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The Only Purple House in Town

From New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre comes the magical town of St. Claire, where anything is possible...

Iris Collins is the messy one in her family. The "chaos bunny." Her sisters are all wildly successful, while she can't balance her budget for a single month. It's no wonder she's in debt to her roommates. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from her great aunt, her plan to turn it into a B&B fails--as most of her plans do. She winds up renting rooms like a Victorian spinster, collecting other lost souls...and not all of them are "human."

Eli Reese grew up as the nerdy outcast in school, but he got rich designing apps. Now he's successful by any standards. But he's never had the same luck in finding a real community or people who understand him. Over the years, he's never forgotten his first crush, so when he spots her at a café, he takes it as a sign. Except then he gets sucked into the Iris-verse and somehow ends up renting one of her B&B rooms. As the days pass, Eli grows enchanted by the misfit boarders staying in the house...and even more so by Iris. Could Eli have finally found a person and a place to call "home"?

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368 pages

Average rating: 6.52

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kcreadsabook
Jan 10, 2025
7/10 stars
A fairy hallmark book
unhingedfemaleprotagonist
Jan 01, 2025
6/10 stars
I liked the themes of friendship and found family in this book. It was a cute quick read with likeable and believable characters. My issues are that the concept of Iris discovering her fae heritage felt a bit rushed and improbable. I wish there was a more interesting ending other than "long lost parents show up and all is fixed." I was hoping for more of a story arch with the conflict between Iris and her terrible neighbor.
April B.
Oct 13, 2024
8/10 stars
Very cute story! Enjoyed it very much.
LMahoney
Sep 16, 2024
5/10 stars
This book was ok. It was an easy read (well listen as I did the audiobook) but it was just meh. I liked the idea of the found family and magic but neither was explored correctly or enough in my opinion. Also, Eli was pretty creepy. Just gonna say it. Like moving in with her? creepy. So yeah... just okay.

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