Headlines:
Cosy
Low stakes
Cat, baking, found family

The Teller of Small Fortunes was a reasonably slow paced read but it fit the low-stakes cosiness within the pages. What started as a lone traveller in Tao offering small fortunes (only) to villages and towns, became an eclectic foursome and pawsome of folks on a low-key mission.

Kina the messy baker was adorable as was Tao. The two guys were an odd addition to the two women but it worked, when the cat joined, I felt like it was perfect. The quest to find Mash's daughter Leah wasn't angsty but it was something that I cheered for in terms of result.

Seeing Tao reunited with her mother and finding out some of the past pulled back the layers on the privacy and walls Tao had built and I felt like I really got to know more about her then.

It took me a while to read this book and I think that was to do with the pacing. It wasn't difficult to read or pick it up but I didn't want to devour it, if that makes sense. I'd definitely pick this author up again.

Thank you Hodderscape for the review copy.