{"id":1794,"date":"2023-03-21T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2024-06-13T23:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:20:15","slug":"book-legends-lattes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-legends-lattes\/","title":{"rendered":"Legends &#038; Lattes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-73\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_legendsandlattes.png?fit=250%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Legends &amp; Lattes\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Legends & Lattes<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/travis-baldree\/\">Travis Baldree<\/a><br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/series\/legends-lattes\/\">Legends & Lattes #1<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2022-02-18\">February 18, 2022<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/cryptid-press\/\">Cryptid Press<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 316<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/high-fantasy\/\">High Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/lgbtq\/\">LGBTQ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/romantasy\/\">Romantasy<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/paperback\/\">Paperback<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60222807-legends-lattes\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention<\/p>\n<p>Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior\u2019s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune\u2019s shady underbelly may just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.<\/p>\n<p>A hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4doNYJm\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2023-03-21T06:00:55+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Legends & Lattes\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-legends-lattes\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Legends & Lattes\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Travis Baldree\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/travis-baldree\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"B09SNSGWMB\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 316,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Cryptid Press\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_legendsandlattes.png?fit=250%2C400&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-02-18T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/60222807-legends-lattes\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Fantasy\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>Low stakes cozy high fantasy is a subgenre I didn&#8217;t know if I would be into, but I absolutely loved. <strong>Legends &#038; Lattes<\/strong> is a wholesome little novel about a battle-hardened orc named Viv that decides that she&#8217;d rather retire and lead a quiet life than to die chasing adventure. She dreams of opening her own coffee shop after experiencing the drink for the first time on her travels. I was never big on coffee culture but Viv&#8217;s passion and pure joy for coffee is infectious.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that was so appealing about this novel was that it really focuses on the actual building and running of a coffee shop, which is a level of detail that I don&#8217;t get very often in books. Viv is quite literally building a new life for herself from the ground up and it is so heartwarming to follow her journey to change not just her settling, but herself. Each addition to the shop and friend met along the way made me so happy!<\/p>\n<p>I adored Viv and the small cast of side characters, each one is charming and well-developed, and I loved each and every one of them. There are still antagonists in this story, so there are some stakes that got me pretty emotional, and this balanced out the slice of life aspects of the story well. When I finished reading the book I wanted to immediately turn back to page one and start reading it again. It was the perfect pick-me-up that I needed and a book that I still think about often.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Things don\u2019t have to <strong>stay<\/strong> as what they <strong>started out<\/strong> as.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Sexual Harassment, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Travis Baldree<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_travisbaldree.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_travisbaldree.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_travisbaldree.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_travisbaldree.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve loved the art of narration since I first heard Frank Muller\u2019s legendary work. I\u2019ve been narrating since 2017, and I\u2019ve won a few awards from the IAA and Audiofile Magazine for my work. I\u2019m best known for Will Wight\u2019s Cradle series, although let\u2019s be honest, the credit is due to him.<\/p>\n<p>I live with my wife, two kids, and dog in Washington State, and I get up every morning excited and grateful to do this job.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also a veteran game developer, and it\u2019s possible you\u2019ve played something I\u2019ve made. Torchlight, Fate &amp; Rebel Galaxy have sold millions of copies on desktops and consoles. I remain the co-owner and CEO of Double Damage Games.<\/p>\n<p>These days, I guess I\u2019m an author too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travisbaldree.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravisBaldree\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TravisBaldreeNarrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/22182916.Travis_Baldree\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4em2lPJ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Low stakes cozy high fantasy is a subgenre I didn&#8217;t know if I would be into, but I absolutely loved. 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