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Another Cozy Fantasy

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

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I’ve been very much in the mood lately (absolutely always) for stories that feel like a mental warm hug. This being the prequel to Baldree’s lovely Legends & Lattes, we encounter our old friend Viv at the beginning of her mercenary journey. It is not going very well. Viv is very badly injured while being reckless in pursuit of a famous necromancer. The mercenary company she belongs to drop her off in a sleepy seaside town to rest and recuperate before hopefully coming back for […]

In Which I’m Probably Unfair to a Book

The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang

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Maribella arrives in the town of Leafhaven to take possession of the bookshop she just bought.  When she finds it infested by goblins and learns that the town guard won’t do anything about it, she ends up hiring Asteria as a bodyguard for the shop.  The goblins are only the first challenge the pair face as Mirabella attempts to make her bookshop a success. I think I’ve mentioned in a previous review that I’ve really been enjoying the trend of cozy fantasies.  I’ve read a […]

Yo Ho Ho and a Pot of Tea

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

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Reyna and Kianthe are off on their quest to find the missing dragon eggs when they’re roped into helping a local lord deal with a pirate problem with the assistance of a local constable, Bobbie.  When Reyna finds out that Bobbie and Serina, the problem pirate, were childhood best friends, she immediately smells trouble and romance.  And meddling happens to be one of her hobbies.  But the four women will soon find that their issues might be interconnected, and it may take all of them […]

The Magic of Making Yourself a Home

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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Witches keep to themselves for their own good.  Mingling with other witches is an invitation for trouble and against the rules.  At least that’s what Mika has always been told.  And she’s used to it; like all witches, Mika’s an orphan and was raised by a succession of nannies and tutors.  Her only contact with other witches is on the third Thursday of every third month.   However, when she gets a message online asking her to come and tutor three young witches at Nowhere House, […]

The Cozy I Needed

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

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I’ve been hearing about this book for awhile now, first when it was the self-published phenomenon (I think I even checked it out on KU at some point), and then when Tor picked it up and it was a major publisher phenomenon. But “cozy fantasy”??? When I’m very much not a fan of cozy mysteries? I figured it would be boring with forced quirky characters and improbable coincidences. That’s what “cozy” means to me when it comes to stories. Well, as much as my husband […]

Can a Cup of Tea Save the World?

Royal Tea Service by Casey Blair

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Mireya has plans.  She’s just moved in with Deniel and is looking forward to starting their lives together.  And then her oldest two sisters show up on her doorstep.  The Crown Princess wants Mireya to host a summit involving all of the nations involved to deal with the Cataclysm once and for all as it’s clear that if they don’t figure out how to, they’re all doomed.  So, Mireya will have to gather both her families, the one she’s made in Sayorsen and the one […]



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