Book Review
Mar. 29th, 2026 03:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariBookshops & Bonedust
by Travis Baldree
This is a prequel to Legends and Lattes, telling the story of a summer from Viv's younger days when she had to spend a few months in a small seaside town recovering from a serious injury. While there, she befriends Fern, a struggling bookshop owner, has a sweet fling with Maylee, the proprietor of the best bakery in town, and meets Gallina, a gnome looking for adventure. Viv also has to deal with the threat of a local necromancer.
Bookshops and Bonedust was as charming and relaxing as its predecessor. I really enjoyed seeing Viv learn to love reading, and her genuine pleasure in helping Fern shore up her business. I didn't find the romance with Maylee quite as convincing, but maybe that's because I was comparing it to Viv's later relationship with Tandri. Also, it shows where the seeds of Viv's later desire to run a coffeeshop came from, as well as how Viv's ability to gather a found family is a consistent part of her character.
by Travis Baldree
This is a prequel to Legends and Lattes, telling the story of a summer from Viv's younger days when she had to spend a few months in a small seaside town recovering from a serious injury. While there, she befriends Fern, a struggling bookshop owner, has a sweet fling with Maylee, the proprietor of the best bakery in town, and meets Gallina, a gnome looking for adventure. Viv also has to deal with the threat of a local necromancer.
Bookshops and Bonedust was as charming and relaxing as its predecessor. I really enjoyed seeing Viv learn to love reading, and her genuine pleasure in helping Fern shore up her business. I didn't find the romance with Maylee quite as convincing, but maybe that's because I was comparing it to Viv's later relationship with Tandri. Also, it shows where the seeds of Viv's later desire to run a coffeeshop came from, as well as how Viv's ability to gather a found family is a consistent part of her character.
