BOOK Review: Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater

Audio book 7 hours 28 mins, narrated by Rafe Beckley I’ll start out by stating that the narration by Rafe Beckley was truly stellar and made this story a pleasure to consume.

I will definitely be looking out for more of his narrations in the future. In this wholesome fantasy book, which is also a SPFBO (Self-published fantasy blog-off) contest finalist, the fallen angel of pity temptation is given one simple mission- make a lady by the name of Holly Harker commit a few small sins to make her life a bit more interesting. However, often simple things become complex, as life gets in the way.

It turns out that tempting Holly requires much more than a bit of fun or chocolate, as she’s struggling with some family drama as well as a very mundane existence. It also involves fighting a rather smug calamity and some of the worse math\history test questions anybody has ever encountered. In addition, while I usually prefer much darker tones, this book juggles expertly between true moments of sadness and regret as well as loyalty, sweets, and genuine humour.

I listened to both this book as Legends and Lattes as a break from reading tomes, and I believe they both hit the now growing in power category of cozy fantasy.

While this may be a salty opinion, although this book featured less coffee, I felt that it was more to my liking than L & L while not requiring as much worldbuilding. It also tackled topics like remorse and trauma in a way that was relatable without being overly dramatic. I highly recommend this book and will keep my eye out for more of Atwater’s works