Welcome to Litsy!

This one was just as cozy and fun as the first one, and I enjoyed getting some more insight into Viv‘s character. I loved that this one was centered around books, and as always I loved the aspects of found family and finding your purpose. I‘ll read anything this author puts out at this point. 5/5⭐️

A fluffy traditional snack and comfy book, a match made at home 🏡🏡

I'm in a bit of a funk this morning, but it's the first day of the #WinterGames! So I'm going to try to shake off the funk with some #WinterCosy reading. I've got my fuzzy socks and PJs on, a cup of coffee in one of my favorite mugs, a cosy book to read, and my Smokey cat even just jumped up here to snuggle with me.

#HollyJollyReaders

Before I completely immerse myself in holiday reads forward #WinterGames, I have a few books I didn't get to finish this month that I'd like to complete. I think the #20in4 readathon will be great motivation. My goal is to read at least 20 hours during this readathon.

@Andrew65

I‘m ready for December with my #bookspinbingo list which includes the tagged book that I‘m super looking forward to! Thanks to @TheAromaofBooks as always for organizing this fun activity. 💗

Potroast is my icon. An absolute unit. But seriously: this was so fun and cosy, with just a touch more action than “Legends and Lattes” but still retaining the feeling that everything will be alright in the end.

Baldree's ability to create endearing fantasy characters continues to shine. A marvelous audiobook to have for cozy catch up on a crochet project. It might be recency bias, or the fact that I love books not coffee, or am already invested in the main character, but in contrast to many reviews I've seen, I enjoyed this one at least as much as Legends & Lattes. It avoided the kind of dissatisfying ending that makes me leery of prequels.

Just a couple of my favorite lines from this book. Pictured quote above and this one:
“Every book is a little mirror, and sometimes you look into it and see someone else looking back.“

I absolutely devoured this today. I liked seeing early Viv but I don't think I would have appreciated her journey as much had I not previously read Legends & Lattes. The epilogue also really needs the knowledge from L & L to make sense. I am having to really resist the urge to go back and reread L & L now though.

Different day different reading buddy. Rolo has a bromance with the recliner.
#DogsOfLitsy

This was the perfect relaxing read to end the week (once Seren relinquished her hold on the book). While Legends & Lattes was okay, I found this one much more fun personally. Would loved to see more Viv down the road!

Even though I have about four other books going right now I decided to start this one. Callie is backing me up on this decision.
#CatsOfLitsy

November has been a slow reading month due to a busy work schedule. Glad for the day off, and I'm looking forward to diving into this stack soon starting with the tagged book.

Delightfully cozy fantasy. Full of friendship, books, baked goods, and an incredibly charming reanimated skeleton.

I have no shelf control! Went to Walmart and couldn't resist a stroll through the book section. In my defense, I could hear my name being called. 🤣

Already have the first book (unread) so decided to pick up the next in the series. Knowing that I have over 1K unread books that I own! 🤪

Travis Baldree in Schueler's in Grand Rapids, Michigan! Totally worth the 3.5 hour drive!

#AuthorEvent

C'mon, Pip, I need to finish this by tomorrow afternoon... 😅

#CatsOfLitsy

The first book in the series was like meeting my husband, with his love for the smells and tastes and rituals of making coffee. This one was like me, with my love of all things bookshop and readerly - especially the sharing of a great read. I binged this on a rainy Saturday morning instead of grading, and it was time well spent.

Forgot to check this current read for #ISpyBingo fills - turns out it's a double whammy.

@Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

Wonderful!!!!

A prequel to Legends & Lattes. A young Viv, starting out as a merc. Like Legends, this is a story of friendship and learning about oneself.

It took me a little bit to get into this story, but once it gets rolling, it swept me along and I got invested in Viv's adventure in a bookshop. And the Epilogue, well let's just say that I definitely hope there will be more Viv stories in the future.

"Sometimes we aren't the right people yet."

Did you think I'd just put this in a drawer and not read it first?

Well, partly right. I put the signed edition into a drawer, it's a 🎁 after all, and read the eBook. 😁

Read in less than 24 hours. Do I need to say any more?

Okay, it's the prequel story to Legends&Latte. It's about how Viv got her great-sword and found out that a quieter life might suit her.
The epilogue is 'chef's kiss'.

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

So excited to read the tagged. I‘ve been rereading Legends in preparation for Bookshops. And also as inspiration since Legends started out as a NaNoWriMo project.

Can‘t wait to read more about Viv‘s adventures.

#bookmail

Cozy books about books? Yes please!

bookriot.com/cozy-fantasy-books-about-books/

Fresh in.

#BookMail

Going to be a 🎄🎁 for my son.

Unexpected #Pivot prompt fill: right there in the prologue!

#WickedWords @AsYouWish

Here is another one I was super excited for; in fact I've been looking forward to this one ever since I read the first book last fall! Legends & Lattes was such a beautiful cozy book, and I'm hoping for more of the same with this prequel! ☺️💕📚

Didn't quite manage a bingo, but October was my best reading month since July.

#bookspin #doublebookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

5/5

When Viv sustains a leg injury in battle, she's forced to go to the nearest town to recuperate. Viv's not one to sit still for long, so when she befriends a bookshop owner she embarks on a personal adventure to help the store.

I thought this was just as wonderful and cozy as Legends and Lattes, and I loved that we got to the very beginning of the journey that eventually led Viv to end her time as an adventurer and open up a coffee shop.

This prequel is my first-ever “cozy fantasy,” so I went in curious. Read my review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#bookshops-bonedust-legends-lattes-0

Publication is expected November 7.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #BookshopsandBonedust

My October #bookspinbingo

#bookspin: Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

#doublebookspin: Mr. and Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond

@TheAromaofBooks

I liked this better than Legends & Lattes. It's a prequel, and goes into a rest that Viv took earlier in her career. The story is more developed than L&L, but keeps the cozy feel and adorable characters. And the Epilogue had me tearing up a bit. I'll definitely read new installments in this series.

Bookshops and Bonedust took the top spot for August, but The Mountain the Sea beat it out to move forward in the #2023ReadingBracket @chasjjlee

I loved this prequel to Legends & Lattes even more than the original! After an injury prevents her from continuing on with her adventuring, Viv finds herself surprisingly invested in a local bookshop that's struggling to make ends meet. This one is faster paced than L&L but just as cozy and cute!

#NetgalleyBingo : LGBTQIA+ Main Character

I won this ARC from a good reads giveaway! Let just say I loved it even more than Legends and Lattes. This may be because I don‘t like coffee but I love books! However, this cozy fantasy prequel lives up to the first. Great new characters, amazing food, books, and some adventure. It will leave you warm, content, and wanting more! Get it in November!

Enjoying a surprising cool August morning reading this ARC. I feel fall in the air and I am loving it!

Enjoying a surprising cool August morning reading this ARC. I feel fall in the air and I am loving it!

#netgalleybingo shelfie from the app

I‘m enjoying how they‘ve branched out into audiobooks but I‘m hoping for a smoother app experience eventually. But at least it gave me a second chance to request the Uber-popular tagged sequel!

Did you love the first book? I LOVED this book! Viv‘s origin story.

I highly recommend this book if you liked the first one. It made me love VIV even more.

VIV was injured in battle! She met a few interesting friends while recovering and the story grew from there.

Fantastic story!! The author narrates the book,I loved it!

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👋 all #netgalley reviewers, #juneofarc crew, etc! Theres a #netgalleybingo board running for the month of August, and I know how we all love bingo boards 🤩

I was just approved for the audio on the tagged, so I‘m game - and you? Feel free to tag me if you do, I‘m going to tag my #juneofarc peeps below so also let me know if you want off the bingo train 🫣😂

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Maybe not quite as magical as Legends and Lattes, but B&B still has loads of charm and sweetness. I listened to the audio, which Baldree reads himself, and he does a fabulous job. Highly recommend this one if you enjoyed L&L.

Book 1 complete #rushathon
#netgalley #arc
@DieAReader
@Andrew65
@GHABI4ROSES

My audio tbr for August's #Rushathon. They are all netgalley #ARCs. I'm hoping to get through all of them before they get archived. 🤞

Here‘s my august #BookSpinBingo list! Most excited for the tagged! 😍😍😍😍

Took my little to the zoo yesterday, and it got up to 98°. I ended up with heat exhaustion and an asthma flare up (stupidly forgot to bring my inhaler, and I'm still feeling wonky and have a massive headache, so I'm not sure how much reading I'll be able to do this weekend. So my goals will be wimpy.

•finish 2 books (I've got several in progress)
•finish at least one ARC

That's it. If I do more, great. 🙂

#20in4
@Andrew65

This book is so DELICIOUSLY COZY that it CURED my common cold—or at the very least it warmed me all the way up and made me feel a lot better! Wounded in her first venture as a mercenary, a young Viv washes up in a seaside town with a ramshackle bookshop and ends up finding fiction, friendship, first love, the mutually enriching relationship between small businesses and their community, and a little badass bone-busting adventure along the way!

This is a prequel to legends and lattes where we find Viv hanging out in a bookshop and get some insight into her past. It was lovely to be back in this world again
This was cosy, sweet and low stakes just like the first book, if you were a fan of that you will also love this one!

#netgalley #arc

https://www.wired.com/story/books-bookshop-org-thrives-amazon-world/?utm_source=...

AHHHHHHHH! 💖💖💖 #CoverReveal