Episode 170 - Brigands & Breadknives by Travis BaldreeThis series just took its biggest swing yet.Sam and James dive into Brigands & Breadknives, the third published book in the series and easily the biggest departure from the original formula so far. The cozy fantasy vibes are still here, but this story shifts gears in a way we definitely didn’t expect.And somewhere along the way we realized something important:This is fantasy Eat, Pray, Love.We are not kidding.We talk about:• How this book changes the series formula• Why the shift works (or doesn’t)• Character growth, wandering, and self-discovery• Why “fantasy Eat, Pray, Love” somehow feels weirdly accurateIf you’ve been following this series, this episode gets into whether big swings help a cozy fantasy world grow or move too far away from what made readers fall in love in the first place.New episodes every Monday at 8 AM EST ✨Next week: Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto⏱️ Time Stamps00:00 Intro02:10 Background04:02 Age Level & Content Warning08:15 Discussion54:14 General Thoughts55:39 One Question for the Author57:07 Rating01:00:18 Read Again01:02:05 Favorite of the Series so Far01:02:35 Outro📖 Follow the Author:Website: ⁠⁠https://www.travisbaldree.com/⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TravisBaldreeNarrator/⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TravisBaldree⁠⁠Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/duzCS2D⁠⁠🔗 Connect with Us on SocialsFacebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575460276754Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lunar_skulk/TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/lunar_skulk⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 Listen Wherever You Get Podcasts