The Baby Dragon Cafe by A T Qureshi (Harper Collins)
Having been felled by a cold that morphed into a chest and sinus infection over the past 10 days I've felt decidedly below par recently and this book really was a case of right book at the right time.
The whole cosy 'romantasy' (romantic fantasy) genre has pretty much passed me by, but the cover of this book just made me want to read it and thanks to NetGalley I did get an early copy of the book although it was about publication date by the time I started it.
It really is nothing new in the world of literature and it doesn't even tip in to the enemies to friends to lovers trope - it really is about two people coming together in a cafe aimed at carers of baby dragons as they raise and train their own dragon.
At times there were hints of darker paths that the book could have taken (for example poaching or illegal and cruel sports) but it confounded my expectations by just remaining a gentle story with a romance blossoming.
I do wonder if I'd been fully well when I read it if the book would have touched me so much but I surprised myself by falling for it completely and being pleased that there are more in this world planned!
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