Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
Narrator: Genevieve Cocke
What’s better than a book that features cats? A book that features cats and magic! This delightful feline-filled fantasy is set in Montréalin the 1920s, in an alternate world where magic exists. Agnes Aubert runs a shelter where she finds homes for street cats, which is neither a lucrative nor an often-frequented establishment. And when a magician battle in the street damages the shelter, she is forced to find a new rental for the fifty cats that await adoption.
Unsurprisingly, landlords don’t want to rent out a space to be filled with so many cats—until Agnes stumbles upon a suitable space with a friendly gentleman who is more than happy to give her and the cats a home. She knows that it must come with a catch, but she’s desperate. It’s not until the shelter is attacked by a magician that Agnes discovers the friendly man who rented her the place is actually the apprentice to Havelock, the most feared magician in all the world, and that he hides himself away downstairs, where he sells illegal magical items.
Not wanting to have to move again, Agnes makes a deal with Havelock: she will pretend she doesn’t know what is going on downstairs so she doesn’t have to relocate, and he will keep her and the cats safe from any more attacks. But the intruder magician is not to be deterred, and they will have to work together to find a solution that permanently solves both their problems. Cue the forced proximity music!