

Even the hardest heart will find themselves softened by these characters. You will find yourself utter ‘Aw’ far more often than any other book you’ve read. In each and every chapter there will be something that will make your heart swell or melt. Everyone could be their best selves in this place and this acceptance helped them to become happier in their own skin. But here in this coffee shop, everyone was welcomed and their oddities just accepted. They all had their oddities, like not being able to talk much, having odd taste in music or being shunned by other folk. I loved that each character in this book came from a different species but they were all just accepted. US cover – oh, its inside the cover of the UK version. I apologise for being overly gushy about this book but it’s just hard not to be. I could smell the coffee and taste the delicious baked goods along with feeling the love everyone had for each other.

Descriptions of how each person comes into the coffee shop and becomes a part of this wonderful found family are just perfect. It is the very definition of a cosy fantasy book with a cast of characters you fall instantly in love with. Oh my, this is just the most wholesome cinnamon bun of a book I think I’ve ever read. This book follows Viv making her dream come true, along with some fairly substantial bumps along the way.

Oh and that dream definitely did not involve fabulous baked goods, but I’m glad they appeared. Viv has plans, but none of them involve the found family she makes while creating her dream. She wants to have a peaceful place for people to enjoy a hot or cold coffee in a place where no one has ever heard of the beverage. She wants to earn enough money to set up a coffee shop in the perfect spot. Viv is your traditional orc, but she has some less than traditional plans for her future. ‘Legends & Lattes’ is book one in the Legends and Lattes series.
