Book Title: They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca
Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 416 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: CamCat Books
Release date: September 2022 (paperback); August 2021 (hardcover)
Content Rating: PG-13. There are a lot of fighting scenes and some language, but nothing excessive or graphic.
They used to be heroes . . . and it was all downhill from there.
The Starbreakers were your classic teenage heroes. Using their combined powers and skills, they were the most successful group of glintchasers in Corsar. But that all changed the day the city of Relgen died. The group went their separate ways, placing the blame on each other.
Brass carried on as a solo act. Snow found work as a notorious assassin. Church became a town’s spiritual leader. Angel was the owner of a bar and inn. And after overcoming his own guilt, Phoenix started a new life as a family man.
Seven years after their falling out, a hefty bounty is placed on their heads. Phoenix tries to reunite the Starbreakers before everything they have left is taken from them. But a lot can change in seven years. And if mending old wounds was easy, they would have done it a long time ago.
Book Review:
I’ve heard from other reviewers that if you are a dungeons and dragons fan, you will flip for They Met in a Tavern. As I’ve never played the game myself, I can tell you that DnD love is not a requirement to love this book. The one liners alone will get you there.
I feel like Elijah Menchaca made some really smart decisions when it comes to story telling. This book could easily have been a sprawling, 800 page monstrosity, but somehow we got enough world building without being weighed down by it. Instead, we get a fast paced, action packed adventure with an emotional punch.
I honestly loved all of the characters even some of the side characters. All of them filled out the story so well and never seemed unnecessary. Some genuinely laugh out loud funny moments in this world.
I cannot believe this is a debut novel.
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Elijah Menchaca is a Puerto Rican author born and raised in Bakersfield, California, and has been writing and telling stories since he was five. He moved across the country to chase a few dreams and learn how to put his own pants on. So far, he’s discovered a love for Dungeons & Dragons, graduated from the University of Louisville with a minor in creative writing, successfully tricked a brilliant scientist into marrying him, and in 2021 released his first novel in the Glintchasers series, They Met in a Tavern.
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