Beattz
I received this book for free in a sponsored giveaway. These thoughts are my own, and I have not been compensated for them in any way.
I attend a once a month SFF book club that meets at my local library. It's new - last night was only our third assembly, so we're still getting people sharing what they like about scifi and fantasy, what drew them in, etc. There was an older lady that attended for the first time last night, who loves to read the OG classics. Loves the dense prose and all the beings that come standard - elves, orcs and the like. Throughout the evening as we chatted, cozy fantasies got brought up more than once. Towards the end of the meeting she blurt out "You guys keep talking about cozy fantasy! What does that mean? It doesn't make any sense!" And I guess I didn't realize until that moment the size of the space that has been made for a new sub-genre, in a place that's been largely unmoving and unchanging for years. And that's super neat.
But onto the cozy fantasy at hand! (Yes, I like to treat my book reviews like early 2000's recipe blog posts. Sue me.) This was fun! I didn't make the connection that this was the same author as The Teller of Small Fortunes, which has also been on my TBR and has now moved up. Really sweet story with lots of character growth, set in a seemingly familiar world where magic is at odds with politics. Super easy to read, and engaging - I made my way through it in just a couple of days. Next time you need a comfort read (and Baldree doesn't have a new release), pick this up and enjoy!
I received this book for free in a sponsored giveaway. These thoughts are my own, and I have not been compensated for them in any way.
I attend a once a month SFF book club that meets at my local library. It's new - last night was only our third assembly, so we're still getting people sharing what they like about scifi and fantasy, what drew them in, etc. There was an older lady that attended for the first time last night, who loves to read the OG classics. Loves the dense prose and all the beings that come standard - elves, orcs and the like. Throughout the evening as we chatted, cozy fantasies got brought up more than once. Towards the end of the meeting she blurt out "You guys keep talking about cozy fantasy! What does that mean? It doesn't make any sense!" And I guess I didn't realize until that moment the size of the space that has been made for a new sub-genre, in a place that's been largely unmoving and unchanging for years. And that's super neat.
But onto the cozy fantasy at hand! (Yes, I like to treat my book reviews like early 2000's recipe blog posts. Sue me.) This was fun! I didn't make the connection that this was the same author as The Teller of Small Fortunes, which has also been on my TBR and has now moved up. Really sweet story with lots of character growth, set in a seemingly familiar world where magic is at odds with politics. Super easy to read, and engaging - I made my way through it in just a couple of days. Next time you need a comfort read (and Baldree doesn't have a new release), pick this up and enjoy!