Drop of a Hat by Luke Chmilenko & G.D. Penman
Genre: Fantasy
Age: Adult
Publisher: –
Publication Date: December 5, 2023
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Synopsis:
A powerful wizard and a lowly kobold experience a magical meeting of the minds in the first book of this comedic fantasy-adventure series. Absalom Scryne, the greatest wizard of his generation, has been murdered. There’s no other explanation for why his consciousness now resides in his well-worn but perfectly pointed hat.Well, he isn’t going to take that lying down . . . or hanging from a branch, as the case may be. Instead, he’ll hop on the head of the first foul-smelling kobold that comes along and convince it that it’s in everyone’s best interests for them to undertake the epic journey through the Badlands—past horny necromancers, rustic werewolves, and rampaging ogres—back to the shining city of magic at the heart of civilization, where he will promptly kick the backside of whoever it was that finally managed to stab him in the back.Assuming, that is, he can teach a kobold how to use magic, survive all the roaming adventurers who consider a kobold to be a very minor payday, and prevent anyone else from claiming the wealth of arcane knowledge that is now bound within the rather handsome piece of haberdashery that he has become.
REVIEW:
If you’re looking for your next fantasy book that is guaranteed to leave you laughing you should check out Drop of a Hat.
Drop of a Hat by Luke Chmilenko & G.D. Penman is the first book in the Hat Trick Series. I enjoyed this book so much, it was entertaining from start to finish.
The perfect words to describe this book are – magic, mischief, and chaos. This story is high fantasy but so silly and funny I’d say its also a cozy fantasy. The story is told through the POV of Absalom Scryne, the greatest wizard of his generation who is now a hat. And honestly that was just weird enough to be this book so entertaining. It is so well written, and so silly and funny that youll be obsessed right from the start. It is a easy, fun and fast paced read that will leave you laughing out loud.
Read if you like:
- magic hat
- funny creatures
- entertaining adventure
- quest without the stress
- banter/humor
- wizard, who’s a hat and a morally gray character
- low stakes fantasy
If you enjoy books like lattes and legends you should add this to your tbr. Highly recommend to anyone who loves fantasy or just in the mood for a laugh.
Thank you @lukechmilenko, @gdpenman and @bookinfluencerscom for the gifted review copy💚
As you can imagine, I had quite a few thoughts to gather. The first and foremost of these being “Why am I a hat?”
If you’ve made it this far, thanks so much for reading! Till next time!
HAPPY READING!
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