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Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
by C.B. Lee
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!!
Yes, this book is fun. Yes, I like the alternate universe. Brenda and Kat are cute and honestly watching Brenda discover magic was great. This is for the D&D lovers, the Doctor Who fans who love subtle references. This has a fun fantasy world that is dealing with mana surges that can create dimensional doors that links to the real world. It was cool seeing the differences between the two worlds.
I think this book would entertain the younger side of YA, but I don't know if it would hit the older teens. As always, don't use my review as a decision to not read or read this book. Everyone has different tastes and if you end up liking this book, that's great. It just wasn't for me.
I would not say this is a cozy fantasy. I didn't really get cozy from this story seeing as mana surges and other things were actually raising the stakes. But also things in the magic world didn't make sense. One being Kat's world doesn't have Wi-Fi, but Brenda entered the coffeeshop specifically for the wifi. Something I notice with C.B. Lee is how fast pace her romances are. Kat and Brenda instalove after only one interaction was hard to believe and took me out of the story a few times especially half way. Not only the romance, but I felt like Brenda's personality changed from sounding like a mature and responsible teen, but really seemed immature. She also went from organized and have to do things in such a way to "just vibing". It really kind of bugged me. ALSO, maybe it's just me but they accepted the fact that they live in an alternate universe so easily. There was no freak out and even Brenda telling her friends was way too easy to just accept. It made it a little hard to stay into the story.
Yes, this book is fun. Yes, I like the alternate universe. Brenda and Kat are cute and honestly watching Brenda discover magic was great. This is for the D&D lovers, the Doctor Who fans who love subtle references. This has a fun fantasy world that is dealing with mana surges that can create dimensional doors that links to the real world. It was cool seeing the differences between the two worlds.
I think this book would entertain the younger side of YA, but I don't know if it would hit the older teens. As always, don't use my review as a decision to not read or read this book. Everyone has different tastes and if you end up liking this book, that's great. It just wasn't for me.
I would not say this is a cozy fantasy. I didn't really get cozy from this story seeing as mana surges and other things were actually raising the stakes. But also things in the magic world didn't make sense. One being Kat's world doesn't have Wi-Fi, but Brenda entered the coffeeshop specifically for the wifi. Something I notice with C.B. Lee is how fast pace her romances are. Kat and Brenda instalove after only one interaction was hard to believe and took me out of the story a few times especially half way. Not only the romance, but I felt like Brenda's personality changed from sounding like a mature and responsible teen, but really seemed immature. She also went from organized and have to do things in such a way to "just vibing". It really kind of bugged me. ALSO, maybe it's just me but they accepted the fact that they live in an alternate universe so easily. There was no freak out and even Brenda telling her friends was way too easy to just accept. It made it a little hard to stay into the story.