Review: The Bookshop of Secrets

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed The Next Chapter Bookshop, the first book in Brooke Skie’s Leafwood Falls series. I’ve since read all the other books in the series, finishing with this most recent one, The Bookshop of Secrets. A charming small town in Vermont, a bookstore with an opinionated resident cat, and a delightful assortment of human characters makes this series the purrfect escape read.

From the publisher:

Charlie Whitmore thought she’d finally figured out life in Leafwood Falls. Two years after trading her Manhattan law career for the Oak & Ink Bookshop, she’s settled into a rhythm of cozy fall mornings, community book clubs, and only occasional sabotage by Hemingway, the imperious orange bookshop cat who expresses his literary opinions through destruction and hairballs.

Then her assistant Mia has the perfect idea for Halloween.

The Fear Jar starts simply: drop in your anonymous fear, take a personalized book recommendation. A small Halloween project for the bookshop. But this is Mia, purple-haired, endlessly enthusiastic, physically incapable of doing anything halfway, and within days the jar goes viral. Confessions flood in. Social media explodes. The whole town is suddenly writing down their deepest terrors and trusting Charlie to answer with the perfect story.

You just know that with a name like Leafwood Falls, this town knows how to celebrate autumn in all its glory. Be prepared for pumpkin spice lattes, spooky decorations and a fall festival to set the scene for the story. The focus of this book is a mystery surrounding the fear jar, and I loved how the author keeps the reader guessing until the big reveal on Halloween. Add to that a touch of romance, and a touch of magic, and you’ve got the purrfect comfort read.

The Bookshop of Secrets is currently the last in the series, but I really hope that Brooke Skie will revive these characters for another book.

The Bookshop of Secrets is available from Amazon.

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