Legends & Lattes: Deluxe Edition

I live a book that gives me just the right amount of character details that I become invested in all of them. What a great concept to take food and beverage we know and love into a world that we do not know. Great amount of mystery and romance that just adds to the whole vine of the book.

Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop



The epitome of “cozy fantasy,” Legends & Lattes is a book that will make you want to curl up with a cup of coffee and a Cinnabon.

Legends & Lattes is an absolute delight; from beginning to end, this novel is worth reading.

Storytelling

If you haven’t already gotten that, I absolutely loved this novel. This novel is hands down one of my favorites, marking Travis Baldree as one of my new favorite authors.

The story follows Viv, a retired orc/bounty hunter who just wants to do one thing: open a coffee shop.

In her pursuit to make her dream come true, she meets Cal, a hobgoblin and master carpenter; Tandri, an artistic succubus; and Thimble, a soft-spoken ratkin and genius baker.

These are only some of the brilliant characters that Baldree has crafted, giving them such outstanding personalities and building up that perfect #foundfamily trope. They fit together, coming together to make this coffee shop successful and believing in Viv and her dream.

But it’s not just the characters that make the story great; it’s also the atmosphere.

A Love Letter to DnD

As an avid Dungeons and Dragons fan (I literally have the Dragonlance logo tattooed on my arm), I loved the world that Baldree created here. In this coffee shop, these characters are some that would fit into any DnD campaign. Because that’s how it feels. The town, the coffee shop, feels genuine and like home.

While reading this novel, I just wanted to fall into the book, grab one of her cups of coffee, and sit down and play chess with these characters. It feels warm and cozy just reading this novel. And that is due to Baldree’s brilliant style of writing and world-building.

Final Thoughts

Legends & Lattes is simply brilliant and a must-read for all.

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A cozy cinnamon roll turned into a book

This is a case of a 3/5 review being less than the sum of it's parts. I had a great time with the book, it is super cosy and whimsical but it's surface level fun because as a slice of life novel it's really hard to mix this nice feeling with a solid plot and that's totally fine. This is why scores are useless.

I went into this book expecting a charming and cozy fantasy and that was exactly what I got! This was a very enjoyable read, both simple and sweet, but with just enough intrigue and depth to keep one interested. This is a book about a battle-weary orc starting over and opening a coffee shop and it’s a great book to read while enjoying your cup of coffee!