Figgy

i gotta say, i really enjoyed this read

i think a lot of the characters subverted my expectations and for a romantacy i liked that the main focus was on the fantasy elements, i'm also really looking forward to reading the next parts and i hope to learn more of the other characters and dive deeper into everyone's backstory

I really liked the book and then I got to the author's notes at the end and she spoke about how this was basically a book to cheer up her friend who had been going through grief after the loss of her husband in her early 20's. That really completed the whole story for me, I think it's beautiful and heartwarming. Wonderful cozy romance read.

This is the second BK Borison book I've read and honestly I really love these cutesy romance books. Whenever my brain is just feeling a bit tired or I need a pick me up a nice romance usually helps me so much and this one was no exception. I think Harriet's character is well fleshed out and while I recognize that she falls in the cutesy main character archetype I like that the way she handles her emotions does seem real and plausible. On a personal bias note, I love a man with a mustache so that also worked wonders for me.

I find that most of the books I've read from Japanese authors all follow this format of main story line with sort stories that are sorta linked. The story was cute, not my favorite but a breezy read. It's one of those books where things just kinda happen and while the ending was heart warming I'm not a huge fan of these fantasies where "this is how this works because it just is" story lines.

In general not bad but wouldn't go out of my way to recommend.