One of my favorite things about this book was the balance between the darker themes and the humor woven throughout the story. The characters were entertaining, the banter kept me smiling, and the lighter moments provided the perfect contrast to the more serious parts of the plot.

I also loved spending more time with these characters and seeing their stories continue to unfold. There was so much heart in this book, and it left me even more excited to continue the series

If you’re planning to pick this one up, I would highly recommend reading the first book beforehand. So much of the character development, relationships, and backstory build on one another, and I think you’ll appreciate this story even more with that foundation.

Overall, this was a fantastic read, and I can’t wait to see where the series goes next

Fantasy
Chronic Illness Rep
He Falls First
Fae Assassins
He Saves Her
Forbidden Love

: Kisses Only
: None

BLURB: The High Court of the Coffee Bean returns with a sassy, wicked streak.

Months after the deadly assassins-turned-baristas left the Four Corners of Ever behind for good, Doom comes knocking at Mor Trisencor’s door. And it’s wearing stilettos.

When the Fairy Post gets an unexpected, grand following in the human realm for its vintage feel and whimsical words, Mor gets busier than ever typing out articles, following up on leads of fairy mischief, and everything else that goes along with being a faeborn reporter. But his heavy workload comes to a screeching halt when he spots someone in the human realm that shouldn’t be there—an old foe of his. One he thought he would never see again. One he’d prayed to the sky deities that he wouldn’t cross paths with after the day Mor abandoned the Shadow Army, leaving a trail of flames and destruction in his wake. For the first time since the Fairy Post was published, the newspaper gets put on hold and Mor goes hunting.

Mor can think of nothing else but stopping this foe before ripples of doom begin to stir up the human realm.

Violet Miller is a journalist with a mysterious past her amnesia forbids her from remembering. But when she gets let go from her job at the most prestigious news station in the city, her unexplained past becomes the least of her problems. She thinks it’s all over for her as a journalist, until she sees a job posting for a secretary position at a niche, laughable “old school style” newspaper called The Fairy Post.

The day Violet shows up at Mor’s house—or, creepy, dark cathedral is more like it—is the day that everything changes for her. Before Violet even has a chance to ask about the job, she’s mistakenly marked as Mor’s lover by his “enemies” and she finds herself in the crosshairs of a battle of inhuman creatures who’d rather “stab first and ask questions later.”

This marks the beginning of a love-hate relationship (mostly hate) between a fae assassin born of the Shadows, and a lipstick-wearing, mascara wielding human born to be in the spotlight.

While reading this second installment of the High Court of the Coffee Bean series, you may find yourself craving macarons, listening to the wind for signs of fairy magic, and wishing you had a “creepy, dark, creaking, abandoned cathedral” of your own to call home.

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MY REVIEW: I truly think this might be one of my favorite books!! I am absolutely loving this! Cress is making me laugh so hard the FaceTiming was a favorite his POV is the absolute best the four are seriously the best thing ever!
This book made me laugh more than any book I think I’ve read so far, making it definitely one of my favorites! I also cried a bit. Almost had a heart attack there at the end but whew, we’re all good I bought a physical “trophy” of this book immediately and will be devouring the rest of this series!
Loaded with humor that will have you laughing out loud with just enough of suspense and intrigue to make it impossible to put down!

Protective MMC
Enemies to Lovers
Romantasy
Never Been Kissed
Fae Prince
He Falls First
Fairies

: Kisses Only
: 1 use of a*se

OVERVIEW: There are ten golden rules if you want to survive an encounter with a fae:

1. Don’t ask their name.
2. If they ask you what your name is, lie.
3. Avoid looking directly into their eyes.
4. Don’t invite them to your book club. 
5. Don’t instigate a snowball fight.
6. Never let them burn their mouth on coffee. 
7. Don’t ask them where they’re from.
8. Don’t tell them where you live.
9. Never mention their queen.
10. Don’t try to kill them with an ordinary human gun.

If you fail to do any of these things, enslave them immediately.

On a cozy fall morning, Kate Kole is nestled in a coffee shop in the city of Toronto reading her favourite novel when she accidentally kills a guy who’s being rude to the coffee shop’s cashier. Unfortunately for Kate, the person she killed was a fae assassin of the North Corner of Ever, visiting the human realm in secret.

From there, four deadly fae assassins come to the human realm to hunt her down for breaking a fairy law and killing one of their own. Leading them is Prince Cressica Alabastian, the most feared and deadly fae assassin of the North and heir to the North Corner of Ever.

After the assassins arrive in the human realm, things go terribly wrong. To Prince Cressica’s horror, his assassins unwittingly get roped into running a cozy café on Kate Kole’s behalf. To blend in, the fae assassins are forced to learn how to do basic human activities like cleaning up after themselves, driving without road rage, reading popular fantasy books at book club without getting into alpha male fights over what they’re reading, and in general, be nice, all to blend into regular human society.

With a temper like no other, and deadly power that’s unmatched, Prince Cressica seeks to get revenge on Kate Kole. But as he aims to strike where it will hurt her the most, the Prince finds himself enchanted by his human target in more ways than one. And when the darkness of the Ever Corners comes knocking at the human realm’s door, he needs to make a choice that could cost him everything.

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