I had high hopes but they weren’t quite spot on with this one! I always have weird feelings about fantasy novels, especially cozy fantasy, that bring in modern elements so I think that was the main detractor for me! Overall, a solid plot and enjoyable characters but some of the incorporation of modern tech kind of lost me.

Did not finish at 7%. The writing was fine and the characters seemed fun, but something about the story was not clicking with me. I can definitely see why people will love it though.

What an aptly named book. This was a totally fun fantasy book, filled with action, romance, humor. I was laughing out loud in parts. The humor and setting did remind me of The Princess Bride which is one of my all time favorite movies.

The characters in this book were so fun. My favorite character was Vandra. The snark from that woman was hilarious! I loved the interactions and relationships between the characters and the world building was great. It was modern day life and conveniences set in medieval times, and I found that amusing and original.

Overall, a totally enjoyable read. Loved it and would highly recommend for people who don’t take their fantasy books too seriously.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is the perfect fantasy book when you want silly and unserious vibes that will have you laughing and wishing you were part of this world. I love when fantasy books have humor to them and have such great strong side characters as well that move the story along with a found family trope. I loved that we meet a group of people and get to join them on their journey. As said, this is perfect for fans of the princess bride because it has adventure, romance and humor and doesn't take it self too serious and will have you smiling and laughing and will leave you with a great time. I highly recommend this book! This book follows three members of “The Four” ten years after they saved the realm and lost their fourth member, Galwell, Beatrice, and Elowen, Galwell’s little sister, who lives in a secluded treehouse and watched soaps all day. Clare, mercenary turned knight Following, Galwell’s death, the remaining members of The Four went their separate ways but ten years later, the realm needs saving and it is a great time and a must read!

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Voyager for an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Excuse the pun, but this book was just fun.

Disclaimer: if you’re going to read this book with a logistical or technical view point, it might drive you crazy. You just gotta turn your brain off and accept the flimsy rules of the world.

It’s an interesting concept of what happens to our heroes after they have saved the day? And the answer for this crew is: they all fall into their own patterns of self-destruction.

Seeing our three main characters, Elowen, Beatrice and Clare, learn and grow from their past mistakes was very sweet to watch, even if it lacked subtlety at some points of the book (very much telling and not showing, like a lightbulb moment). But it was enjoyable and cute to see them mend their relationships and actually heal.

Also, this book was FUNNY, it genuinely made me laugh out loud sometimes with how our MC’s bantered back and forth.

The romances in this book were cute and satisfying, but overall not my favorite parts. I think it’s because we only saw the worst parts of it from the past and it took so long for these characters to forgive each other, I just wanted to see more happy moments between both Elowen and Vandra, and Clare and Beatrice.

Overall, this was just a good time.

This concept and execution of this book is so creative. If you enjoy fantasy with wit and strong banter, you will enjoy this book. The spice is not overly done but still present. The chemistry was not the best, but pretty good. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Princess Bride meets People We Meet on Vacation in this cozy quest romantasy about a group of friends who once defended their magical land together but haven’t spoken since, reuniting to attend a royal wedding, and ending up on a new adventure to save the realm—and hopefully themselves.

I was very excited for this book after reading the description, especially the comparison to The Princess Bride, but was a bit dissapointed. The world building in this book just did not do it for me. The book tried to capture the humor of something like Princess Bride without the world building to back it up. There were a lot of modern references that didnt seem to work as well in the book. I think the book could have benefited from establishing what modern elements existed within this fiction/fantasy realm like A Knights Tale or Ella Enchanted did. I'd compare the world more to Shrek than anything.

Dont get me wrong, this is still an enjoyable story; I just feel that the world building could have been solidified a bit more. This is much more rom-com and ignore the rules of the world than fantasy. I would reccomend to romance readers who wanted to dip their toes into Fantasy.

This Will Be Fun follows three hero’s ten years after their epic quest has ended. The characters had a falling out after their quest and are now reunited and must patch things up for the sake of their Queen.

Overall, this was a fun read with a heavy dose of comedy. The book is set in a feudal society but because of magic, many of the comforts of modern society are available to the characters, ie the magical equivalence of tv shows is “shadow casting”. While I thought these magical elements were entertaining, some people looking for a more serious fantasy would not enjoy this aspect of the book. This is definitely not a fantasy book that takes itself too seriously, but I thought these less serious elements were entertaining. I especially loved Clare’s character and his celebrity presence in the world. This book would make a great comedy tv show adaptation. While I loved the romance and comedy elements of the book, I thought the fantasy storyline wasn’t as interesting or compelling to me so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this book to those looking for a pure romantasy book. However, the book was very entertaining and I am grateful to have received an ARC from Netgalley!

3/5 stars

This book kind of felt like a lot of unfinished ideas put together. The world building could use more work and I do not normally like world building but there was things that I just did not understand cause it was relying on me assuming it was like our world but with magic. Which the magic was not really explained just started that different types exist. At least that it what it felt like. It also felt like a sequel book but it is not. I wish we did not repeat so much at the beginning. It was like they had word/page counts we had to reach so we just kept saying the same feelings over and over again when it was no longer adding to the story. Miscommunication was relied on heavily for this story as well and that is the trope that makes me want to fight. The end of the book was the best part. I would have been very interested in seeing more of how particularly one person readjusted to life after all of that.

Fans of The Hobbit, Dungeons and Dragons, Legends and Lattes, this book is for us!

In many ways, we long to see beyond the heroic tales to the hearts of the unlikely heroes involved.

This book does exactly that, in an adventure both fun and poignant, full of action and angst together.

(Elowyn has a TREE house! And is addicted to telenovellas.)

"It was kind of funny, in the dark way Elowyn appreciated."

"She would write this story on her own terms, and she would live to tell the tale herself."

"She would not let them.send her back to the depths of despair with one swift capture. Not easily, at least. Not without a fight."

And honestly, Princess Bride fans will love this.

This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher is a cozy fantasy that follows three heroes ten years after their big battle as they are living their lives. Now they have to come together again for the Queen’s wedding and what follows is a reluctant reunion between the three as they are forced to relive memories of their past.

I was super excited about this book when I saw the pitch and found out that E.B. Asher is actually a pen name for not one, but three authors. I’m so happy that this really met my expectations. This was so cozy and funny. I have been seeing it pitched as like The Princess Bride and I don’t really see that comparison but I do think this is comparable to the vibes the Ella Enchanted movie and Shrek. Those fantasy stories that incorporate more modern stuff into them. This story has coffee shops and an Uber type of service along with a few other things.

The majority of this book is also super low stakes. There is no plot until about the 50% mark and it’s much more focused on the characters and their lives. So this would work well for fans of Legends and Lattes. Even the more action packed parts weren’t anything too wild.

There are two romances going through this book that I enjoyed. But my main issue with this book is there are four main characters and only three points of view and the only point of view we don’t get is the one that I was the most interested in.

I think a lot of people will really enjoy this book. If you are a fan of Dungeons and Dragons vibes with lower stakes and some fun banter, check this one out!

This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher grabbed my attention with its fun cover and intriguing title; then proceeded to keep me glued to the page with its excellent writing.

This was a fun, cozy adjacent story set years after the main characters have already saved the kingdom.

the pacing was well handled and I loved the way the characters were presented. dialogue was a bit wonky at times but it didn't detract from the overall experience of the text.


I will certainly be grabbing a physical copy for myself and likely another for a friend.

* This story has excellent representation and strong getting the band back together vibes*

! I have also shared a version of this review over on Edelweiss!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing this book, with my honest review below.

I am very picky with my fantasy but the blurb of This Will Be Fun was so interesting I decided it just might be for me, and I’m so glad I was able to read it!

A (truly) fun adventure looking at the complicated lives of heroes after they have completed the big quest, this was full of tart humor and some twists and turns that kept the plot fresh and engaging. I felt the author balanced smart introductions to characters and world building while keeping the pacing on point.

This story is for anyone who wants a good adventure with characters you’ll love (or love to hate). I loved that it ended with real closure and enough details that I felt everyone had actually found their happily ever after after, even if it had to come through another quest.

The novel, “This Will Be Fun”, is just as fun as the title proposes! I just love it when romance authors set out to write a fantasy novel, and this one turned out to be a delight! The fantasy world was a great setting for this plot to unfold. The story was filled with plenty of humor and adventure. Despite the story being a fantasy, the characters worked through some real growth in the areas of their relationships and grief.

For those who love:
🏰 Romantasy
🏰 Medieval Modern
🏰 Quest
🏰 2 Romances
🏰 Forced Proximity
🏰 Second-Chance Romance
🏰 Grumpy/Sunshine
🏰 Multi-POV

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!

This Will Be Fun by E. B. Asher was a disappointment for me. I was expecting a novel that told of the great things that happened after the "happily ever after" and this was nothing like that. When the heroes were reunited, less the one that had perished, they were unhappy, sniping at each other and just miserable at being back together. The book went on far too long with their petty arguments, then the happy moment at the end basically negated the entire book to that point. I feel like there were too many authors and not enough editing.

Thank you to the authors, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

In this smart romantasy, the heroes of their nation, now estranged, are forced together for an event. Sparks fly, as do fists, swords, and much much more. The sardonic tone at the beginning gives way to writing that feels less and less forced as the adventure goes on, and the ending is a sweet HEA with a very surprise twist. This'll appeal to gamers and fantasy fans as well as romance readers. There's excellent queer and disability representation as well as other kinds of diversity depicted in the characters and their world.

3.7
This was mostly fun, but the (and, yes, I can hear myself) wrap up was way too freaking thorough. I don't need a heartfelt explanation of every possible loose end, in fact, it seems a bit of ambiguity would have been helpful.

This was an absolute delight! And a total breath of fresh air! You don't see a lot of fantasy stories that follow 30 year old heroes and their lives after defeating the villain. This fits well within the cozy fantasy genre. But there was still enough character development and stakes for it to not be boring.

I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a ARC. I was unable to finish the book and DNF'd at 20%. The story attempted to create a cozy and cute atmosphere but felt forced and unnatural. I found the frequent use of modern-day technology disguised as magic in the story to be overwhelming. It detracted from the charm the story was aiming for and made it feel less genuine. The miscommunication tropes were apparent from the start making it difficult to continue reading.

This Will be Fun is a story about what happens after the epic quest is over and the big bad is defeated. The Four, now down to  three, may have saved the realm but it feels like they lost everything along the way. Fractured they have gone their separate ways and have never really recovered from that fateful day. But with the wedding of the queen, they are reluctantly brought together once more unaware that dark forces from the past are also gathering once again.

While the pacing in the beginning suffers and the internal monologues felt a bit repetitive early on it does eventually find its footing and this adventurous lighthearted romquest with lovable characters truly won me over. The world and magic system were easy to jump into and the implementation of the modern in a fanciful way was really cute and fun. Each of the characters and their relationships both romantic and planotic were lovely and the story really began to shine when we see them come together again. In particular I loved the dynamic between Vandra and Elowen. The humor and nods to fandom were also ridiculous and really amusing.

I was quite surprised to find out the “author”, E.B. Asher, was actually three authors collaborating. I wonder if that is why the early parts of the stor felt like it took a bit long to come together. However, because it does eventually come together in a fluid way and was such a good time I’m really curious to see what they will write next and how their writing will progress in the future. 

If you are a fan of cosy fantasies and want a bit more adventure incorporated this is a really fun time. I think readers who liked Legends and Lattes or A rival Most Vial would really enjoy this. It would also appeal to D&D enthusiasts.

Thank you very much to NetGalley and the publisher. I received an advance review copy, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.