Book review of The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau (opens in new tab)

There are shifts in the Fantasy genre that perhaps only the ardent fan will notice. The epics of Tolkien and the 80s are still being written, but now there are more intimate stories that follow one or two characters as they graft in their small way among the wider Fantasy world. These are often cosy, set in a coffee shop or bookstore, but what if you combine this Cosy Fantasy with the Low Fantasy of the 00s/10s? You get something like The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau, a tale about two i...