Legends & Lattes is a novel of high fantasy and low stakes. It tells the story of a retired Orc swordswoman who decides to build a coffee shop, and we witness her make it from scratch with some wholesome characters who help her along the way.
It's a cosy fantasy book, a coffee shop with a side story of a cute woman-loving woman romance. If you're looking for something chill, not too dramatic, but enough drama to carry the story, this is the one for you.
The story is from Viv's perspective. We see her dream of opening a place that sells coffee. She first tried coffee in a distance gnome shop and decided she wanted to make her own place. That's when she comes to the riverside city of Thune and buys the residents of an old stable with a mission to open her own coffee shop.
Viv meets Cal, a handyman who helps her build the coffee shop from the ground up. He becomes one of her dearest friends and helps her expand and rebuild the shop. He later becomes a close friend. Viv introduces the citizens of Thune to the goodness that is coffee, and she, with the help of her succubus assistant, Tandri, makes a positive reputation for themselves. Tandri and Viv run the business together, falling in love in a slowly-paced romance that gives all the feels.
Running the coffee shop has downsides, like local mafia-esque Madrigals come knocking for rent as they do everyone in that area. Additionally, in one of Viv's previous adventures, she finds herself getting her hands on a Scarlvert's stone, a rarity that is said to bring good fortune. A once close friend and now nemesis causes some issues over the stone.
The story is wholesome, to say the least, a tale of friendship, cosiness, and a fantasy world galore. I don't want to give too much away, but it was a lovely read, and I've already started the next one, Bookshops & Bonedust.
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