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Author: Jaimie AdmansFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: Boldwood BooksPublication Date: 26th May 2025Rating: 5 Stars
In a shop full of stories, some magic is real.
Mickey Teasdale loves her quaint curiosity shop, where every item feels magical to her. She loves imagining the past owners of her knick-knacks and telling her made-up tales to customers, but lately, the magic has dimmed; the shop feels cluttered, and even her stories seem as worn as the items she sells.
Everything changes when the grumpiest customer Mickey’s ever met—single dad Ren Montague—walks in with his surly teen daughter, Ava. Ren hates mess and clutter and prefers order and calm, but he'll do anything to see Ava smile. Yet, something shifts in him when he meets Mickey, who seems like she stepped out of her very own fairy tale.
When Ava discovers a secret diary, hidden from years long ago, she and Mickey believe it must have once belonged to a real-life mermaid! Ever sceptical, Ren tries to protect Ava from disappointment, but as they unravel the mystery together, something special happens…
Ren learns that happy ever afters still exist if you're brave enough to look for them, and Mickey discovers that real-life can sometimes be way more magical than anything she could have ever imagined.
Mermaids are definitely real! I'm totally convinced after reading this.
Especially loving the mermaids diary that Mickey finds in her shop and decides to investigate with Ren and Ava.
Ava is a teen, who is loving Mickey's mermaid's treasure trove of a shop, and Ren is her single father who seems to insult Mickey and her shop continually.
But as the story progresses, there is clearly something magical happening with regards all of their feelings.
I loved seeing the changes in the characters as everything happens, and I also love Mickey's shop and her sense of whimsy
I was once again enchanted by Ever After Street, and felt like I was reading a fairy tale for adults. This is such an amazing series, that I never want it to end. I devoured this book in a few short hours poolside, only really aware of the fact that I needed to keep moving to get more shade, other than that oblivious to my surroundings.
I'm not normally a fan of letters / diaries that are found from the past, but this one sucked me in instantly and i was as invested if not more so than the characters.
An utterly brilliant and highly enjoyable book. More please!
Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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