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The Baby Dragon Cafe book review

 

Cosy fantasy and romantasy has been a genre that I have been interested in reading for a while so when I heard about this book I knew it was a great book to try it with. 


The Baby Dragon Cafe was a cosy and cute romantasy book that I found myself lost in and enjoyed reading.
We follow Saphira who owns a cafe open to baby dragons but what she wasn’t expecting when she initially opened was for her to have to replace so much furniture after it being burnt which leads to her being unable to cover her costs. And Aiden who is a gardener whose mischievous baby dragon is causing him disruption at work so he decides to ask Saphira to help him train his dragon and pay her enough to cover the cafe’s costs. They both hold the answers to the others problems but also know they are the others complete opposites. 


It took me a bit of time to be hooked by the story but once I was heavily invested in the story I just wanted to keep reading and just spend time with these characters. 


I found these characters to be ones who I wanted to learn more about and enjoyed spending time with. Saphira was a character who felt both understandable and relatable, she created such a cosy environment and I felt like that bled into her character. I also really liked seeing her relationships with the other characters because I felt like that gave me a wider picture of who else lived in this area. Aiden was a really interesting love interest and character as a whole. I could relate to him quite a lot and I liked seeing how he had been shaped as a person from the family he came from and his life experiences. By having two characters from very different backgrounds that are viewed differently by those in the world it was really interesting to see how that impacted their views and how they then tackled things in their lives and it was a contrast that I liked seeing and felt added to the world building. 


I absolutely loved the dragon aspect of the story. I found them to be really interesting, enjoyed learning more about them and oftentimes they made me laugh or just added some fun which I always love. 


Saphira’s cafe was such a cosy environment that I loved spending time in. It gave the entire story a super cosy feel which I was looking for as I dip my toe into cosy fantasy. That being said I would have liked it if there was more world building because I do feel like I have been left with some questions surrounding the world that I hope are answered in future books. However it didn’t ruin my reading experience and I almost expected it going into the story. 


Overall this was a super cosy romantasy book that I had a great time with. I would definitely recommend it and look forward to reading the sequels when they are released over the next year. I think I am most excited about the bookshop one. 


Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

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