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Ebook

DNF

Summary: When she moves to a small town as part of a scheme to attract more human residents, coffee shop owner meets her grumpy orc baker neighbour next door.

Stats: CR/Fantasy, M/F, Open door, stand alone

Notes: DNF'ed because the characters were annoying, especially the MMC, and nothing made sense. The FMC's clothes and breasts kept being described as provocative, and being used to excuse other characters' behaviour and it just didn't sit well with me.

Incomplete, but still spoilery, Content Notes

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Alcohol, death of parents, general manhandling, random threat of spanking, MMC’s grandmother keeps causally physically hurting him, MMC throws something out of anger/irritation, constant use of “provocative to describe the FMC/her body, MMC is sexist (played as a joke), MMC accuses the FMC of “dressing up like bait” and generally slutshames her clothes, MMC hits a table, jealousy, minor injury, magical medical care, medication that makes the FMC feel drunk at which point she comes on to the MMC who strips and bathes her, infidelity in last relationship, orevious employer/employee relationship which ended badly, spanking (not negotiated or really kink)

danaswift_'s review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

stephie_h's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

hopeamarsu's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

br33zy268's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this one. So sweet. So spicy. So perfect. Grondor is the perfect little love bug grumpy and Elara was too cute. Reading out of order but I liked this one better than the one with Nakor.

offmyredcarpet's review

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I found the beginning derivative and their interactions extremely contrived.

kearstenkeepsreading's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

There is just something about a cozy monster romance that makes my heart so happy!

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We start with Elara moving to a new town to start over after a rough year of cheating exes and general unhappiness. She plans to start fresh with her new coffee shop int the town of Fairhaven Falls, where mostly Others live and the town council is trying to bring more humans to town. The only problem; her grumpy Orc neighbor, Grondar. Despite him being the most handsome male she has ever seen he runs hot and cold and can’t seem to decide if her wants to avoid Elara or keep her forever! With the help of Grondar’s meddling grandma and the local coven Elara and Grondar find out what it means to love again.

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