The Baker and the Bard: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure by Fern Haught
I received a copy from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Feiwel & Friends through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Juniper and Hadley have been living their best lives in Larkspur. Juniper is a baking apprentice who dreams of running their own bakery one day and is extremely close friends with Hadley, their local bard. Hadley hopes to stumble onto an adventure one day because they dream of being one of the best bards there is, and they think they need a little adventure to make that happen! What the duo don’t know is that they’re about to embark on their very first adventure together, and it all begins when someone makes a peculiar order at the bakery.
This book is absolutely cute and heartwarming from the very first page. Between the stunning artwork and the lovely and easy going story, there really isn’t anything to not love! We follow Juniper and Hadley shortly before their very first adventure. Along the way, we see them learn more about each other and themselves as well as surrounding towns and even the fey. There is some solid LGBTQ+ representation here beginning with Juniper and Hadley themselves, so if you hope to imagine yourself fitting in the story, it’ll be easy to fit yourself in as you read.
While one of the plots is left open, it doesn’t stick out as anything strange. I’m going to choose to believe that adventure and new friendships added to Hadley’s skill as a bard because for all I know, it did add to their bard life. That said, I love how soft and sweet this entire story is. It’s the first publication from Fern Haught and I’m now looking forward to their future publications. I think their future books will be excellent because this one gave a complete, soft, and sweet story filled with adventure and magic. Reading this was like a hug in the form in a book and I think we all need a little more of that!
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