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Tea, and Family Troubles, and Dragons, Oh My!

A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons: Adenashire, Book Two by J. Penner

October 2, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Set six months after the events of A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic, Dolgrilla Butterbuckle (and isn’t that just a name and a half) has settled in nicely to the village of Ardenshire. Sure, she’s away from her family, but seeing as they have always been disappointed by how she’s chosen to live her life, Doli isn’t too put out by the fact. She has her friends, romance novels, and copious amounts of tea, and nothing seems to be going wrong. Not until her parents […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Baking, cozy romantasy, dragons, found family, gargoyles, J Penner, recipes included, tea

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:126 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Baking, cozy romantasy, dragons, found family, gargoyles, J Penner, recipes included, tea ·
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“You like tea. I like books, Aren’t you glad we opened a shop and forgot the world exists?”

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea (Tomes & Tea Book Four) by Rebecca Thorne

August 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

To all the publishing professionals who deal with my terrible sense of humor and impulsive nature-for without their guidance, I would have enthusiastically titled this book F**k It, Let’s Try Coffee– Author’s Dedication All Reyna wanted at the end of Tea You At the Altar was a nice night unwinding with a relaxing cup of tea. Instead, she got kidnapped and dragged off to an abandoned watch tower with a strange alchemy circle hidden under the floorboards. Luckily, Kianthe’s rescue of her goes off without […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: bad puns, dragons, end of a series, griffons, Rebecca Thorne, tea

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:120 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: bad puns, dragons, end of a series, griffons, Rebecca Thorne, tea ·
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“There’s beauty in the menial. Life is nothing but a series of quiet tasks with people we love. Isn’t it?”

Tea You At the Altar (Tomes & Tea Book Three) by Rebecca Thorne

July 31, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Somewhere in the world, there is someone who will bake you cookies and buy you swords and fight your dragons. Never give up. This continues to be an enjoyable series; I’m sorry it has only one more book to go. It starts out with Kianthe and Reyna deciding to multitask; if they’re getting married, why not add overthrowing Queen Tiliane, Reyna’s former boss, into the mix? Sure, their baby dragons are hatched and causing chaos in Tawney, Kianthe’s uptight parents who she hasn’t spoken to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: dragons, Lesbians, overthrowing the monarchy, pirates, Rebecca Thorne, tea

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:98 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: dragons, Lesbians, overthrowing the monarchy, pirates, Rebecca Thorne, tea ·
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Magic in the Tea and Maybe Something Else

The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch vol. 1 by Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji

June 29, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

By the cover and title, The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch looks like a mildly entertaining cozy fantasy. Remy is a tea witch, meaning she can magically make perfect tea, which o the one hand is enough that she gets to work in the royal palace, but on the other hand classifies her as basically a servant. Remy seems a little lazy and not minding this, but as you might guess, there’s more to her and her situation (mostly just hints in volume […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, Ameko Kaeruda, Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji, magic, manga, tea, The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch, witches, Yorifuji

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, Ameko Kaeruda, Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji, magic, manga, tea, The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch, witches, Yorifuji ·
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You put tea in what now?

Brew Bake Sip & Savour by Bird & Blend Tea Co

January 22, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

When one of my favorite tea shops in Scotland announced they had a cookbook coming, I definitely pre-ordered it. Then Barnes and Noble canceled the pre-order. Then I had to get it off of the general internet; ordering it from the shop online store would have cost more in shipping than the book. But I finally got Brew, Bake, Sip & Savour. I’m not super surprised, but it is almost a necessity that you either have or are pretty familiar with Bird & Blend Tea […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: #cocktails, Baking, Bird & Blend Tea Co, Bird and Blend Tea Co, blalck tea, Brew Bake Sip and Savour, drinks, green tea, matcha, Mocktails, oolong, rooibos, tea

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: #cocktails, Baking, Bird & Blend Tea Co, Bird and Blend Tea Co, blalck tea, Brew Bake Sip and Savour, drinks, green tea, matcha, Mocktails, oolong, rooibos, tea ·
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Real Witchy Teas and More

Wiccan Teas & Brews by Cerridwen Greenleaf

January 28, 2024 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

It would seem that my post-holiday, pre-before-school-starts self-care gift to myself this year so far has been in the form of teas. And then, I go into the library to browse for a minute before yoga (I should know better; every time I do that, I’m nearly late for class), and I find Wiccan Teas & Brews: Recipes for magical drinks, essences, and tinctures. Obviously, I had to check that out. There really are lot of interesting recipes in here, and I do not deny […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Health Tagged With: brews, Cerridwen Greenleaf, herbal remedies, modern witches, potions, recipes, tea, tinctures, Wiccan Teas & Brews, witchcraft

CoffeeShopReader's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Health · Tags: brews, Cerridwen Greenleaf, herbal remedies, modern witches, potions, recipes, tea, tinctures, Wiccan Teas & Brews, witchcraft ·
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