Tea You at the Altar

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

I went into this thinking it was the final book in the series, but in case there are any other prospective readers making the same error I did, Tomes & Tea it is a quartet and not a trilogy so there is still one more book coming! Which I'm honestly pretty excited about because I find these to be fun reads.

I started reading this series as a cozy fantasy, and while it definitely still has some of those elements and the general vibe of coziness, the stakes have gotten a little too high in the continuing installments for me to really classify it as 'cozy fantasy' anymore. They're still a lot of fun to read, but I wanted to make the point in my review that there are some bigger world events at play, and our heroines play a direct role in those events.

Things I really enjoyed:
-More dragons! And I especially liked the discussion of dragons/magic/belief that happens around the reappearance of dragons in this world.
- Reyna gets a little more spotlight. As the fiance of the Arcandor of all Magic, I did feel she was getting overshadowed a bit, but not anymore. Her moment has arrived.
- The found family keeps growing! Reyna and Kianthe just keep collecting awesome folks in their little border town, and it's so much fun.
- Pirates!
- A unique wedding perfectly suited to our heroines.
- So many puns.

One thing I had a little trouble with was the pacing in this book. There are so many plates in the air with preparations for the wedding and various meetings, and it did lag just a bit for me. That said, the action really picked up at the end, and I'm hopeful that the next book is going to be a wild ride to the finish.

Tea You at the Altar is the third installment in the Tea & Tomes series, and it is a fun read that continues to move the overall story along. I wouldn't recommend starting with this one because it is part of a larger arc, so if you're new to the series it would be best to start at the beginning. The series is perfect for readers who like cozy fantasy elements with medium stakes, lots of found family, and of course puns.