I recommend this book to anyone who wants to escape into something soft, magical, and deeply comforting. It’s a cozy fantasy about Viv, an orc mercenary who retires from a life of battle to open a coffee shop in a city that’s never even heard of coffee. What unfolds is a gentle, heartwarming story of friendship, community, and chasing a quieter kind of happiness. I fell in love with the found family, the magical creatures, and the slow, satisfying pace. The audiobook (narrate

A dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom, but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking.