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adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Found family, quests, and long days spent in a bookstore-- this book was a perfect cozy fantasy read. The loveable characters kept me invested in their relationships and growth. Viv is a wayward character finding family and community and learning life is more than her mercenary work. The lesson that goodbyes are part of growth, goodbyes aren't necessarily forever, and that sometimes we meet good people at the wrong time hit home as someone who moves to new places constantly. I love how this set up Legends and Lattes and gave us a backstory into Viv's life and where her dreams and growth started.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Violence
Minor: Police brutality, Alcohol
lighthearted
This was light and cozy while also having much more plot than the sequel. It felt like the disparate elements came together a lot better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Violence
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Travis Baldree could have Viv just sit and watch grass grow and 1. he would make it sound immensely cozy and 2. I would gobble up the hell out of it.
Knowing this is a prequel, it was hard to read about a certain relationship knowing how it would all end up, but the epilogue brought on warm fuzzy hope-for-the-future feelings with this. I personally loved the first book more but this was just as enjoyable and inspiring and would highly recommend.
Knowing this is a prequel, it was hard to read about a certain relationship knowing how it would all end up, but the epilogue brought on warm fuzzy hope-for-the-future feelings with this. I personally loved the first book more but this was just as enjoyable and inspiring and would highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just like L&L, B&B introduces us to a version of Viv that can only really exist there in that time. This younger viv, eager to be out doing mercenary work, but instead stuck injured in a sleepy seaside town is so interesting to follow. It builds on the style that Travis created in the original and in part breaks away to save treading the same ground of the original. I adore it. It was so well written and I'm going to re-read L&L with this newly gathered knowledge and see if that changes my understanding in any way.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lovely follow-up to Legends & Lattes!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
On whether or not the dog dies: he’s absolutely fine the whole way through!
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol
adventurous
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not quite as cozy as Legends and Lattes (there’s a bit more action and tension), but still a good read with lots of homemaking and found family vibes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Murder
A dog is hit at one point and goes missing briefly at another
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Violence