The Charmed Library

By Jennifer Moorman
** Publication Date 6 January 2026 **
​4 stars


If you could bring a book character to life, who would it be?


The Charmed Library tells the tale of Stella, a young woman recently shunned and ghosted by her love Wade. She works full time in the library alongside Arnie, the head librarian. Stella’s mom disappeared when she was young. Just left one day and never returned. Her father more recently passed away. Stella feels stuck and unhappy.


Ridding her life of Wade would be a start, so Stella burns her journal. This sets off a string of strange happenings. First, Stella starts seeing words everywhere, and the words seem to be attacking her. Seeing words is not new, but in this abundance, it’s very strange. Then Stella falls and hits her head, but not before she’s noticed that there are people in the archives with Arnie. Arnie convinces Stella that it’s merely her head injury, but Stella is sure she saw them before her fall.


As things become more strange, Stella starts to wonder what on earth is going on. Is someone trying to tell Stella to move on with her life? Or did that head injury scramble more than she thought?


Truly a fun novel about books and magic and love. I’m quite sure that Stella isn’t the first reader to fall in love with a character in a book. Also, not the first person to be disgruntled about her original life choices. This explores finding what your heart desires in more ways than one. Jennifer Moorman wraps us up in such a whimsical story. This library is charmed and will likely charm its way right into your heart.


Great book for a cozy day inside.