The Keeper of Magical Things

De: Julie Leong

Narrado por: Natalie Naudus

An almost-mage discovers friendship—and maybe something more—in the unlikeliest of places in this delightfully charming novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Teller of Small Fortunes.

Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful—to the Guild of Mages that took her in as a novice, to the little brother who depends on her, and to anyone else she can help. Unfortunately, her tepid magic hasn’t proven much use to anyone. When Certainty has the chance to earn her magehood via a seemingly straightforward assignment, she takes it. Nevermind that she’ll have to work with Mage Aurelia, the brilliant, unfairly attractive overachiever who’s managed to alienate everyone around her.

The two must transport minorly magical artifacts somewhere safe: Shpelling, the dullest, least magical village around. There, they must fix up an old warehouse, separate the gossipy teapots from the kind-of-flaming swords, corral an unruly little catdragon who has tagged along, and above all, avoid complications. The Guild’s uneasy relationship with citizens is at a tipping point, and the last thing needed is a magical incident.

Still, as mage and novice come to know Shpelling’s residents—and each other—they realize the Guild’s hoarded magic might do more good being shared. Friendships blossom while Certainty and Aurelia work to make Shpelling the haven it could be. But magic is fickle—add attraction and it might spell trouble.

A feel good journey

I enjoyed the characters and story, and the narration is excellent! A good book for those times you just need a happy ending.

The easiness of the characters.

I enjoyed how this story had characters that melded so well. It was a great story line that ends in a smile.

So sweet!

Such a wonderful cozy read. The world building was very clear. The magic system was not easy to grasp and it was very fun to see how they used the different objects. I also loved the way that the author hinted at modern day things like Schrodinger‘s cat and a pasta maker.

Certainty is amazing

I like the narrator, the character, and the story. I hope the author will have a lot more audiobooks coming.

Great except for two things

The book was great. it's a charming story. I only wish two things were different which are related. it seems like almost every book I read now has to be LGB TQ. Why? A few books are fine. Even 10%, but why does it seem like 90% of books now have that? The second related thing is why does a romance have to trump a friendship? I think the book would have been much better had it been purely about two people who started out different informed a friendship. People undervalue friendship in favor of a romantic relationship. I wish books didn't have to promote this as well.