All the while Baldree sets up the main villain in the background: the local mob boss demanding a cut of the profits. Building the shop, coming up with new menu items, and even establishing a routine are filled with tension and excitement. When Viv’s old crew pay her a visit, old hurts come up and we get to see how she will resolve them, especially in the face of her new business.ĭespite this being a slice-of-life book set in an epic fantasy world, there is a plot, and it revolves around the stress of everyday life. Cal starts out as the gruff old carpenter hired for the job who comes to accept Viv’s eccentricities Tandree is Viv’s barista who worms her way into Viv’s heart and pushes her to be better at every turn, while Thimble is their baker and the sweetest character around (a cinnamon roll too precious for this world). Legends and Lattes relies heavily on the found family trope with Cal, Tandree, and Thimble at its heart. This sets up a character arc where she must choose to turn away from violence and work within the confines of her new life with the help of her new family. When we meet Viv, she’s full of hope and trepidation for her new adventure she’s reasoned that she doesn’t want to die in battle like most of her kind do, but she struggles to cut ties with her old way of life, particularly her old way of thinking. When Viv sets out to introduce people to the wonder of coffee, a gnomish invention in this world, she doesn’t expect the difficulties it will carry, though she does rise to the occasion with the help of the people she meets along the way. To finally build something that will last, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.Ī hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth. Old frenemies and Thune’s shady underbelly may just upset her plans.
However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. 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. Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score.
When Viv the Orc chooses a change of career, she faces unexpected obstacles and even more precious gains in Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree.
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