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So, I have discovered that cozy fantasy is completely my jam. This may sound funny coming from a pretty die-hard horror and grimdark fan, but there’s something about these fantasy novels where not much happens, most everyone is a pretty decent person and the biggest concerns typically are about paring food with tea or coffee. It just... makes me happy.

This one is highly entertaining. I love the idea of someone going off to slay a dark lord only for said dark lord to be a pretty cool guy who worries that anyone going after him may have a hidden death wish and is happy to offer his psychiatrist to them. It’s just a great concept and it plays it off with the right amount of humor.

There are a couple of things I should note to possible readers:

1st: this is a lit-RPG. It’s a genre I don’t typically have any interest in (not dismissing it though to all you fans). If you don’t want to see character stats and things, it may come off as annoying. Frankly the fact that I didn’t have to read combat dice rolls made it fine in my opinion. As a DND player, I truly can’t think of anything worse than having to have to read roll by roll combat.

2nd: Some are calling this a “Romantasy.� If that is what you are looking for, you again might be disappointed. While there is a romance, and yes, it is a central plot point, but the book seems more concerned with the actual fantasy goings on, the psychological aspects of our lead and the idea of baking (which frankly is charming as all hell in my opinion).

If you’re here for just a cozy read, something comparable to Legends and Lattes, you’ve come to the right place. The book does have its flaws (most notable and one I would be remiss not to mention, chapter 81 switches from first person to third for the last couple of paragraphs and that frankly did annoy me), but nothing that isn’t forgivable due to the charm of the book itself.