Lauma Pret reviewed Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (Tomes & Tea, #1)
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4 stars
Feels like a fanwork Legends & Lattes. I liked it, will continue the series.
Rebecca Thorne: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (2022, Thorne, Rebecca)
English language
Published Nov. 28, 2022 by Thorne, Rebecca.
Feels like a fanwork Legends & Lattes. I liked it, will continue the series.
Big recommend to anyone that liked Legends and Lattes or similar stories. This book did really well with balancing the cozy vibes with external threats to the community and everything the characters built, which gave it more depth than L&L, more akin to Bookshops and Bonedust. The world building was interesting enough to me to not fall into generic fantasy.
I loved the emphasis on non-violent outcomes and diversion of fantasy bad character tropes to productive members of a community, which really added to the depth. I hate when a bandit or thief type is just one dimensionally “bad”. I also loved that the romance is healthy with good communication and positive modeling of working through issues.