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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

5 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

As with Legends & Lattes, I absolutely loved this book. Over 300 pages and the only thing I can find to fault it on was the technicality of poisonous toads, so much of it was good. I particularly liked Satchel, which seems weird with only a basic explanation of the character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

callidoralblack's review against another edition

adventurous

• Loveable characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Torture, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death, and Murder

marioosa517's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Moderate: Death, Blood, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Racism, and Torture

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Read For:

Sapphic

Cozy Vibes

Slice of Life

Wholesome

High Fantasy

This has such a lovely vibe to it, the atmosphere of this book was much cozier than I was expecting it to be.  I loved the story and the narrator did a wonderful job with bringing each character to life.

I actually haven't read Legends & Lattes yet but after this am definitely going to have to pick it up.  I loved the worldbuilding and the character development, the writing style was so pleasant.  This is the type of fantasy for me, there wasn’t a bunch of character names I needed to learn on the first page, and the plot was slow-paced in such a good way.  I was able to fully follow along and everything unraveled really well, the ending really brought in all the feels and I couldn’t be happier with it.  This book was amazing.

     

Thank you so much to the author, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for this audiobook ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5)

Release Date: 07, November 2023

POV: Third Person

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep: Queer (MC)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Violence, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

uranaishi's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Racism, and Torture