I struggled a bit with getting into the present day part of this story as I didn't really have much interest in Caroline's side of the story and just wanted to get back to Nella and Eliza, but it picked up quickly as she discovered the clues to the apothecary and it ended up being very satisfying in the end!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bindery/Cozy Quill for gracing me with an ARC of this book!

Recipes for an Unexpected Aterlife follows Rottgor in his, you guessed it, afterlife when he is gently forced into retirement by his friend. No longer a fierce knight protecting the realm, Rottgor ends up purchasing property in town and decides to turn it into a restaurant, reliving his role as ched from when he was alive. 

This was such a good addition to the cozy fantasy genre, with some slightly darker elements to up the stakes slightly while still staying within the confines of the genre. I really enjoyed Rottgor's journey to find himself and the friends he made along the way, including sweet little Astra. She deserves all the sweets. 

I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoyed Legends and Lattes and is looking for something with slightly higher stakes that, at the end of the day, is still cozy and you know everything will turn out okay. 

This is a very colorful graphic novel about what it means to be evil, and I loved every page! The art style is very cool and definitely lends itself well to the story being told. Hawthorne's journey to finding what really makes them happy is one that I think most teenagers go through, from picking a dream at a young age to realizing it's not exactly what you thought but there's something else that will make you just as happy, if not more so.