A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic: Adenashire, A Cozy Fantasy Book Series

I was originally going to rate this at 3 stars because I found it incredibly predictable, I decided that wasn’t fair. A fellowship of bakers and magic is exactly what it proclaims to be. A cozy low stakes fantasy filled with baked goods and iced with romance. It enjoyed it.

I didn’t really like it. I’m sure if you’re really into cheesy romance novels this is a fine book. But to me it was bland and predictable and also, way, way, way too long. I wanted to put it down and watch the Great British Baking Show. I wanted Theo and Arleta to at least kiss each other. The pining and the arbitrary “we can’t be together because I’m magicless” was upsetting and annoying to me as a reader. The burn was WAY too slow and left me feeling tepid. The only one bed scene had me excited when it finally turned up, only to leave me disappointed when the small rush of heat was doused by the same old, unnecessary, overdone trope of Arleta rejecting herself. Just an altogether extremely unsatisfying book.

This book was a super cute novel in the cozy fantasy genre! I loved the baking aspects though I did see a couple of the "surprises" coming a mile away lol there's no spice so it's perfect for those looking for a heartfelt and wholesome read.