This is the coziest kind of cozy fantasy romance, perfect for readers who just want to escape into a bear hug of a book with loveable characters. This is set in the queer-normative, alt-Regency world Wallace has built throughout the Meddle-and-Mend series, and though this was my entry point, I still felt able to quickly learn this world and its characters. It's epistolary, told entirely through diary entries, and evidences the significant growth and reflection of a youngest sibling struggling to find a place and a purpose in adulthood. The romance is secondary to this character development, and it's a beautifully affirming love story between our cisgender male narrator and a transgender man he meets through the course of his new job assisting a master spellcaster. 

I want to read the remainder of this series and look forward to having a cozy fantasy world to return to in between my generally higher-angst romance reads!