I loved the mixture of cozy barista vibes meets a heist. A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny has the perfect New Adult vibes. I loved falling into this world and the school setting! Keep reading this book review of A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny for my full thoughts.
Summary
Dani Lionet is no stranger to working hard. But now she’s attending her dream university, and must manage classes, shifts at the local cafe, and maintaining her partial scholarship—all while trying to keep her unique ability under wraps. That way, no one else can take advantage of it like her parents used to.
So when a visiting professor calls Dani out on her ability, she’s terrified. Yet, it seems Professor Silva just wants to pay her to use it to help investigate a soon-to-be-released lucid dreaming product with horrible side effects. Dani is hesitant, but she needs the money, and it would help her new friend who was part of the product’s clinical trials. Meanwhile, she has a swoony distraction in Kass, her endearingly cute new regular at work.
But then Silva’s plan evolves into stealing the formula. Can Dani help with this “group project,” learn to embrace her ability, and get to know Kass? Or will it all fall apart?
Review
A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny straddles the line of cozy coffee fantasy meets a story about corporations, experiments, and heists. If you love a good heist story, a cute romance, and a story about the intersection of privilege and academics this is for you! I fell into A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny. Into the action, the atmosphere, and heists. There’s a fantastic thrum of action with expansive and lush world building. I’d read so many books in this world! And what a great standalone addition to the fantasy genre.
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With a great cast of characters, A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny explores what we will do when we have to, what we will choose to do. This pulled me out of a mini reading slump where I was struggling to focus on anything. And A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny captured my interest with intrigue, heist action, and character heart. Find A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny on Goodreads, Storygraph, Bookshop. org, & Blackwells.