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zemightyenby's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
pikkumarja's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Legendoja ja latteja on todellista cozy fantasiaa. Näin lempeää tarinaa on vaikea löytää. Vähäeleisyydessään kirja on liikuttava ja sisältää paljon. On ihanaa, miten hahmot löytävät toisensa ja tekevät toisensa läsnäolollaan onnellisiksi.
Kerrassaan ihastuttava kertomus!
Kerrassaan ihastuttava kertomus!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
just_bookish_things_'s review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual harassment
bookishpip's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
maycelium's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
4.75
This was such a relaxing read. One of the other guys left a disdainful review that was like "has anyone REALLY ever wanted to know about the daily life of the barkeep your party visits in-between missions? 🙄" and my answer is a resounding 'yes! Me! I do!'
Baldree takes the time to really set up his characters (speaking mainly to Viv and Tandri here) and allow them to build their relationship in a way that feels incredibly realistic and natural. Even the side characters that have very little screen time seem like real people. He really did an amazing job of capturing the energy of a local coffeeshop but set in a fantasy world
Baldree takes the time to really set up his characters (speaking mainly to Viv and Tandri here) and allow them to build their relationship in a way that feels incredibly realistic and natural. Even the side characters that have very little screen time seem like real people. He really did an amazing job of capturing the energy of a local coffeeshop but set in a fantasy world
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Stalking
Minor: Violence
hdunscombe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
angorarabbit's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Ethnicity, some gender, and orientation diversity. Most of the violence is in the prologue and the short story that follows the main story in my edition of the book, These can be skipped with little lost to the main story. There is a little kissing but no spicy stuff.
TLDR: The last chapter is the chef’s kiss.
Context: This was my 3rd book choice for the Kindle Series Pioneer Spring 2024 challenge.It made up for Tress of the Emerald Sea.
So let’s compare Legends and Lattes (Legends) to Tress of the Emerald Sea (Tress) shall we?
The basic plot is similar. A woman goes on a quest. She does not know how she will achieve her goals but she sets off anyway. On the way others join her because she is a good person. With the help of others the woman achieves her goal after vanquishing an opponent.
So Tress is a 2 star and L & L a 4 star to me.
Two things: writing style and characterisation.
Legends has no narrator asides telling you that Viv is remarkable, or humble, or so like other girls that no other girl is like her. You taste the Midnight Crescents because Tandri puts it in her mouth. Tress tells you that Charle eats a pie. Tress has to tell you that sexism has no place in business, Legends just shows men and women working. Legends trusts the reader.
With apologies to Fort, Tress’ characters are backdrops to Tress. They have few initiatives of their own, even the narrator. Charlie in particular felt like a hot mess of tropes to me. On the other hand Legend’s characters seem to have lives of their own. I can imagine Thimble going back home after a baking day and sipping a cold drink pleased at everyone’s reactions to his newest creation. Calamity sitting back with a warm soup and an ice pack on aching muscles reflecting on a job well done.
Also I love the idea of a studious non-violent orc. I am looking forward to the further adventures of Viv, Cal, Tandri, and Thimble.
Also also the elf deserved what he got, elves spend way to much silver on hair care products.
Lastly I am rethinking my aversion to Amazon’s KPD. Thank you to tor.com and all the booksellers out there for making this available to non-Kindle-Unlimited readers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Blood
mild injury detail (not fire related), no children or animals are harmedtea_coffee_sam's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Xenophobia and Stalking
cursed10fold's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Xenophobia and Injury/Injury detail