Travis Baldree – Page 3 – Cannonball Read 17

How Many Warm Beverage-Centric Books Can One Woman Read in 2023?

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

July 23, 2023 by anana 1 Comment

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree has been all over Cannonball Read the past couple of years, and given my penchant for comforting reads involving warm beverages, I knew that there was a good chance I would love it. Spoiler alert: I did! The story opens as Viv, an orc who is a ferocious and skilled warrior-for-hire, finishes up her final job and marches away from her crew. Following her heart and a spell, Viv finds the perfect spot to start putting down roots – […]

The Cozy I Needed

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

May 21, 2023 by Owlizabeth 5 Comments

I’ve been hearing about this book for awhile now, first when it was the self-published phenomenon (I think I even checked it out on KU at some point), and then when Tor picked it up and it was a major publisher phenomenon. But “cozy fantasy”??? When I’m very much not a fan of cozy mysteries? I figured it would be boring with forced quirky characters and improbable coincidences. That’s what “cozy” means to me when it comes to stories. Well, as much as my husband […]

A Destined Cadre Makes a Delightfully Breezy Read

Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes #1) by Travis Baldree

April 3, 2023 by Flimflamingo 2 Comments

Legends & Lattes is a perfectly delightful book. I read it because it had been described as such and, you know what, it delivers in that respect. What’s this book like? If you can see the cover art, then that’s it. That’s exactly what it’s like. No one could have designed a better, more fitting cover for it. Truly, dear cover artist and designer: Job well done! I guess the best way I can review this book is to say, the day after we watched Dungeons & […]

Coffee makes everything better.

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

February 3, 2023 by RevGirlUtena 2 Comments

Viv is an Orc who has splattered one skull too many. She abandons her life as the muscle of an adventuring party and opens a coffee shop in a small town. The only problem is that nobody has ever heard of coffee. Luckily the concept catches on quickly, and after hiring some help, and attracting some regular customers, her new shop, Legends and Lattes is a success. Viv is a great character. Who can’t identify with wanting to change their life plan, put down roots, […]

One of my favourite book club picks of the year

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

December 31, 2022 by Malin 4 Comments

Viv the orc barbarian has had enough of the adventuring life and leaves her band of fellow warriors after one last battle with a particularly challenging monster. Instead of fighting, she dreams of taking all her savings and putting them towards a business of her own. In the city of Thune, she plans to open a cozy little shop, selling something called coffee. Turning a worn-down livery stable into a pleasant café isn’t exactly something Viv’s warrior training prepared her for, but she manages to […]

A cozy, low stakes fantasy about an orc opening the coffee shop of her dreams

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

December 30, 2022 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

I don’t recall when I started seeing ads for Legends and Lattes online but they immediately grabbed my attention with the adorable picture of two female baristas, an orc and succubus, on the cover. Then, my favorite bookshop fell head over heels for it and I knew I had to read this book. Our family does a Winter Solstice book exchange and one of my daughters gifted me Legends and Lattes. It took restraint to finish New City, Who Dis? before starting it. The book advertises itself […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

Help Our Mission