The Vermilion Emporium Book Review

Also known as my next favorite book.

Song Vibe Check:

1. "Playground" By: Bea Miller, League of Legends

2. "Another World" By: Ruelle & UNSECRET

3. "Melody" By: Sigala

NOTE: Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC!

When I read the summary for the Vermilion Emporium, I was immediately intrigued and as I requested and crossed my fingers (and got it!) I was so excited to dive into it.

And life gets busy, and I've been reading like a snail lately. But no matter what, the strength of this book lies in how each time I open my tablet and start reading a portion of it, it flows nicely and you get pulled in each time. And even when you close it to resume living life and you come back to it, you get pulled in again just as easily as the first time.

I love that with books, and I haven't seen it as often in my recent reads. For this to be Jamie Pacton's debut, I enjoyed it. It has Howl's Moving Castle Vibes, it has some Wonderland-ish aspects to it and THIS BOOK HAS MY HEART AND YOU ALL NEED TO RUN AND GET YOUR COPY WHEN IT COMES OUT!

So, here we go.

Short Summary? A charming violinist with a smart mouth and a girl who's been told will do great things end up in the same path when they end up entering the Vermilion Emporium, accidentally entering a wild goose chase for Starlight as the strings of fate pull them closer-- and may threaten to pull them apart too.

Longer Summary: Twain has lost everything. After his brother's death, his love of the Violin hurts now. He has his brother's debts to pay and after finding a piece of Starlight that could change his life, he stumbles into the Vermilion district when he sees her.

Quinta has been told that she is meant to do great things.

Or well, as great as helping a photographer out. After her mother's death, she has been searching for the Vermilion Emporium which has answers to what the moonshadow bottle heirloom may mean for her future and when she finally finds the place, she thinks all her answers will be here. Except that fate pulls her to Twain.

And perhaps, they might be each other's answer.

There is so much spoilery I could spill on here, but I would also like to keep my lips closed, but TWAIN is precious and I love him so much, and while Quinta is a bit prickly at first, you get used to her. The story itself pulls you in easily and the circus ambiance, the madness and the magic along with the romance and the banter between the two will keep you wanting to know what happens next. Worldbuilding was good and while some descriptions might have dragged out (A-la Adalyn Grace style!) it was pretty good. For the next book, I do hope for an improvement in physical characteristics because I know many early readers might have had this concern.

Rest assured, despite this taking me such a long time to get through, it is a worthy read to add to your shelves! Or to check out at a local library if we're saving money :)

Overall: 5/5 stars