Review: The Enchantment Emporium

The Enchantment Emporium
Tanya Huff
Daw Books
ISBN 0756405556
Hardcover, 2009

Allie Gale is wallowing in gloom after her job ended and there are no prospects of friendship or employment forthcoming. Her multi-member family of witches is about to take some action when Allie receives a letter from her Grandmother which opens with:

If you are reading this, I am dead…

The Enchantment Emporium

Grandma’s left her Calgary-based shop to Allie and says it’s essential that she care for the emporium because it’s critical to the local residents.В  Allie quickly comes to realize caring for the shop includes stewardship over some pretty dangerous artifacts including a monkey’s paw as well as non-human residents including a leprechaun who’s hiding out from an assassin.

If the situation wasn’t interesting enough, there’s a new man in her life and dragons are invading the town. Allie and her family are going to have to fight it out to keep Calgary safe.

“Enchantment Emporium” is an interesting entrance into a new world and family for Huff, who does a splendid job of serial urban fantasies.В  This story is not as action-packed as the “Blood” books or as witty as the “Keeper” stories, but the foundation is laid for a lot of strong characters to emerge.

Reviewed by Rebecca Kyle.

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February 4, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Full Reviews, Uncategorized

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