Hardcover, 240 pages
Finnish language
Published March 20, 2024 by Karisto.
Väkivahva Viv-örkki on kertakaikkisen kyllästynyt luiden murskaamiseen ja kaulojen katkomiseen. Hän hylkää barbaarielämän ja perustaa vilkkaaseen Thuneen kaupungin ensimmäisen kahvilan. Uusi alku on kuitenkin huteralla pohjalla, sillä menneisyyden varjot seuraavat Viviä sinnikkäästi eivätkä paikalliset alamaailman hiipparit riemastu uudesta tulokkaasta. Kaiken kukkuraksi kukaan ei edes tiedä, mitä kahvi on!
Saadakseen kahvilan menestymään Viv tarvitsee rutkasti voitontahtoa ja luotettavia kumppaneita. Ovatko höyryävät juomat ja herkulliset leivonnaiset avain menestykseen ja ystävyyteen – tai kenties johonkin vielä syvempään?
Eine Ork, die lange Jahre mit einer Gruppe Abenteuer unterwegs war versucht nun einen Buch & Teeladen aufzumachen. Sehr unterhaltsam, unerwartet friedlich und macht unglaublich Lust mehr in Cafes zu gehen!
“Bookshops & Bonedust” ist die Vorgeschichte, die aber gut nach Legends & Latte gelesen werden kann und auch später geschrieben wurde.
Really enjoyable cozy fantasy, maybe a little predictable but that can be part of the fun. As with the thaumic lute. If the author is using a little steampunk to explain how a pre-industrial, magic-using society has espresso machines, why not electric guitars too?
Also kudos to the author for reading his own audio book and doing a good job of it. I noticed he also owns the production rights to it. Good for him.
This book was exactly what I wanted. It was cozy and adventurous and just a whole lot of fun. No notes.
The tagline is "A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes" and then sneakily spends the entire novel showing that when you focus on individuals (including yourself) the little things really do matter.
This was just a fun read. I loved all the main characters, the bits of backstory, the interactions, the bending of coffeehouse stereotypes, and the bits of mystery here and there that never get resolved.
I instantly pre-ordered the next book, and hope this setting spawns many more books. I think this would many an excellent multi-author world, each telling low stakes stories, and would love to see that happen.
The tagline is "A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes" and then sneakily spends the entire novel showing that when you focus on individuals (including yourself) the little things really do matter.
This was just a fun read. I loved all the main characters, the bits of backstory, the interactions, the bending of coffeehouse stereotypes, and the bits of mystery here and there that never get resolved.
I instantly pre-ordered the next book, and hope this setting spawns many more books. I think this would many an excellent multi-author world, each telling low stakes stories, and would love to see that happen.
Can't wait to read the next one
Can't wait to read the next one
This is a fantastic January read for when the weather's bad and you're curled up inside. The plot is very slice of life focused, and it's as warm and cozy as the drinks described in the novel itself. Highly reccommend for anyone who feels they need to escape from real life for a couple of hours.
This is a fantastic January read for when the weather's bad and you're curled up inside. The plot is very slice of life focused, and it's as warm and cozy as the drinks described in the novel itself. Highly reccommend for anyone who feels they need to escape from real life for a couple of hours.
