“A heart’s a heavy burden.” What is the Book about? Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters. And everyone in Ingary knows that the eldest is destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fortune. So, what must happen, happens: Sophie draws the wrath of a…
Tag: Cozy Read
A Sorceress Comes to Call – T. Kingfisher (Standalone)
Rating
Plot ★★★★☆
Characters ★★★★★
Excitement ★★★★☆
Atmosphere ★★★★★
Writing Style ★★★★★
Hills of Heather and Bone – K.E. Andrews (Standalone)
““I didn’t. I certainly didn’t think Morhenna would survive,” I reply, shifting against the hull digging into my back. The chicken lifts her head at the sound of her name before preening her wing. “Maybe she has some divine protection after all.” “I thought if anyone was going to survive, it’d be Henna.”” What is…
Witch Hat Atelier – Kamome Shirahama (Volume 1-5)
What is the Book about? Coco, a young girl who lost her father early in life, lives with her mother in a quaint village. Ever since she received a magical picture book from a sorcerer as a child, she’s been consumed by the desire to become a witch, despite knowing that such powers are typically…
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter – Brandon Sanderson (Standalone)
“Regardless, here’s the thing: art doesn’t need to be good to be valuable. I’ve heard it said that art is the one truly useless creation – intended for no mechanical purpose. Valued only because of the perception of the people who view it. The thing is, everything is useless, intrinsically. Nothing has value unless we…
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries – Heather Fawcett (Emily Wilde Series #1)
Cozy Read ✓ Female Main Character ✓ Lighthearted ✓ Unraveling Mysteries ✓
Bookshops & Bonedust – Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes #0)
Cozy Read ✓ Elves; Dwarves and Orcs ✓ LGBTIQ+ ✓ Non-Human Protagonist ✓ Slice of Life ✓
Legends & Lattes – Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes #1)
Cozy Read ✓ Elves; Dwarves and Orcs ✓ LGBTIQ+ ✓ Non-Human Protagonist ✓ Slice of Life ✓
The Narrow Road Between Desires – Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.6)
“Hearts were easier to read than books. Glamour wasn’t that much more than making sure folk saw the thing they already had plans to see. And making fools of foolish folk was hardly cunning grammarie. But this? Convincing someone of the truth they were too twisted up to see? How could Bast begin to loosen…
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