The Baker and the Bard: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure by Fern Haught
I have wanted to read The Baker and the Bard: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure by Fern Haught since I first saw it coming out, which was probably around 2023 for reader copies, and then 2024 for finished editions. Now it is 2025 and I am glad that I read it via an online reader copy as it was terribly short and it had a few open spots that I felt needed to be filled in and while I enjoyed it, I do not want a […]
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic: Adenashire, Book One by J. Penner
Who wants to be normal when you can be spectacular? In the heart of Adenashire, a world that is divided into those who have magic and therefore matter, and those who don’t, who matter far less, human baker Arleta Starstone works twice as hard to sell her baked goods, dreaming of stockpiling enough to open the bakery of her dreams. So, when Ervash, her orc neighbor (biggest fan, and with his husband Verdreth, Arleta’s erstwhile father figure) secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Langheim […]
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
I received Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries in our family Winter Solstice book exchange but didn’t start it until the end of January. It was so engaging I blitzed through it in two days. Having enjoyed it so much it was immediately re-read. The re-read took only two days as well. This same pattern was repeated when reading Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales. Fortunately, I discovered this series at the perfect time. Books one and two were already […]
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
I read Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries in two days. Since I didn’t want to start a new book until I caught up on reviews, I decided to read it again. It took only two days to read it a second time. What I’m saying is that I enjoyed this book so much I read it twice in four days. Written in the style of a personal journal, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries is an engaging fantasy set in an alternative 1909 where fae, fairies, Fair […]
Detective Duck V02 The Case of the Missing Tadpole by Henry Winkler
Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies by Megan McDonald
One of the fun parts of my job is reading books before they come out. And reading books that are below my physical age because I can say I am “reviewing” it for work. Of course, I usually just say that I’m reading for fun as I’m not embarrassed to read a book for a six to ten-year-old. And the below two books are those kinds of books. The nice thing about Detective Duck V02 The Case of the Missing Tadpole is that you do […]
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
I'm in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie
CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different genres – suspense thriller, urban fantasy, and monster romance When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole has been in my audible library for way too long. When it was picked for my Lawless book club, it was a sign. I do like to read mystery and thrillers to mix it up between the glut of romances I read. Dubbed by the author as a gentrification thriller, Sydney Green is having a bad time. After a disastrous divorce, she’s moved back in […]
