Viv has been hunting down Varine the necromancer with her Ravens crew when she unfortunately gets injured. You will know Viv’s fate in Legends and Lattes already, and the dangers she faces in this novel will feel more minimal. Due to injury, Viv finds herself on a forced break from action in the sleepy coastal village of Murk whilst she recuperates. With its mysterious encounters, summer flings and a growing number of skeletons, Baldree’s fantastical novel is the perfect cozy romp. I still feel like we don't really know the characters even though we spent a whole book with them, it could have been twice as long and still not been long enough!

This is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly what's advertised: a wholesome, cozy novel that feels like a warm hug. I don't know if I can explain it, but watching you read what I give you, putting a book in your hands and seeing what happens to you once you put it back down .

Thank you to NetGalley, Travis Baldree, and Macmillan Audio for graciously sending me the audiobook to review.

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. Which is okay for some readers since this is a cozy, slice of life story but for me, I felt like this book was a little too long.

It goes without saying that readers reading this book and Legends and Lattes will most likely be readers who love reading books. decidedly warm and cozy" despite the "hint of danger in the wind," summing up the story as "[w]arm and wonderful. Our beloved orc, Viv, gets injured whilst her and the other mercenaries are pursuing a powerful necromancer. Nothing of significance happens other than a few sightings of the mystery man in gray, a possible romance brewing, and Viv's new-found love of books.

Before that, he spent decades designing and building video games like Torchlight, Rebel Galaxy, and Fate.I don’t know if I can explain it, but watching you read what I give you, putting a book in your hands and seeing what happens to you once you put it back down . Feeling less foul, she limped toward the door, but each thud of her heel against the floor pulsed black at the edges of her vision.