A review by schnaucl
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

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

5.0

I really enjoyed the prequel to Legends & Lattes.  It was great to see Viv again, and fun to see how she met
Gallina
.  I absolutely loved Fern and Potroast. 
Though it does have the same problem as many prequels, which is that you'd like to think the friendship endured beyond the events of the prequel, but since the prequel is written later of course the characters don't show up in the first book.  I liked to imagine that Fern and Viv kept up correspondence over the years including book recommendations, although I imagine unless her band of adventurers had a permanent base of operations it would be hard to get mail to her.


I also really enjoyed the snippets of books that Viv was reading.  Some of them I'd be interested in reading as a full novel.  It was such fun to see Viv develop a love of reading.

And of course I loved the epilogue.   Lovely to see that Viv and Tandri got married, Thimble is still baking and Cal is still around.   My only very minor complaint is that I would have loved to see Amity, too.  But I loved that Legends & Lattes is thriving to the point where they can afford to purchase the place next store.  I'd love to see Fern set up shop there.


This was a lovely cozy read.
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