A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic

God I miss Viv.

A cute, cosy read that's perfect for enjoyers of curling up by a fireplace with a light read.
Our main character constantly reminds us that she is flawed, being a magicless human and orphaned years ago by an unfortunate accident. However, it takes her time to realise that she has two loving dads just next door to her, which she discovers after embarking on an impromptu trip, meeting new folks and friends and even a dashing Elf.

While I enjoyed the baking aspect of it, the drama of it all with Theo's mum, I felt like the fated mates trope was really forced in this book and didn't really add any value. I would have preferred to see a slow burn romance blossom between our lovers without the mate aspect.

This is one of the better cozy fantasies I've read. Super charming and I loved reading about the baking – it didn't go super in depth which I can find boring– and the cute friendships found along the way were great.
The romance though was honestly rather annoying because of Arleta who just kept asking him the same question over and over then finally telling him the same excuse over and over even though she knew it was false. And the whole time after the competition? Maddening. Theo deserves so much better tbh. And yet, I did like Arleta. I understand her insecurities, I do. It's such a bummer she was always running away ugh.


SO, as charming as the first half was before I got annoyed at some repetition, I honestly don't know if I'll continue the series. We'll see.