Week 35 Reviews: Bookshops & Bonedust, Pages to Fill, Legends & Lattes, Brigands & Breadknives

From Goodreads:

When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.

In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to Legends & Lattes, New York Times bestselling author Travis Baldree takes us on a journey of high fantasy, first loves, and second-hand books.

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.

From Goodreads:

Short story prequel to Legends & Lattes. It is available in the book Legends & Lattes, second edition.

From Goodreads:

High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior's life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen.

However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune's shady underbelly may just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.

A hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth.

From Goodreads:

Return to the cozy fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller, Fern.

Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller's life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend's coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!

If only things were so simple…

It turns out that fixing your life isn't a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.

A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover.

As together they fend off a rogue's gallery of ne'er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when there isn't a job to get in the way.

My first review of Bookshops & Bonedust, Pages to Fill, Legends & Lattes
My Review:

Author: Travis Baldree
Series: Legends & Lattes #0, 0.5, 1, 2 
First Read: August 1st, 2023, November 6th, 6th, 2022

Read: August 25th, 25th, 25th, 26th, 2025
Source: Own, NetGalley 
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books, and Brigands &  Breadknives a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Trade, Tor, Macmillan Audio

Published: November 7th 2023, June 7th 2022, November 8th 2022
Expected Publication: November 11th 2025

Bookshops & Bonedust:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Pages to Fill:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Legends & Lattes:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Brigands & Breadknives:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars