of story, or maybe the main character and I got off on the wrong foot and she didn't manage to win me over like Fitz won her over. I think the best thing she did was defend Fitz and his sister a couple times when the small town mob mentality tried to blame the newcomers for their problems. I liked Charlie's parents. I thought the audiobook narrator was great. If you want Gilmore Girls + witches this will probably work for you.
Content Warnings:
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
Content Warnings:
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
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