Review: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

 A new favorite of the year. I was so hesitant to pick up this book because of ALLLLLL the hype and it was great. Totally worth the hype. I don't know what made me request it from my library but while in the middle of it, I made my husband buy my own copy because I was enjoying it that much.

I am not into orcs at all and I think of them as ogres. Going into it, I learned that is had some LGBTQ rep and was kind of hopping that the romance wouldn't take over the story. I am not a big fan of romance.

We follow Viv the orc who has decided to leave her old life behind and settle down in a town and start up her own business. The problem is that no one in the town has any idea of what Coffee is. Viv meets and befriends the locals along the way who end up helping her with labor and getting her shop running for business. She advertises for help wanted and she gets a new assistant who ends up being a succubus named Tandri who wants to be known for who she is and not just a succubus. 

There is a local mafia who starts to hassle Viv for monthly collection until she meets with the Madrigal who is the leader and they come to an agreement because they both have a common enemy and decide to work together. 

I loved reading about the building process and the friendships that Viv made along the way and reading about the pastries that are eventualy made and served, which made me very hungry for some chocolate donuts. 

I am not sure how I feel about the new book coming out that will be a prequel to this about Viv's time being in a battle/ bounty hunter.