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In Victorian England, a young woman inherits her father’s curiosity shop and all its ghostly secrets in a bewitching novel by the author of Salt & Broom. It’s 1851 in old York. Lizzy Grimm struggles to save her late father’s charmingly creepy yet floundering antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, during a particularly snowy December in this most haunted city in England, things turn…curiouser. Lizzy meets Antony Carlisle, whose sister suffers from the same perplexing affliction as Lizzy’s mother—both stricken silent and unresponsive after speaking with ghosts. Working closely together to fathom what power has transformed their loved ones and why, Lizzy and Antony discover an important her father’s treasured set of rare books on ancient folktales, enchantments, and yuletide myths. Books that a persistent collector is awfully keen to purchase. Books Lizzy can’t bear to sell. Every bewitching passage and illustration opens a doorway to something ancient and dangerously inviting. Keys to a mystery Lizzy and Antony are compelled to solve—even if doing so means unleashing one of this bright holiday’s darkest myths.
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Well what a lovely cosy little read this was! ⭐️
I downloaded this on a whim when it popped up as a Kindle ad, I was immediately drawn to the cover. As a York local, I was charmed by the old-timey setting of familiar streets, a Christmas romance with a paranormal twist!
Thouroughly enjoyed this story, both MMC and FMC were likeable characters and I loved seeing how their friendship developed throughout the book as they worked together to uncover secrets of Grimm Curiosities past.
Also random thought to add, as a Yorkshire girl it warms my heart to see so many people in these reviews enjoy the concept of a ginnel.