Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree

Legends & Lattes #2

Rating: 5/5

Spice: 0/5

Plot: 5/5

Primary Genre: Cozy Fantasy

Blurb: Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!

If only things were so simple…

It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.

A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover.

As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when there isn’t a job to get in the way.

My Thoughts:

Tell me why these books just keep getting better? I was so excited to see Fern back in this book and how cool is it that she gets her own adventure story? I loved all of the crazy stuff that happens in this book. I know some people are complaining about it but it’s absolutely fantastic in my opinion. Beyond that, the ultimate theme of just trying to figure out who you are again after a big change in your life really resonates with me. There are also sentient/talking weapons and/or cutlery and a feral goblin that I am just so glad that I got to meet in this book. I was also incredibly happy to revisit Fern’s creative profanity. What an incredible story Fern has about that time that she got wasted and passed out in a carriage. This is a must read in my opinion.

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