Today's Featured Book:
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
by Heather Fawcett
Genre: Cozy Fantasy
Published: February 17, 2026
Page Count: 356 pages
Summary:
Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life, and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for stray cats.
Now it’s the shelter that needs a new home. And the only landlord who will rent a space to a cat rescue is a mysterious man called Havelock—who also happens to be the world’s most infamous magician, running an illegal magic shop out of his basement. Havelock is cantankerous and eccentric, but not not handsome, and no, Agnes absolutely does not feel anything but disdain for him. After all, rumors swirl about his shadowy past—including whispers that his dark magic once almost brought about the apocalypse.
Then one day a glamorous magician comes looking for Havelock, putting the magic shop—and the cat shelter—in jeopardy. To save the shelter, Agnes will have to team up with the magician who nearly ended the world . . . and may now be trying to steal her heart.
Havelock is everything Agnes thinks she doesn’t need in her life: chaos, mischief, and a little too much adventure. But as she gets to know him, she discovers that he’s more than the dark magician of legend, and that she may be ready for a little intrigue—and romance—in her life. After all, second chances aren’t just for rescue cats. . . .
I paused on the threshold of the shop to stamp the frost from my boots. It settled on the sills and cobblestones at night now, a fine white fur, as if winter were a great beast who skulked through the city while we slept, leaving bits of pelt behind. At least the snows hadn't arrived yet, which was some relief.
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Of course, I soon realized there was no need for someone to break into the shop at night. Someone was already there.
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I would not change any of my past reviews. I always tell myself that I'm just an ordinary person, sharing my thoughts about the books I read; I'm not a professional reviewer.
That's true too! I know my early ones are scary as I like just babbled. I mean, I still babble I feel like but I try to fall some kind of format. But honestly, I feel like it changes based on the book I read and whatever my feelings were. But yeah, those early ones are pure chaos!
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Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for the summary, Deb.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been blogging since 2010, and it’s amazing how much has changed over the years. I’m slowly going back through my older reviews, especially now that my theme has changed and some of the headers need a refresh. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteI own my blog and all the posts so if I wanted to change something I could just do it. But why bother?
ReplyDeleteFirst Lines make me want to read this book ASAP: "It settled on the sills and cobblestones at night now, a fine white fur, as if winter were a great beast who skulked through the city while we slept, leaving bits of pelt behind."
ReplyDeleteAll that animal imagery. 💚💚💚
I am intrigued and adding this one to my read list.
ReplyDeleteI loved Grace of Wild Things (inspired by Anne of Green Gables) by this author and was kind of meh on her much more well known Emily Wilde but this one has been really calling to me. I really like the teasers you shared. I'm with you on the changing reviews. I'm a regular person and it's a reflection of my thoughts on that book in that moment. I do periodically re-review a book if I've reread it and my opinion is different. I have one of those coming up.
ReplyDeleteHello dear friend, you know how much I love animals and cats are right up there! I absolutely love the sound of this, Deb!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a fun read.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good and I love the cover art. That alone would help motivate me to pick it up!
ReplyDeleteI looked back at my early reviews and thought, these aren't reviews, they are summaries of the book and often had spoilers. I don't think anyone looks at those reviews from 11 years ago, so I won't bother to change them. Maybe I might just delete them. I love the cover of that book. I hope you enjoy it, Deb.
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