Another excellent addition to the Tomes & Tea series and the cozy fantasy genre! I’ve really loved this series from the beginning and adore Kianthe and Reyna even more with every book.

This book picks up just a bit after where book two left off and focuses on the wedding that the whole town of Tawney is involved in and oh- also a secret plot to overthrow the Queen. Packed with fun, games and of course, puns! While I found this book to be a bit slower paced than the other two, this was still wonderful and I can’t wait for the fourth and final installment.

A book about discovering your altar ego.

In this third book of Reyna and Kianthe’s adventures, they have seven days to plan both a wedding and a coup, and it’s not exactly clear which of those will be the hardest part!

I very much enjoyed the two previous books in this cozy sapphic fantasy series by Rebecca Thorne, “Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea”, and “A Pirate’s Life for Tea”. Reyna is a former guard to a the ruthless Queen Tilaine, and Kianthe is the all-powerful Mage of Ages. They have settled down together in the town of Tawney, where they run a small unassuming tea shop away from the pressures of the world.

Of course, life is never that simple, and over the years they have searched for missing dragon eggs, raised a baby griffin, sailed with pirates, and generally tackled injustice wherever they found it. Perhaps, most importantly, they have encouraged all the people around them to become the best versions of themselves. Now they have a whole supportive community, which is very useful when you have a lot to do, and not a lot of time to do it.

Most of the characters from the other books are here, and we are introduced to more including Tessalyn the long lost heir to the throne, her expertly-named protector James, and Kianthe’s rather disapproving parents.

This series began as a reaction to the popularity of “Legends & Lattes” by Travis Baldree, but it has continued to grow away from that initial inspiration and certainly has found its own voice. The warm and loving tone was exactly what I needed, as well as the positive vibes and mutual understanding of the two main protagonists. This is my favourite book of the three so far, and I’m told by the author that the fourth and final book is even better, so I have a lot to look forward to. An extended excerpt of that one is included as a bonus chapter at the end.

Go read the whole series!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Tor, and NetGalley for the ARC!

Rebecca Thorne does it again with another amazing and cozy addition to Key and Rain's story! The action was packed and the tea was hot, but I still left feeling like I had received a warm hug....well....mostly - I need book 4, that cliffhanger will be the death of me!

I seriously can't say enough about how much I love these characters and the unique and fun adventures they end up going on. This series has it all - pirates, romance, dragons, griffons, magic, alchemy, royals, espionage, swordplay, near-death experiences, tea, BOOKS!....it's the perfect combination of all things fantasy and escapism.

If you're a fan of fantasy, especially cozy fantasy, pick up this series now. It's worth the time!!

What a fun addition to this series!!! Planning a wedding, serving tea, managing baby dragons. What could possibly go wrong? Oh.....almost everything? Ok.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

This would probably have worked better for me as a novella. It felt like more of the same, but in a repetitive way, and the characters just kind of stacked up from the previous titles. I missed the smaller setting of the first book. Still a sweet story!