Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter is a standalone historical urban fantasy by Heather Fawcett. Released 17th Feb 2026 by Random House on their Del Rey imprint, it's 368 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
This is an appealing magical fable set in 1920s Montreal featuring a crusading cat rescuer, her stray charges, and an irascible (but handsome) magician. Her undying zeal for protecting her furry cat friends and finding them worthy stable homes leads her to look the other way at the suspiciously low rent she is offered to occupy a new and larger locale after her former digs are obliterated by a magical duel which destroyed most of the neighborhood in her last location.
This is a warm and fun tale, fairly high stakes and occasionally quite thrilling (magic users don't play by The Queensberry Rules). The denouement and resolution are sweet and satisfying, and the writing, as always, is correct and engaging. It's very very full of cats. Readers should enjoy descriptions of cats, their care, their behavior, and their interactions (with each other and with humans and other creatures).
Four stars. This would be a good choice for a buddy read, for public or home library acquisition, or potentially for a fantasy/UF type book club selection.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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