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It was a good read. Very feel-good with minimal action, which is refreshing. I don’t think I need to be held in anxious suspense for chapters on end with every book that I read. This book was sweet and I don’t feel any let-down having read it. The story the author was telling feels finished and I appreciate that. Admittedly, I read this book before reading Legends & Lattes, so I’m sure my perspective is different from most other readers.

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

An ultra cozy and light-hearted read. There is a bit more action/plot in this one compared to Legends and Lattes but it retains that lovely cozy energy. It was interesting to see Viv in another season of her life and the bookish vibes were excellent.

10/10 would recommend.

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I could not put this down! The story draws you in and you cannot help but read another chapter - and then another. It’s about life choices, love and discovering what matters. With loveable characters, battle scenes and a little romance along the way.

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Viv’s career with the mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. She was wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer and is packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy town of Murk. So far the only action she has to look forward to is staring out at the ocean. Spending her free time at a beleaguered bookshop.

I enjoyed this cozy read. I read this before reading Legends and Lattes, so was not disappointed in the similar plotlines. It was just enough action to satisfy the D&D player in me but not not so much that it took away from the flow of the narrative.

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Somehow this book was thrilling, and cozy, and sweet, and almost kind of boring, but also really fun all at the same time. Viv is a brash, young, hotheaded, and impulsive Orc that gets herself into trouble and winds up needing to take a little sabbatical in this shanty seaside town. And while she’s healing, she’s falling in love with books, and repairing stuff, and getting into absolute nonsensical trouble with a necromancer. So fun!

So despite wishing that I had read B&B before Legends and Lattes because of the chronological order of the story, I don’t think I would have been as taken with L&L the way I was if I read this one first. Like it makes more sense chronologically – – even though they weren’t released that way – – but also getting to meet Viv after she’s settled down and is more worn out by life and looking to retreat into a cozy little coffee shop becomes more gratifying after you see some of the things that she struggled with in her youth. I’ll never know but I wonder.

B&B walks a fine line of cozy and slow and “holy crap that book is a portal” or “those bones are a talking creature”; wild and creative! And a romance subplot! I had a very good time.

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Took me a while, but I finally came around to the book that was somehow going to follow up the beauty that is Legends and Lattes.

I loved it. The characters. Seeing Viv again. The town. The bookshop. The pub. Everything. I was walking the streets of Murk and I enjoyed my stay.

Getting to know Viv pre-L&L was exciting. I got to see how her character became the collected sort we see in L&L.

Knowing her relationship with Tandri meant something more than just the kindling of love was so special.

Maylee

, you helped nurture a soul that we all love dearly.

I’m not sure if this is all we’ll get with Viv. However, I’m glad to have spent many hours cuddled up with a book and falling into a world that can come to life in my mind. Thank you, Travis for taking the time to craft such a place.

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was probably in my top three books of the year. I loved it even more than Legends & Lattes and I adored that title too. It was a delight to catch Viv earlier in her life and see when she first witnessed a smaller and quieter life early in her career, which ended up staying with her to inspire her cafe much later. All of the characters were an absolute delight and the diversity of creatures and identities felt very natural. Baldree's narration is SO satisfying too. Do not sleep on the audio! His accents and delivery have a true storybook quality.

At its face, one might think this book is just a fun romp of magical creatures, but it goes much deeper than that. The growth and conversations and reflections that Viv and her friends experience are a generous mirror of what actually makes our own contemporary lives most rewarding: having trusted companions and a sense of community, welcoming new experiences, being open-minded, finding meaning in art, and discovering and reinvesting in one's passions.

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