It’s Top Ten Tuesday time once again friends! This week the prompt is cozy/atmospheric reads and I love me a cozy book so here are 10 I’ve read in the last year of so that I adored!
10 Cozy Reads
Tag: Legends & Lattes
⭐️5 Star Predictions⭐️
This time last year I made a post about some 5 star predictions. I went back and had a look I’ve read 6 of the 10 books on my list and I feel like it’s been pretty successful so far… Hopefully I can get around to reading the other 4 sometime this year, but we shall see!
Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola – ⭐️5/5 stars
I LOVED this!
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood – ⭐️5/5 stars
This was fresh, dramatic and Adam was everything!
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz – ⭐️4/5 stars
The ending was WILD!
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor – ⭐️4/5 stars
I was on the edge of my seat throughout this!
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree – ⭐️4/5 stars
The coziest fantasy you will ever read!
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare – ⭐️3/5 stars
Exactly what you expect from a Shadowhunter book!
Quick Fire Fantasy Book Tag
For the last couple of years I’ve been doing this tag around this time so I figured why not continue with the tradition! See the original tag post HERE!
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Emily Fawcett
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Worth the hype?!
Every year I am definitely influenced by social media to pick up certain books that are super popular or just generally hyped! And for some reason all the girlies have been gravitating towards romance, or at least that’s whats coming up on my FYP over the last year or so. I have 5 books that I thought were worth the hype and another five that I didn’t quite like or understand as much as the masses…
Ice Planet Barbarian’s by Ruby Dixon – this was just a fun time, it’s silly, smutty and a fast paced!
Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti– This was super long, descriptions were confusing, I was bored the whole time and I hated all the characters
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood – this was fresh, dramatic and Adam was everything!
Twisted Love by Ana Huang – forgettable, boring & I didn’t feel any chemistry!
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree – a cozy, warm, great book with low stakes with a lil romance sprinkled in!
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher – Just ok… don’t really understand how hard people stan this series?!
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas – I am definitely a few years behind the hype for this but one of her best books I think!
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace – another ok one.. was wayyy too long!
Book Lovers by Emily Henry – my favourite Emily Henry book for sure, this was a perfect read for me!
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas – another unnecessary long book with unlikeable characters!
Legends & Lattes Review
After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won’t be able to go it alone.
We are definitely thrown straight into this story with Viv coming to this new town and starting the preparations to open her shop. I love how we are juxtaposed with this hulking ork that could kill you in two swings of her sword and wanting to become essentially a barista. She is driven and highly committed to her task and watching her achieve her goal gave me all the warm feels!
Tandri was a great inclusion to the shop and she was a great contrast to Viv. She is definitely more direct and takes control quite well. The slow burn of their romance was soo well done and the evolution from their friendship to something more was just too wholesome and endearing.
All of the other characters in this book all had a purpose and were mostly distinct though not all were that fleshed out. But being as this is just a slice of life kind of book that didn’t bother me at all. The stakes were very low but there was still an underlying mystery that was woven throughout which defintely keeps you entertained and engaged throughout the read.
⭐️4/5 stars The coziest fantasy you will ever read!
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