Midnight & Mince Pies (Falhaven Castle #0.1)
by Laura Greenwood
My Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Cozy Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Type of romance: m/f
Blurb:
When the clock strikes midnight, Evie has to return to the ball…Princess Evie would love nothing more than to bake the Yuletide away, making sweet treats with her best friend Nate in the castle’s kitchens. Unfortunately for her, royal duties call, no matter how much she wants to avoid them.
When her sister helps her escape from the masquerade ball, she heads straight to the kitchen, but she needs to be back before the clock strikes twelve…
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Midnight & Mince Pies is a prequel to the Falhaven Castle series, a cozy fantasy with a baking dragon, a princess who wants to be in the kitchen over the throne room, and the baker who wants to be there with her. There is a slow burn friends to lovers romance, with a pinch of steam in later books, and an ace heroine.
My Review
Laura Greenwood always writes a Christmas or winter holiday themed story each year and I was excited to see that this year it was for the Falhaven Castle series, which I am really enjoying so far. Midnight & Mince Pies follows princess Evie during the Yuletide celebrations, she struggles with all the public celebrations and the big Yuletide ball she has to attend, so she takes a break to visit the kitchens during the day to spend time with her friend Nate.
I enjoyed reading more about Evie and especially seeing her bake with her friend Nate. I liked reading about the fruit marzipan they made, which is a common holiday treat here in the Netherlands. As well as the Mince Pies that are mentioned in the title. I really like how Nate understands Evie and the way they interact. I also liked their gift exchange scene, whcih was so sweet with how they both got the other such a good present.
Evie is neurodivergent and she always feels so relatable. I felt bad for her struggles having to attend the Yuletide festivities and happy when she could escape to bake. I enjoy reading about her and was very happy to have this extra story about her.
To summarize: This is a fun and sweet Yuletide themed cozy fantasy story. I like reading about Evie, she’s relatable and I feel for her with her struggles attending the festivities and was happy when she could take a break to bake. The baking scenes with her friend Nate are so fun and I really enjoy reading about the two of them. There are some sweet scenes and some yummy food. I really like this series so far and look forward to more books.
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