Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This final installation of a four book cozy series is pretty good. I enjoyed the dragon storyline and the alchemy mystery for the most part. The ending was a little too ‘perfect’ for me and I didn’t like that I feel our leading ladies are shirking their main responsibilities. I’m just not convinced you can be the queen of a realm and mage of ages but live in a small town or have unassuming lives even half the time. But sure why not in a fantasy book. I’d have loved to see Pirate Dregg come back. Him and his fabulous boobs were awesome last we saw him. But the dragon story might have sufficiently made up for it. Plus Ponder teaching friendship and growing up a little was very sweet.
The magical system across both elemental magic and alchemy was quite good and I’m a little sad it was ‘wasted’ on simple series like this. It was good enough to be a part of a much more robust and epic fantasy storyline. Not that it needs to be, just that it could have been. I hope Rebecca Thorne will keep at her world building and perhaps bring us something a little less cozy next time.
I don’t read books like this for literary excellence. Just to have some light, fun breaks amongst some of the heavier fantasy, sci-fi, and horror I usually find myself reading.
Did Rebecca Thorne write the best book ever? No.
Was it sufficient that I’d recommend it if someone wanted some cozy fantasy? Absolutely.
So long as you know what you’re getting into this is a solid four book series and I was pleased to spend some time with it over the last couple of years. The narrator is a pleasant consistent reader with excellent voices to add for the dragons and other characters. This is a sufficient ending to a series and I do like when series don’t continue on forever. So while I’m a little sad to say goodbye to our ladies and their friends; I’m also glad it’s not being drawn out past where it should be.
Pick this series up if you want some cute lesbian romance with a side of fantasy. If you enjoy Travis Baldree you’re sure to love Rebecca Thorne. Just make sure you start with book 1 as they are definitely meant to be read in order.
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This final installation of a four book cozy series is pretty good. I enjoyed the dragon storyline and the alchemy mystery for the most part. The ending was a little too ‘perfect’ for me and I didn’t like that I feel our leading ladies are shirking their main responsibilities. I’m just not convinced you can be the queen of a realm and mage of ages but live in a small town or have unassuming lives even half the time. But sure why not in a fantasy book. I’d have loved to see Pirate Dregg come back. Him and his fabulous boobs were awesome last we saw him. But the dragon story might have sufficiently made up for it. Plus Ponder teaching friendship and growing up a little was very sweet.
The magical system across both elemental magic and alchemy was quite good and I’m a little sad it was ‘wasted’ on simple series like this. It was good enough to be a part of a much more robust and epic fantasy storyline. Not that it needs to be, just that it could have been. I hope Rebecca Thorne will keep at her world building and perhaps bring us something a little less cozy next time.
I don’t read books like this for literary excellence. Just to have some light, fun breaks amongst some of the heavier fantasy, sci-fi, and horror I usually find myself reading.
Did Rebecca Thorne write the best book ever? No.
Was it sufficient that I’d recommend it if someone wanted some cozy fantasy? Absolutely.
So long as you know what you’re getting into this is a solid four book series and I was pleased to spend some time with it over the last couple of years. The narrator is a pleasant consistent reader with excellent voices to add for the dragons and other characters. This is a sufficient ending to a series and I do like when series don’t continue on forever. So while I’m a little sad to say goodbye to our ladies and their friends; I’m also glad it’s not being drawn out past where it should be.
Pick this series up if you want some cute lesbian romance with a side of fantasy. If you enjoy Travis Baldree you’re sure to love Rebecca Thorne. Just make sure you start with book 1 as they are definitely meant to be read in order.
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
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