Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #0) by Travis Baldree - A Review

 

“Every book is a little mirror, and sometimes you look into it and see someone else looking back.”

― Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust

Since I haven't yet read Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, I decided to read first its prequel Bookshops & Bonedust. I did read it and I really really liked it. 

The books is set in the same world as Legends & Lattes but 20 years before and it is a wholesome  cozy fantasy with many sweet and funny moments and of course there was also some action & magic involved. It has a diverse cast of characters, who are really lovable and have a really good character development throughout the book.

We follow Viv, a young, battle-hungry orc that an injury throws her off her chosen path. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk. She may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.

I will be reading Legends & Lattes in January and I cannot wait. Travis Baldree has mentioned there will be three more standalone fantasy novels in this series, and the first one is slated to be released in 2025. 

Rating: 4 Stars

About the book:

Viv's career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned.

Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk--so far from the action that she worries she'll never be able to return to it.

What's a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn't possibly imagine.

Still, adventure isn't all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina