Bookshops & Bonedust

The biggest draw to Bookshops & Bonedust is the opportunity to settle in with the delightfully mundane aspects of running a business that was so prominent in the first book.
However, it feels like there was less focus on the business as there was in Lattes & Legends. The book tries to bring in too many other elements and sort of forgets what made this type of story special in the first place. It would have been entertaining to see more of book organizing, quirky customer service, sales and turning the store around, of which there were only glimpses.
It is interesting to see how a mercenary orc would even consider becoming a coffee shop owner later. The other characters are very likeable and entertaining.
Overall it was a great enrichment to the saga as a whole, even if it does not land quite the same way.