Letters from the Last Apothecary
EMILY WILDE meets DIVINE RIVALS in this debut cozy historical romantic fantasy about a grumpy apothecarist, the whirlwind woman who comes to save his shop, and the letters that secretly unite them. You've Got Mail with a magical twist! Nestled between steel skyscrapers lies a small shop stocked...
- Pages
- 415
- Audiobook
- 11 hr 31 min
- First published
- June 9, 2026
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Audiobook
Shelved by 2 Litcadians
Reviews
Finished May 16, 2026
Thanks so much to Penguin Random House and Hay House LLC for the ALC of this book! Samara Naeymi (AKA Samantha Brentwood) and E.M. Wylde narrate this cozy fantasy romance that's been likened to Divine Rivals (Rebecca Ross) meets Emily Wilde (Heather Fawcett) - or You've Got Mail with a magical twist ✨ This was a cute premise, with an interesting magic system! The letters back and forth between Josie and Aufidius were cute and plentiful. The plot moved at a glacial pace, which I guess can be expected when you see "cozy fantasy" but I almost feel as if I could have started it at the halfway point and not missed out on enough that it would have hindered my understanding of the second half. Samara Naeymi is one of my favorite narrators, so when I saw her name I was immediately sold on this audio- I only wish the sample audio had clipped E.M Wylde, and I might have reconsidered. It seemed like every tenth word was pronounced incorrectly (e.g. miserly - mizzerly) and often just stressing the wrong syllable- which is ultimately not the biggest deal but it was distracting, and I found myself wishing I had a DRC so I could skip his chapters in the audio and eyeball read them instead.