As someone who's fairly new to the cozy fantasy genre, I can understand why people love this book. It has all the elements that seem common: escaping the brutal fantasy world to run a small business in a small village (in this case and bookstore/cafe combination), a good balance of high and low stakes that keeps a reader invested without becoming monotonous and/or too action packed, magic, dragons, sword-wielding, and an irresistibly cozy setting. It also is sapphic which was my main reason for reading. 

I can't say it's an all time favorite, but I had a fun enough time reading it. I liked how Rebecca Thorne showed the transition for Reyna and Kianthe from hardly getting to see each other to having to spend all of their time together. It's a cute village filled with nosy neighbors and magical politics. I'm jealous that I can't run away to a small, mountain town to open a book shop with my non-existent significant other. Cute!