I enjoyed The Apothecary’s Apprentice:A Fanrasy Romance Mystery. It was an engaging story and I found the characters well written and the storyline interesting. I’m not sure if this was meant to be adult or YA; to me it read very YA, almost young YA. My biggest issue with the writing was the use of some modern “casualness” in read I read as more traditional fantasy. The storyline had the traditional village, small shops with blacksmiths, apothecaries, soldiers with leather armor and spears,,and while the characters called each other “miss” and”lord”, the use of words like “mom”, “dad”, and “kids” rather than “mother”, etc was jarring. It brought me out of the story. Also I found 2 editing mistake, one grammatical and one when the wrong word was used. Otherwise is was a quick, fun read, and I was intrigued by the mystery.

Thank you for allowing me to read your book!

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A murder in Daciana's town sets her and Sorin (a member of the Head Family) on an adventure that pulls them closer together and changes the dynamic of their town. They both have their own issues in their town, but that is part of what draws them together.

Overall I loved this book. It had some great characters; ones I loved, ones I loathed, and some that fell somewhere in the middle. I also really liked the plot of this book, and I can't wait to read any follow ups.

I will definitely be recommending this book to everyone I know!

The Apothecary's Apprentice follows Daciana and Sorin. Daciana is the apprentice to the village apothecary and Sorin is the the head of the village guards. When a murder occurs in their village, they must come together to solve the case. Daciana is as outsider and Sorin is under constant scrutiny to be the best of the best of the best, as the story develops, so do Daciana and Sorin. A fun love story with murder mystery and magic, perfect for the cosy seasons

3.5 stars

A fantasy romance mystery??? I'd never read one of those before The Apothecary's Apprentice, and I wish I had. The plot was captivating and the characters belong in my heart forever.