The Crescent Moon Tearoom
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Average rating3.3
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Ratings2
Average rating3.3
An “impossibly endearing” (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups.
Ever since the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading together the stories that rest in the swirls of ginger, cloves, and cardamon that lie at the bottom of their customers’ cups. Their days at the teashop are filled with talk of butterflies and good fortune intertwined with the sound of cinnamon shortbread being snapped by laced fingers.
That is, until the Council of Witches comes calling with news that the city Diviner has lost her powers, and the sisters suddenly find themselves being pulled in different directions. As Anne’s magic begins to develop beyond that of her sisters’, Beatrix’s writing attracts the attention of a publisher, and Violet is enchanted by the song of the circus—and perhaps a mischievous trapeze artist threatening to sweep her off her feet—it seems a family curse that threatens to separate the sisters is taking effect.
With dwindling time to rewrite their future and help three other witches challenge their own destinies, the Quigleys set out to bargain with Fate. But in focusing so closely on saving each other, will they lose sight of themselves?
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Three witch sisters run a tea shop specializing in reading tea leaves. They grew up together and are very close, and all live together in a house that just wants the best for its inhabitants. Unfortunately this closeness starts to chafe, as they're given a seemingly impossible task to complete by the council of witches, or else their shop will be taken away. Suddenly a very close bond between the three of them starts to unravel, as each gets tempted away from working together by the promise of something more than reading fortunes.
This was a perfectly acceptable book, but not deep in any way. It's definitely a cozy read, doesn't require a lot of the reader to keep going, and doesn't overstay its welcome. I thought maybe the plot point revolving around uncovering the witchs' tasks was resolved a bit too quickly/easily relative to how important it was made to seem. It almost felt like the book went in just a few too many directions all at once, between (mild plot spoilers here) the witchs' tasks, the curse, and the three sisters' secrets they were keeping from each other. I was puzzled at points in the book at which was the 'main' threat and what was just plot filler.
But it was a cute book, if nothing else. Cozy and quick, I guess is what I can sum it up as.
