Title: The Faraway Inn

Author: Sarah Beth Durst

Genre: Cozy Fantasy

Year of publication: 2026

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BLURB

Sixteen-year-old Calisa is desperate for a change of scenery after her lying ex ruins her perfect Brooklyn summer. When her parents suggest she head to rural Vermont to help her great-aunt run her cozy bed and breakfast for a few months, she jumps at the chance.

But when Calisa arrives at the B&B, she’s shocked to find a rundown inn with only a handful of guests. And to make matters worse, upon meeting with her great-aunt it quickly becomes clear that Calisa was not invited. Auntie Zee is determined to keep anyone from messing with her beloved inn…even if it is clear she needs the help.

To earn her keep, Calisa sets to work fixing up the inn, enlisting extra help from the groundskeeper’s (handsome) son. But the longer she stays, the more it becomes evident that there is something strange about the B&B—and its residents. Something almost…otherworldly.

The inn is keeping a magical secret—but to protect the place she’s come to love, Calisa must unravel the truth of it, and her aunt, before it’s too late.

Calisa has suffered a heartbreak so off she trots to her great auntie’s place, The Faraway Inn. There she finds a bit of a dilapidated building, a great aunty who doesn’t want her there, a cute guy and strange goings on.

I love this authors work, not one thing I’ve read by her has disappointed me…and this book was no exception!

We see magical guests, portals, adorable creatures, a mystery to solve….and a place to save.

The blurb says Calisa is 16 but I did get the impression that she was older, or maybe I wished it! I absolutely adored Jack and also Steve, the lizard!

It was cute, fun, cozy and made me smile. Not one to miss!

⭐ Rating: 4.75 out of 5

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