Juliet Dove, Queen of Love
A Magic Shop Book

Somehow I managed to pick up a book which turned out to be a fifth-in-the-series. No idea that it wasn't the very first book, I quite enjoyed the story, actually. It really highlights how good children novels and is a stark contrast to nowadays YA novels. It's got elements of magic, humour and love......more

I'm a mom of two, they are now 12 and 14 and over the years I always read their top reads (they have a list for me, or they pick some from our home library). This one came recommended to me by both kids, and I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed it! The book starts with the main character Juliet wond......more

I listened to this on audiobook, and I think that really made a difference to the story, hearing an entire cast of characters reading the dialogue. There was so much acting and expression put into every sentence that it made the story really come alive! This is the tale of Juliet, who is a shy young......more

"When I most let anger rule me, I was most false to my cause". After 7 years, this book is still my least favourite of the magic shop, maybe because the whole thing was about love and oh boy I'm not really interested on this topic. But I increased my rating from 2 to 3 because it was good enough to e......more

This story started out slow the first 20 pages and then it picked up and the ending is great. There are flying rats, gods and goddesses and poetry readings all packed into this story. A the center piece of this story, fitting for anything dealing with poetry is love. Juliet is a girl not looking for......more