Another installment in the Happy Ever After series, this time loosely based on The Little Mermaid.

I loved Mickey and her outlook, all whimsical and colourful, although deep down she doesn't always feel like that.

Ren was an interesting character. A single father but so up tight and not much fun, I wanted to give him a shake at times. Ava, on the other hand is your typical teenager and brought so much laughter to the book.

When Mickey and Ren realise they are attracted to each other I was rooting for them, however, I wasn't sure how it would end.

I enjoyed the addition of the diary entries that helped all of them along the way as well the surprise that was in store.

Another great read in this series of books that you can really lose yourself in. Full of fun, heartbreak, love and friendship, I would recommend it.

Thank to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a copy of this book for my review. This is the latest in a series of books featuring the location of Ever After Street, which is a magical and joyful sounding place full of wonderful characters. A beautiful and imaginative story with mermaids, mystery and a touch of magic, throw in a grumpy single dad, his awkward teenage daughter and a story telling shopkeeper, then you have an enjoyable read.

Mickey runs the Mermaid's Treasure Trove curiosity shop in Ever After Street. It has started to become cluttered and overwhelming, but it takes a chaotic meeting with single dad, Ren, and his teenage daughter, Ava, for Mickey to see just how bad things have got.
While sorting through items in the shop they stumble across an old diary that seems to have been written by a mermaid. Together they embark on a quest to find out the truth.
This was a sweet and cute romance story with a hint of mystery. There are lots of references to Disney films/fairy tales. I mostly liked the characters, apart from a few times where Ren stepped over the line from being grumpy to just plain mean!
Lighthearted, fun read. I really enjoyed this.

I'm a bit under weather due to family issues and this book was a sort of magical carpet that brought in a different reality, relax, moved, and have fun.
There's a lovely shop, one of those shop that are a sort of economical disaster for me. There's Mickey, the owner and the sunny side of the story. There's Ren that I hated with all my heart at the beginning as I found him a bit too entitled and arrogant. There's Ava a lovely and rebel teen and a sort of deus ex machina that makes our guys meet.
Ren grew slowly on me as I got to discover him and appreciate how he support his daughter.
There's magic, there's romance, and there's more layers that makes you appreciate the story and the characters' evolution.
I thoroughly appreciated it, highly recommended.
Many thanks to Boldwood Books and Rachel's Random REsources for this digital copy, all opinions are mine.

Such a charming whimsical story!
From the first moment when Ava walked into the curiosity shop I was hooked. Ren’s blundering arrival and attitude clashed with Mickey’s calm and considerate nature - definitely two very different personalities clashing together that produced some unexpected sparks.
Ava was the perfect bridge between them, her desire to find out more about the mysterious mermaid discovered in a hidden diary allowed the adults an opportunity to discover each other.
Ren was still recovering from his heartbreaking past, desperate to care for his daughter but not allowing himself to live a happy life too. Mickey also was struggling, life was becoming overwhelming and having the mystery to solve gave her a reason to change things and to embrace new opportunities.
Such an uplifting story that was utterly magical to read. Another wonderful spin on a fantastic fairytale. This series is so adorable!

Being on Ever After Street is always a joy. That said this time round we actually spent quite a bit of time away from Ever After Street which was also joyful.

This time round we are learning about Mickey who runs the Curiosity shop. Ava and her father Ren happen upon the shop and from there we follow their rollercoaster ride, getting to know each other, discovering long buried secrets of their own and potentially of mermaids, and just maybe falling in love.

It is a story of family, loss, love, heartbreak, healing and fun.

A brilliant tale.

With a mermaid twist, I read this one because of a Netgalley eArc, and have since read 2 more of this series. This are whimsical, heartfelt, kind stories that feel like a warm hug!

Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop is the latest instalment of the Ever After Street series, although each book can be enjoyed as a standalone. Jaimie Admans is an auto-read Author for me, l've read almost all of her books so far so I was thrilled to be able to able to join the blog tour and receive an early copy.

Micky is an interesting character that conveys confidence on the outside but inside she's feeling distinctly doubtful about her capabilities when it comes to running the business left to her by her beloved Father.

I love the fact that she attaches stories to every item in the shop, she's definitely a romantic at heart and very sentimental. Unfortunately this means that she finds it hard to let go of things which results in a huge mass of clutter.

Thankfully help arrives in the unlikely form of Ren, a grumpy single dad with a huge dislike for clutter and disorder. I loved the relationship between Micky and Ren because on paper they are complete opposites, but we all know that opposites attract! There's definitely a battle between pragmatism and optimism in this story.

I really loved the mystery of the diary that they find, the extracts adding an air of mystery to the story. Ren's practical and analytical brain comes into play again but even he can't deny the magical element of the diary and I thoroughly enjoyed the back and forth between them as more diary entries are revealed.

Overall this was a brilliant instalment in an already amazing series and I'm already looking forward to book six! I highly recommend this series if you like relaxing romantic reads with a touch of magic.

Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaimie Admans

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Blurb

Mickey Teasdale loves her quaint curiosity shop, where every item feels magical to her. She loves imagining the past owners of her knick-knacks and telling her made-up tales to customers, but lately, the magic has dimmed; the shop feels cluttered, and even her stories seem as worn as the items she sells.

Everything changes when the grumpiest customer Mickey’s ever met—single dad Ren Montague—walks in with his surly teen daughter, Ava. Ren hates mess and clutter and prefers order and calm, but he'll do anything to see Ava smile. Yet, something shifts in him when he meets Mickey, who seems like she stepped out of her very own fairy tale.

When Ava discovers a secret diary, hidden from years long ago, she and Mickey believe it must have once belonged to a real-life mermaid! Ever sceptical, Ren tries to protect Ava from disappointment, but as they unravel the mystery together, something special happens…

Ren learns that happy ever afters still exist if you're brave enough to look for them, and Mickey discovers that real-life can sometimes be way more magical than anything she could have ever imagined.

My Opinion

Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop is the fifth book in the Ever After Street series and whilst each book can be read as standalone, this is a delightful series and I would recommend reading all of the books. I am a huge fan of Jaimie’s writing and I am always on the lookout for upcoming releases. An uplifting read and a great addition to the series. Once again Jaimie has written a brilliant novel with some great characters.

Rating 4/5

Mickey owns the Mermaids Treasure Trove curiosity shop on Ever After Street that she inherited from her dad, although now it's less curiosity and more...well crap. Then one day a teenager called Ava comes crashing into Mickey's shop and life, followed by her grumpy dad Ren who isn't afraid to tell Mickey exactly what he thinks of her junkyard shop. When they discover a diary that may have been written by an actual mermaid, the three of them are thrown together as they try to discover the truth (team mermaid!) without everything falling apart.

I loved it, It made me laugh. A fair bit of it made me cry. And I really want a dragon fruit table.

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If a modern fairy tale romance is what you're after
A story filled with love and laughter
This series and this book are what you should read
To find the happy ever after that you need!

Mickey Teasdale runs the Curiosity Shop now
But its not the same since her Dad dies somehow.
She loves making up stories about the things she stocked
But is starting to realise how the access is blocked.

A teen runs in hiding from her Dad
Finds it enthralling, making Mickey glad.
When the grumpy Dad entered, he bangs his head and muttered
About the disorganised accumulation how it's cluttered.

From these inauspicious beginnings develops a mystery
With a diary written back in history.
The clues within hint to it being by a mermaid but wow!!
Can they work together to find the truth somehow?

A story of a teen bringing these two together
With plenty of angst and more to weather.
All learn from each other along the way
Such a magical read, I have to say!

With community, dreams and so much more
This is a delightful read too good to ignore!
For my copy of this fabulous book I say thank you
As I share with you this, my honest review.

Finding Love At The Magical Curiosity Shop by Jaime Admans, is book number five in the Ever After Street series.
We meet Mickey, whose father has passed away and has left her the curiosity shop in Ever After Street. Left to her own grief, it’s become more of a hoarders shop than anything else!!! Customers are getting less because it’s not safe and generally they struggle to find anything they might like to buy because of the clutter!!!
That’s when a young teenager dashes in and changes her life! With an overbearing father, Ava is trying to cheer her Dad up, while her father Ren is trying to cope with being a single dad to an emotional teenager, after his wife left, and they divorced.
They strike up a friendship and while tidying Mickey’s shop, they find a very old diary. Intrigued they all look through it, and start to piece together what happened to the two people while getting to know each other more. Are Mermaids real??
As usual, Jaime creates wonderful characters that the readers wants desperately to help. They are joined by past characters of previous books and it all makes a feeling of community and friendship. A lesson for all of us in the real world!!
Many thanks to Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this arc copy via Netgalley. My opinion is my own.
#Netgalley, #TheBoldBookClub, #JaimieAdmans1.

A warm heart and a smile is what I had through out this lovely book. A great book in a fab series. I really enjoyed the characters and the storylines. I found it easy to picture the shop and the chaos.

Mickey loves her little shop that belonged to her father.
One day Ren and his daughter come through her doors and life changes.
This little shop sounded amazing and I so wanted to browse through it. Actually the whole street sounded great! It’s a nice romantic story with an added surprise.

Reading a book by Jaimie Admans always gives me such joy. We find ourselves back on Ever After Street for Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop and it's like catching up with old friends. Mickey and Ren's story was treat to read about. Both characters were hugely likeable and had great depth. As they were both hurt in the past it made me root for them. The story of the diary also had my attention. I feel like Jaimie should consider writing some fairy tales. There's one more book in this series to go and I'll be sad to say goodbye to it but I'm sure Jaimie will have many more stories to tell.

Mickey owns The Mermaid’s Treasure Trove on Ever After Street, a street where all the shops are fairy tale themed. For reasons which become clear later, Mickey’s shop is Little Mermaid themed and she has many ocean themed items for sale. She even dyes her hair red like Ariel from the Disney cartoon. It’s so crammed full though that you’d be hard pushed to find anything, let alone love!

I found the story behind how the shop came about so touching. I loved that Mickey saw treasure where others saw junk. She wanted to know the story behind all the items in the shop and recognise their value, even if that wasn’t often monetary. Sometimes this leads her imagination to run a little wild.

When teenager Ava and her rather grumpy dad, Ren, come into the shop, Ava is captivated but her dad, less so. Both Ren and Mickey have experienced heartache and are determined to protect themselves from hurt again. As a single dad, Ren, also feels a huge weight of responsibility for his daughter, all the more so as she approaches the tricky teenage years. He was blunt with his thoughts to the point of rudeness but I often found this quite amusing, especially when he realised what had slipped out!

Treasure really is uncovered when a wooden box which is for sale in the shop is found to have an old diary hidden inside. Like Ava, I would have been so excited about this. It’s the kind of thing that would be brilliant to find! I so enjoyed reading the extracts from the diary and following Mickey, Ren and Ava on their quest to find out if it really was a mermaid who wrote the diary. Ren, of course, is sceptical while Mickey and Ava really want to believe. As they investigated together and grew closer, I was really hoping that Mickey and Ren would let down their defences and let each other in. I enjoyed the dynamic between the three.

Finding Love at the Magical Curiosity Shop is light-hearted, enchanting read. It is exactly is the kind of tender, heart-warming romance I’ve come to expect from Jaimie Admans, along with a sprinkling of her trademark magic.

What a beautiful book this is! I loved every page and felt disappointed when I finished the final chapter. It was lovely to return to Ever After Street and visit Mickey Teasdale in her Curiosity Shop. I found it easy to imagine the chaos in the shop and loved her determination to keep her Dad’s dream alive. Albeit, she had indeed drifted from the initial brief. Her habit of inventing back stories for the myriad pieces was not ideal, but she saw no harm in the practice, yet the shine has disappeared from the process.
When divorcee Ren visits the shop with his young daughter, there is an immediate clash. He is a neat freak, yet the shop is cluttered. In fact, the first thing that happens is that he becomes dazed after walking into an ornamental bird cage. Conversely, his daughter, Ava, is mesmerised by the Aladdin’s Cave before her and immediately begins searching for treasure.
Despite their differences, a truce is formed, enabling them to join forces and investigate the origins of a diary that Ava’s search uncovers.
Each time I read another book in this series, I feel like it is the best yet. Jaimie’s skilled storytelling is evident from the earliest pages, and I read on, turning the pages hungrily and finishing in a very short space of time.
Brilliant, enchanting and a terrific addition to the series.

While Ren is logical and a planner, Mickey approaches life differently, choosing to believe in magic and is spontaneous. I loved teenage Ava who brings joy to every scene, with her outrightly embarrassing sharing and lack of filter.

As Ren, Mickey and Ava join forces to solve a mystery, they start to learn more about each other. Their conversations were always interesting and I loved how sarcasm gave way to heartfelt sharing sessions.

By the end of this book, despite the back and forth between Ren and Mickey, with Ren apologising most of the time, both of them have been transformed during their journey together. Love is real, it is magical, and it is within their hands. Overall, I loved how the mystery was weaved into their romance.

Back again the the magical happy ever after street where dreams come true. This time Mickey’s curiosity shop is the serene for this instalment. To her nothing is junk it’s treasure, when a customer discovers an old diary in a box Mickey is embroiled in a treasure hunt with teenage Ava and her single dad.
Maybe happy ever after does exist after all.
Loving this series and looking forward to visiting more shops in this magical street.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

Another fabulous book by Jaimie Adman’s which I thoroughly enjoyed reading.

To avoid her Dad, Ren, Ava goes into Mickey’s shop. When she buys something from the shop, inside is a diary that’s was written back in 1899.

As they begin reading it, they go on a trip to Wales in order to find information about the shipwreck that is mentioned in it, but they don’t find anything. Then Ava reads about a place that’s mentioned and they again go on a road trip to know more about it.

There Ren and Mickey move their relationship to a new level.

I loved the storytelling, how it was linked to The Little Mermaid theme. It was so well written that I found it hard to put the book down, who wrote the diary and what happened to them had me turning the pages to find out how it ends.

I highly recommend this book.