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“The Crescent Moon Tearoom” by Stacy Sivinski ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre: Cozy Magical Fantasy. Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Time: Spring to Winter, back when women wore petticoats and bustled satin skirts.

Triplets Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley were born to witch Clara and her human husband. They have identical red hair, extremely fair skin, sharp features, and live together in Crescent Moon, a magical, sentient house. Anne has light blue eyes and wears a watch; Beatrice has dark brown eyes and wears spectacles; Violet has purple eyes and can’t sit still. They’re clairvoyants. Since their parents died, they read tea leaves for customers in their parlor. The Council of Witches directs them to discover the Life Tasks of 3 elderly witches or lose their tea shop. Meanwhile, they discover they’ve been cursed, and will be separated if they don’t break the curse by their birthday at 1st snowfall. They must travel in different directions to rewrite their future.

Author Sivinski’s debut novel invokes the mythology of the Three Fates (3 seers born at the same time). She writes of the strong bond of sisters woven together with magical omens and coming of age themes. Each sister grows in her own way-but will their growth tear them apart? Sivinski’s descriptions are lush and mouth-watering as she writes of ever-blooming gardens, lemon cakes, time-traveling cats, and word weavers. Sit down with a cup of vanilla tea and a lavender biscuit to enjoy this: It’s sisterhood, it’s self-discovery, it’s magic (what could be better than a house that does the dishes and cleans for you?), and it’s 5 stars from me🌵📚💁🏼‍♀️

Thank you to Atria and Net Galley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to love this book based on the premise. This is a debut novel and excited to see how the author hones her writing craft. There was just some things that bothered me such as switching POVs in the chapter and sometimes within paragraphs. There's was one time that it was explained about helping three witches then one of FMCs asked how many they had to help. There's a lot of inner dialogue which I don't mind but there wasn't a lot of external dialogue to move the story so it was so slow. I loved the premise of the story and felt like it has so much potential. It was cozy and the family love was cutesy. The house was my favorite character!

this book has its niche somewhere and i know somebody else is going to absolutely adore this book. it’s a calmer, cozier fantasy than i expected and i’m starting to think maybe cozy fantasy just isn’t for me. the codependency between the three sisters is crazy, even though it’s kind of the main point of the book. very cute, very slow, very cozy, perfect for a nice fall read

The Crescent Moon Tearoom is a cute, witchy book centering around three sisters who run a fortune-telling tearoom. After a visit from the Council of Witches, the sisters must work together in order to prevent a curse that will close their tearoom and separate them forever.

Overall, I liked the cozy atmosphere of this book, although I did find the pacing to be a little slow. I liked all of the sisters, but felt like it was a little hard to connect with them as we switch so much between them. I think if you are looking for a slower paced cozy mystery, you might like this one.

Thank you so much to the publisher and to NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for this Advanced Reader Copy.

The author was going for cozy and she did succeed. The tale of triplets finding their own path in the world should be heartwarming, but unfortunately for me it just felt meh.

The pacing was slow and the characters never really developed which I attribute to having three protagonists. The conflict also did not make much sense. These sisters are extremely close and live in a sentient house, but all of a sudden they are lying to each other and sneaking around.

If you are looking for a quick cozy read then you may like this book.

This was the perfect cozy fall read and was my most anticipated read of the year!
The story of how the 3 sisters began finding their magic in the coziest of settings helped me relax with my own cup of tea!

This book is the most perfect thing to slip off summer’s hold and slip into the warm embrace of fall! It is a story of family, fate, and fantastic magic. I loved it!!

It was so cozy meeting the 3 Quigley sisters and their tearoom at Crescent House. This was the definition of cozy mystery, since it had everything you needed to get the heartwarming feeling inside. The connection between the Quigley sisters and how they owned a tearoom and stayed together, until the Council comes to pay a visit, it was interesting seeing the perspective of each sister, and how they were yearning to be their own person with their passions, but they were running the tearoom.

Sivinski does an amazing jobs at creating characters that will make you feel connected too. The Quigley sisters working together but wanting to take their own path, and coming to realize it, it truly is a pleasure to read Stacy’s work. I look forward to all the cozy neighborhoods she creates, and all the forthcoming work she creates, since Sivinsky is such a delight to read.

The E P I T O M E of a cozy Fall read🍂

The characters were perfection, the story was sooo cozy and I loved the wonderfully crafted familial moments (that felt like a warm hug OR CUP OF TEA 😉☕️🫖)💙✨

⭐️THE CRESCENT MOON TEAROOM, out OCT 1ST⭐️

5.0⭐️

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ARC REVIEW: The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacey Sivinski ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Crescent Moon Tearoom follows triplet witches - Anne, Beatrix and Violet, who own and operate a fortune-telling tearoom. Each sister finds themselves drawn to explore their own unique passions, as a mysterious force threatens to break the sisters apart forever.

I loved this book! It’s such a cozy fall story with such a witchy vibe. The different scents of teas and baked goods, sitting by the crackling fire at night - everything felt like fall! The 3 sisters live upstairs from their business and the house is truly the 4th character in the story. The house is very much alive, it reacts to the different conflicts the sisters face, and helps them keep the house in clean, working order. I adored the bond between the sisters and definitely related to their struggles with wanting life to remain stable and comfortable, while also wanting to pursue new passions and forge a unique path.

The Crescent Moon Tearoom will be published October 1st 2024! 🌙🫖

And if you see me trying to learn how to read tea leaves… mind your own business ✨

The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski is the perfect fall read, filled with warmth, magic, and a touch of mystery. At its heart, this story explores themes of sisterhood, love, and the journey to discovering one’s destiny.

The book follows triplet sisters Anne, Violet, and Beatrix, who run a tearoom in late 19th century Chicago. As witches, they soon discover they’re cursed, and their beloved tearoom, as well as their bond, is in jeopardy. Together, they must find a way to break the curse before their lives are torn apart.

The author has masterfully crafted a charming world of witches, one that invites you to wrap yourself in a blanket with a warm cup of apple cider. While the story may seem light on the surface, the sisters’ struggles to preserve their bond and their livelihood carry deep emotional weight. The narrative is not only cozy but also meaningful, making an impact beyond its initial whimsy.

I was fully immersed in this world, and I connected with all three sisters in different ways, but Beatrix stood out as my favorite. Overall, this book was a delightful, enchanting read, perfect for autumn, with its themes of togetherness and love of family.

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing me with this charming and cozy read!

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It was a great cozy read to wind down with at the end of the day. That being said, I had to suspend my disbelief a lot during the novel as I couldn’t quite accept that the stakes in this book were high. The main theme of this book revolved around accepting fate or choosing your own destiny. I did not feel that the characters alternative choices that were presented were dire enough to warrant the turmoil that they Would experience. I appreciated the story and what it was saying, but I wanted there to be more to hook me into the book. I almost DNFed it because of this fact, but in the end it was a pleasant book.

The Crescent Moon Tearoom was the perfect cozy witchy book for the start of fall. The book follows 3 witch sisters Violet, Anne, and Beatrix as they navigate ownership of their fortune telling tea shop after the death of their parents. The triplets have never been apart but when a curse threatens to seperate them, they must do everything in their power to stop it and keep the shop open.

This book felt like a warm hug and a cozy cup of tea. I can not recommend it enough!

Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I got an eGalley of this to review from NetGalley.

Thoughts: I struggled with this one. It is cute and cozy with some fun magic. However, it is just incredibly slow, and, by the end of it all, not much happens. The sisters felt two-dimensional to me and maybe that is because we switch between them so much we never really get to engage with any of them.

Since the death of their parents, three sisters (Anne, Beatrix, and Violet) have owned a teashop where they use their witchy powers to read customers' tea leaves. Unexpectidly the sisters are assigned a task by the Council of Witches that they must complete or else they will loose their tea shop. Amid all this stress, the three sisters are finding themselves pulled in very different directions. Anne wants to explore her growing seer powers, Beatrix has a story accepted by a publishing house and wants to pursue a career as a writer, and Violet develops a fondness for the circus as a budding trapeze artist.

I kept getting the feeling that the author was trying too hard to be cozy, the descriptions were over the top and the pace was just sooo slow. I like my coziness with a bit more story and the occasional urgent feeling.

All of the characters in here felt a bit bland and underdeveloped to me. They had one or two aspects of their character that were emphasized over and over. I also felt like the story took too long to get moving and was repetitive. We spend a ton of time with the sisters sneaking around each other and feeling guilty; rinse and repeat this over and over.

This was okay. The writing is easy to read and the story tied up decently. I just wish the characterization, story, and world-building had been...well...more.

My Summary (3/5): Overall this was a mediocre cozy fantasy that tries really hard to be cozy but forgets that readers need an engaging story and characters to go along with that. The characters were very two-dimensional, the story was repetitive and slow, and the end I was mostly bored by this. The writing did flow fine and was easy to read, and I did end up finishing this because it didn't take me a super long time to read. However, my predominent feeling by the end was "Well, happy to be done with that, it was so boring!" So, I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a book, if you want a deliberately paced cozy fantasy with some magic this might be the read for you...it wasn't for me though.

Sisters, magic, and a sentient house. A perfect cozy read for the spooky season. I enjoyed the writing and the character development. The plot was low stakes but very enjoyable.

This was a cute book, definitely meant for readers who love magic and cosy autumn stories. I didn't really like that it's time period wasn't made clear, I couldn't figure out what the historical context around the book was supposed to be.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria books for the gifted e-ARC. Opinions are my own.

This book was exactly what I expected it would be — cozy, magical, and heartwarming. A great “curl up on the couch with a blanket” type of read.

I liked the historic 1900s Chicago setting. The plot was a bit slower, but it makes sense for a cozier read. It was relatively low-stakes and a relaxing read overall. The characters were charming, and I loved the enchanted house!

I also appreciated the foreshadowing in the chapter headings with the tea leaf readings!

A magical debut novel about sisterhood and self-discovery.

My rating: 4.25⭐️

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me access this book!

This was a delightfully cozy story featuring three sisters as they navigate their lives together. I enjoyed meeting the sisters, and the depictions of the tea room – I wish it was a real place I could visit! Although there were some predictable plot points, I really enjoyed reading this novel along with my own cup of tea.

This is quite possibly the coziest book I have ever read. Our three sisters are so alike and yet so different in their wants and dreams and it was delightful to see them sort through their goals both separately and later together. There’s a bit of miscommunication that got a little frustrating but I like how the author explained WHY they were feeling the way they did. If you are in the mood for a cozy, witchy read with everything wrapped up by the end, this is the book for you.

3.7 Stars
One Liner: Introspective (irregular pacing)

Triplets Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley convert their home into a Tearoom after the untimely death of their parents. Their mother, Clara, was a witch who gave up her position for love and married a human. The teashop is what the triplets consider her legacy and a cozy place for people to find answers to questions in the tea leaves.
With the Council of Witches expecting the sisters to take up a responsibility (with dire consequences) and an old curse being activated, they find themselves being pulled in different directions. Can the sisters retain their bond while exploring their individual identities or will the curse and the Council break them apart?
The story comes in the third-person POV.

My Thoughts:
Ever since I saw the book on NetGalley, I kept hoping it would be Read Now at least for a day. I wasn’t sure if the publisher would approve my request and didn’t want to risk it. Luckily, the book did become available for a week or more.
Not sure why I thought it would be a contemporary witchy read. It’s a historical one (set in early 1900s). However, there isn’t much about the period. The story could be set anywhere and would still work.
The house is my favorite part of the book. Imagine a building that can clean itself, do the dishes, dust the cobwebs, and repair everything on its own. I want a house like that! The tearoom setting is beautiful and chaotic.
The writing is a bit prosey and has a lyrical touch to it in many scenes. While this can slow down the pace, I like how the words flow.
The sisters have different personalities making it very easy to track their arcs. Though they are triplets, Anne sounds older and more stressed out almost throughout the book. This aligns with the character development as she has somehow become the older and more responsible one after their mother’s death.
The POV is a blend of limited third-person and omnipresent. This can be a little hard to follow.
The book drags in the middle as the miscommunication trope stretches on. This could have been trimmed a little. That said, I understand why it had to go on. A rubber band needs to be stretched beyond its elasticity to snap. The same theory applies here.
The concept of using flavors and scents to talk about memories, truth, lies, etc., is lovely. If only we had such lie detectors in real life too!
Each chapter starts with a symbol and its interpretation. This aligns with the content in the chapter and provides some knowledge about tea reading (if you can remember or make note of it).
The ending is hopeful and sweet. It establishes the need for growth and change while showing how these things don’t have to affect relationships and family bonds.

To summarize, The Crescent Moon Tearoom is a worthy debut dealing with important themes. While there are a few niggles, I like the overall vibe and feel. Will be happy to read more books by the author.
Thank you, NetGalley and Atria Books, for eARC. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.