Book Review: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

📝 What is Bookshops & Bonedust about?:

Travis Baldree’s Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to Legends & Lattes, follows Viv’s journey through high fantasy, first loves, and the enchantment of secondhand books.

Despite her plans with Rackam’s Ravens mercenaries being derailed by injury, Viv’s unexpected exile to the tranquil beach town of Murk leads her to a beleaguered bookshop, unlikely companions, and adventures she never imagined.

📚 Genre: Romantasy

🎧 Format: E-Book

💞 Feels: ⭐⭐⭐ 🥐

That epilogue was so sweet. Sort of made up for the rushed ending. I had to re-read what happened in the last few chapters because I lost track of how the “problem” was resolved. Now I think because of the inclusion of the epilogue, I can definitively answer that the reading order of these books should be Bookshops & Bonedusts after Legends & Lattes.

There was still a coziness to the tale, much like the original book Legends & Lattes, but it didn’t hold my interest as much. Until a “satchel” is introduced, then I was in it…but I think I was well past midway through the book when that happened.

Great original characters, maybe they had too much time on their hands? And not enough to do. Also, some characters I wanted to see more of….Pitts, Brand, Zelia and Berk. Not a bad problem to have, I guess, likeable characters that readers want more of. But maybe that was the point of it, left room for “the story beyond the story.”

✅ Spinoff novella nomination:

I want to know what Fern has been up to; or more about Zelia and Berk’s time together.

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