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“You like tea. I like books, Aren’t you glad we opened a shop and forgot the world exists?”

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea (Tomes & Tea Book Four) by Rebecca Thorne

August 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

To all the publishing professionals who deal with my terrible sense of humor and impulsive nature-for without their guidance, I would have enthusiastically titled this book F**k It, Let’s Try Coffee– Author’s Dedication All Reyna wanted at the end of Tea You At the Altar was a nice night unwinding with a relaxing cup of tea. Instead, she got kidnapped and dragged off to an abandoned watch tower with a strange alchemy circle hidden under the floorboards. Luckily, Kianthe’s rescue of her goes off without […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: bad puns, dragons, end of a series, griffons, Rebecca Thorne, tea

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:120 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: bad puns, dragons, end of a series, griffons, Rebecca Thorne, tea ·
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A white and black cat sitting up next to the book, "The Phoenix Keeper" by S. A. MacLean.

A fantasy zoo that is a love letter to the importance of conservation

The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean

December 30, 2024 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

First and very importantly, Thank You CoffeeShopReader!  I thoroughly enjoyed The Phoenix Keeper.  It was a perfect book to close out a year that required lighter reading due to life challenges.  Also there was an added layer of fun as the zoo and location were clearly inspired by San Diego and our world famous zoo. As phoenix keeper at the magical San Tamculo Zoo, Aila is close to achieving a lifelong dream.  Overseeing a breeding pair of critically endangered Silimalo phoenixes and helping to bring them […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR16, Dome'Loki, dragons, Fiction, griffons, magical animals, phoenix, S. A. MacLean, Speculative Fiction, YA, Zoo, zoo keepers

Dome'Loki's CBR16 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, CBR16, Dome'Loki, dragons, Fiction, griffons, magical animals, phoenix, S. A. MacLean, Speculative Fiction, YA, Zoo, zoo keepers ·
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