There may be danger, magic and adventure going on in the background - a sinister stranger turns up, there are rumours of a necromantic army and city gate warden Iridia is on high alert and Has Her Eye On Viv - but there are also baked goods to be eaten, books to be read and discussed and flirting to be done. Overall it was a great enrichment to the saga as a whole, even if it didn’t land quite the same way. If you want a quiet book with a great setting, side characters and just warm, cozy feelings than look no further. As before, this is an LGBT friendly novel with Val's status as a lesbian recognized even if her canon romance hasn't shown up yet.

I don't think it was bad, simply dully mediocre, and I guess I set my standards too high for Baldree's writing after his first smash hit. Some readers can argue that writing a fantasy story about finding and savoring the joy of reading is cheating. It is a prequel, so we don't get to revisit the characters we loved as they're not in Viv's life yet, but don't worry, there are plenty of new characters to fall in love with. I was so over the moon to be allowed an early copy of this book on NetGalley, as Legends and Lattes is one of my all time favourite reads of all. Tottering to her feet, she made it to the basin of tepid water, where she scrubbed herself as best she could with the rag she found there.

I never thought I would be into cozy fantasy but the first book pleasantly surprised me so I was very excited for the prequel. I could have done without the necromancer bits but they don't detract from the "cozy" narrative that is at the heart of the novel. In the first book, I was invested in Viv building a life for herself, but in this one, I knew she wasn't going to stay so I didn't care as much about her relationships that she was forming. nerdy niche bonus: gloomstalker ranger 5, assassin rogue 4, battlemaster fighter 3 is so strong + reminds me of the stealth archer build in skyrim.

i am sure you guys know this about me, but seeing how travis created fern to describe these things in this book really hit me so unexpectedly hard and right in my very heart and soul. Thank you to NetGalley, Travis Baldree, and Macmillan Audio for graciously sending me the audiobook to review. Through meeting the right people at the right time, or maybe the right people at the wrong time, Viv will eventually realize there is more to life than just fighting and killing. This is a book for those who were once young and pulled between fighting the world with all they had .The world isn't ending, things are grim but not hopeless, there's an acceptable element of danger without being over the top. I would recommend this one to readers looking for a nice pallet cleanser between grimdark fantasy and other depressing reads. A fun little prequel to Legends and Lattes, Viv is still in her adventuring days but is forced to take some time off after rather annoyingly being stabbed. This was a fun and heart warming cozy fantasy about friendship, first love, finding happiness in helping others and finding your purpose in life.

A suspicious traveller in grey, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected. It was hard to enjoy because the characters involved are so lovable and earnest and honest its hard not to reserve a little judgement. When Legends and Lattes appeared and took over the fantasy landscape early last year, it popularized the cozy fantasy subgenre.and if we do decide to close that door and lock it, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the moment of living inside that room for a tiny bit of your life - and that doesn’t make anything lesser, or greater, but it can create happiness and memories that you really can take with you during every adventure in life. Viv caught him watching her devour the food from the other end of the bar and tried to slow down, but the potatoes were salty and rich with the egg, and it was hard not to shovel it in without pausing. i know this whole review is a big gush, filled with big praise with big words, but i truly do mean them all.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. She is a dwarf, so, just like Fern, she barely reaches Viv's knee and keeps feeding everyone pastries. Drumming her fingers on the counter, she tried to distract herself by studying the interior further, but there really wasn’t much else worth marking. It goes without saying that readers reading this book and Legends and Lattes will most likely be readers who love reading books.

Enlightened by Viv’s newfound happiness for reading, I feel recharged to read the next dark fantasy and sci-fi novels I love to read. The bandages showed some discoloration where she’d oozed through, but it was a big step up from moss and a dirty wool shirt. Just like Legends and Lattes, this was a cosy fantasy set in a small town with many characters with distinct personalities that cross paths. It always gives me satisfaction when I hear from readers they took my reviews and recommendations into account when they chose which books to read.