The Teller of Small Fortunes is a gently engaging and enjoyable cozy fantasy standalone (and debut) by Julie Leong. Released 5th Nov 2024 by Penguin Random House on their Ace imprint, it's 336 pages and is available in library binding, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links.
This is such a slow paced, sweetly written story, full of found-family, baked goods, small adventures, and a slightly magical cat, found through the universal cat-distribution-system (he showed up, insisted on helping himself to their food, and moved in).
It's not derivative at all, but fans of Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, and Rebecca Thorne will almost certainly enjoy this one as well. It's full of secondary characters with their own intricate, well rendered stories, and the whole is a nice patchwork of small stories. Warm and escapist enjoyment.
There's a second book in the same world (but not precisely a sequel, there are new central characters, apparently), due out in mid 4th quarter 2025 from the same publisher.
Four and a half stars. A beautiful and enjoyable read.
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