A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons

It is great to be back in Adenashire. I loved the first book and the cast of characters. Coming back is like visiting with friends. I have grown closer with everyone. Doli is the star of this book. It was great to get to know her better.

Falling (literally) for the gargoyle you find handsome is one way to get his attention. Although, I don't fault Doli for falling for Sarson. He is sweet and had a mysterious aire about him. Someone not a fan is Jez. The way that Jez kept giving Sarson the evil eye was hilarious.

A new addition to the group that I loved is Evvy, the dragon. She sure brought the entertainment. I was so immersed in this book that I read it in one sitting. I can't wait to read the next book.

A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons has gone straight onto my favourite shelf! What an amazing story, I was hooked from the first page and did not stop reading until I got to the very last page.

It’s is the second book in the Adenashire series, the first book being A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic, which I hadn’t read but purchased immediately after finishing this story.

The main character is Doli, a gentle people-pleasing dwarf who works with books and has tea magic. She has left her family as she has no interest in joining the family business. The book opens with the arrival of a parcel from her late uncle’s estate. He has left her a dragon egg. Doli has no idea what to do with it but fortunately for her she meets a cute show more gargoyle called Sarson who collects books and a basic idea of how to raise a dragon. This knowledge is really useful when the egg hatches and an adorable, but naughty, pink dragon named Eevy comes into her life.

To add to Doli’s stress her overbearing parents invite themselves to visit and she discovers all sorts of ner-do-wells want to take the baby dragon.

So starts a magical and heartwarming journey of self discovery and romance as Doli and her friends work together to protect the baby dragon as Doli learn a how to train and bond with the greedy little baby.

At the very end there is a bonus chapter where eight-year-old Doli spends time with her beloved Grammy. Grammy’s cosy cottage is Doli’s safe place where she hones her tea magic and learns to bake Jam-filled Spice cookies. There is also a recipe for the cookies.

I am very happy to see there are two more books in the series - “A Fellowship of Games and Fables” a new version of which is due out this September 2025, and “A Fellowship of Cats and Curses” which is due out this November 2025. Both are on my wish list

Thank you to Poison Pen Press for providing an advanced copy of this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own show less

This has been as cosy and delightful as the first book of the series.

This time the book is centred around Doli, a Dwarf we already have met in book one, and her adventure in Adenashire.

However, even though this features many characters who've already been present in the first book, this also can be read perfectly well as a standalone; anything you absolutely need to know about the characters that happened in book one will be briefly [re-]introduced in a way that is also not annoying to those who already read the first book.

If you enjoy cosy fantasy, I'd definitely recommend checking this one out too.

I, for one, will now [gather my party and venture forth to] read the third book in the series.

A quick fun read with a very clear message that truth, kindness, friendship and love are the most important things in life.

Enjoyable.