SLOW BURN. The narrative takes some time to find its footing, but once it does, it presents a peculiar equilibrium between the emotional reunion of the heroes and the climactic quest that reunites them. This quest, while seemingly critical, paradoxically feels inconsequential, leading to a sense of imbalance. This is particularly evident when contrasted with the story's heartfelt exploration of grief, errors, and the complex aftermath faced by the heroes after the world's salvation. Despite these quirks, the experience is enjoyable, living up to its promise of fun. The blending of contemporary elements with the fantastical—complete with spellcasting and shadow plays—creates a captivating world that I thoroughly relished.

I was excited to read this but I'm just bored. The writing style was very YA for me, which isn't my demographic of choice lately. The plot, characters and writing style are not captivating me. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader. All thoughts are my own.

This books was so much fun! I think the only downside to me was that it felt very heavy handed with modern things in a Renaissance setting. Magical tapestries to allude to social media, coffee shops? Idk. I really loved the premise, but it was hard to put myself back into everything.

I really think this would work as a movie though. It felt fun in that way.

This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher is a charming medieval rom-quest novel with a cozy, whimsical vibe, as its title suggests. It follows four individuals—Galwell, Beatrice, Clare, and Elowen—who once saved the kingdom of Mythria from an evil Order. A decade later, the Queen is getting married and invites these heroes to her wedding, a summons they can not refuse. However, the passage of time has changed them, and as they journey to the kingdom, they may find themselves on a new kind of quest—one for their own happiness.

I found this book to be a delightful, light read. I went in with modest expectations and was pleasantly surprised. This isn’t a story meant to be taken too seriously; instead, it offers a fairy tale-like adventure filled with fun, self-discovery, and a sense of nostalgia in my view. However, I would have loved more development around the world of Mythria. The setting seemed intriguing, but the book didn’t explore it as deeply as I’d hoped. The ending feels somewhat open-ended, and I truly hope the author expands on the world and its mysteries in a sequel.

Overall, This Will Be Fun is a cozy and enjoyable read for anyone looking for a lighthearted adventure. Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager for providing a copy.

A delightfully witty and fun take on the typical epic quest fantasy. The characters in this book don't take themselves too seriously, and neither should you. Don't expect a deep and hearty magic system or robust world building, just prepare to let your heart enjoy the fun and casual ride. Though this book is brimming with trauma, it's such a light and heartening peek into healthy recovery and learning to love and trust after heartbreak. This book had me laughing, crying, and cheering for all of the characters. I think anyone who like Assistant to the Villain or Little Thieves would enjoy this book.

3.5 rounding down because it takes a while to hit its stride and even when it does, has an odd balance between the heart of the story, which is the coming back together of the heroes, and the resolution of the quest that brings them back together. The quest is at once incredibly high stakes but also ultimately unimportant, which makes it feel unbalanced and odd, especially when weighed against a genuinely touching core of dealing with grief and mistakes and what happens when the world is saved but the heroes have a lot of aftermath to deal with. It’s still fun, as the title says, and I really enjoyed the world being a mix of modern and fantasy, with spell reception and shadow plays.

Honestly, I would love to see more in this vein, of heroes dealing with what comes next, and especially in a very fun fantasy world.

If you love a cozy fantasy, you will love this book! I loved the world building and thought there were so many clever moments. I wanted a bit more depth from the characters, but overall, this was a really fun romp!

I loved every freaking minute of this book. It was cozy but also hysterical and annoying like fighting with your little brother but also you love him to pieces *because* of how annoying he is sometimes? That’s not going to make sense to everyone but something about this book was just so comforting.

The hurt was real, the pain of losing family and friends, the void of emotions to just get through the day because of tragedy is so real. But finding each other again, no matter how convenient because, hello, magic, is exactly what I needed when reading this.

Also, knowing that two of the authors wrote The Roughest Draft, holy hell the angst is SO REAL!!

This book has an interesting premise, but unfortunately it doesn’t end up all coming together in the end. There are three point of views, and it takes some time to get through the background before the story really starts. It’s hard to understand any of the characters motivations without having more context for the past. The fantasy elements are odd and it’s a very weird mix of future and past, sort of alternative reality type of feeling. There’s some fun banter throughout. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to provide my honest review.

Any book that references The Princess Bride has my attention. I was not disappointed! This was a bit of a different take on cozy – I do think it’s still cozy. There was more emotion that falls on the darker side of the emotional spectrum (ex: grief, deep guilt, shame, judgment, etc.) than I typically find in cozy reads. There is also a high stakes quest that isn’t usually conducive to cozy. What made it cozy for me: the humor throughout the book. I laughed out loud so many times. SO many. It doesn’t go as far as being a satire. The characters showed levity, done intelligently, with themselves and their roles as heroes. I loved the idea of having them be older, looking back on what they did years ago and how to reconcile their current lives with who they had once been. The character development was great. I really enjoyed this read.

Thank you to NetGalley, E. B. Asher, and Avon books for the eARC.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for an early copy in exchange for an honest review!

I promise I will have a more thorough review up soon, but right now I'm too in love with every piece of this book to even think of a coherent stream of thoughts.
This book was amazing, full of wit and humor and beautiful prose. The characters were everything, their dynamics with each other keeping me hooked every second.

It isn't often that I come across a book that strikes me in so many different ways, that I am highlighting almost every page, but this book did that for me.

Full of -
Enemies to Lovers
Found family
One horse
Heist
Humor and wit
And literally so much more I am just too stunned to speak.

This is a forever favorite for me and I just can't wait to see what else this amazing author has in store!

This is an easy, mindless read but fairly forgettable. To be fair, I'm definitely not the target audience.

The characters, plot, and magic system/world are superficial in development. There are 3 POVs, and I did not resonate with any of them. All three of them were clearly laboring under miscommunication misapprehension, and it was at best frustrating and, at worst, boring. I was engaged enough to press on, but the ending "twist" was a miss to me. The world was fun and the authors didn't bog the reader down with any explanations whatsoever.

The writing is straightforward, but the pacing was very inconsistent. The first half is very slow, with characters wallowing in internal dialogue, and then there is a distinct shift with a very rushed ending. It is not surprising at all that three different authors worked on this book.

If you want a quick read set in a Shrek medieval/fairy world with corny humor, this will be entertaining enough.

Thank you, Avon and Harper, for the arc!

Ten years ago, a group of heroes saved the realm at great and tragic cost to themselves (sound familiar?). In the present, the surviving heroes have all gone their separate ways, dealing with their trauma in isolation. But now the queen whose reign they saved is getting married, and they're all headed to the wedding...

This Will Be Fun takes on fantasy conventions and combines them with romance tropes in a particularly self-aware fashion. It also takes the idea of "after the final quest/after the HEA" very seriously. My favorite part was seeing how "winning" a quest looks like 10 years on if you haven't gone West across the Sea. And for the most part, this works really well. I had a ton of fun reading about an unlikely group of heroes getting their second chance at both love and closure. I thought that the alternating POV by chapter helps readers understand the ways that each character was affected by the end of the quest, and how their awful falling out has only added to their trauma.

For fantasy fans, you should know going in that the fantasy world they live in is heavily inspired by contemporary America: there are equivalents to Starbucks, telehealth therapy appointments, soap operas, celebrity magazines, and Las Vegas (including Elvis impersonators). I didn't find that it detracted from the book, but I think it could put some readers off.

Check this out if you're into epic fantasy but wouldn't mind a little contemporary romance spin!

This objective review is based on a complimentary copy of the novel.

This Will Be Fun was in fact great fun.

This cozy romantacy takes you on a quest to discover what happens ten years <I>after</I> a group of heroes have saved the realm and lost one of their own in the process. Now the realm of Mythria needs their help once again. The Queen's fiancee has been kidnapped and getting this group to work together again won't be easy.

This fun adventure is told in the three points of view of our heroes who haven't spoken since the funeral of their past questmate. Each has taken their fame and loss in different ways and none of them are particularly looking forward to going on another quest. With the help of a Queen's guard though, they set off on a wild trek through Mythria that may just help them deal with the past they've tried to bury.

This book was my first dive into the "cozy" genre and I thought it was super fun. I loved that each character had vastly different reactions to the grief they experienced during their previous adventure and how the ten years apart shaped them all into new people that had to learn to get along together all over again.

I had a great time with this book although it kept me up later than it should have more than once. I'm looking forward to more stories from E.B. Asher in the future.

This Will Be Fun was a fun and fast read that was a nice break from more serious fantasy. I felt the romance element was a bit too forced, there was plenty of other elements that could have used attention. I enjoyed seeing the friends coming back together after years apart and going on a new adventure. For a cozy read, this is a good choice.

Note: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This Will Be Fun follows four heroes who thought they were done with their questing days. After the biggest quest of all the land, to save the then princess, the plan goes awry and costs them more than they expected. Now, a decade later, our heroes are all invited to the wedding of a lifetime, the now queen’s. With bad blood between them, the heroes can’t refuse the invitation but they also don’t have to go quietly. When trouble strikes again, will the heroes be able to band together like good old times or will the infighting be the death of them?

This book was a breeze to get through. The language is fairly simple and easy to comprehend. I enjoyed the story although it was very predictable. I guessed most of the plot points prior to reaching them. It didn’t dampen the story for me however, because this book was a very “brain off” kind of book. The world building was slightly lackluster, mostly because it appeared the authors were attempting to recreate real world places but giving them magical elements. My biggest rub with the book was the magic system. It lacked structure completely and was changed continuously to further the plot. The choices of magic were a bit silly also. Outside of that, this book was fun and I think it would be a great entry level book for adults looking to start in the fantasy genre if they are not looking to critically review a book. Overall I give this 3/5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for providing me with an advance reader copy!

Thank you to Net Galley and Avon for the ARC. I really liked the concept behind the book, but I did not like any of the characters.

I had high hopes for another cozy fantasy after finding a few recently that I loved, but unfortunately This Will Be Fun didn't live up to my expectations.

3 former adventurers are brought back together for a friend's wedding and find themselves once again the only hope of the realm. However, the events that tore them apart are still fresh in their minds and the past decade has wreaked havoc on their relationships.

This ultimately lacked the heart and plot development of other cozy fantasy books. The new quest for these 3 friends felt very contrived and easily dealt with. Plus, the character development was superficial and I never felt close to them as a reader.

Ten years ago “The Four” saved the realm but not without great loss. Now on the eve of their decade anniversary they are summoned to save the realm once more. Can they all put aside their differences and feelings to save Mythria? Or will the realm fall into darkness at the hands of The Order?

I had high hopes for this book. I always love a good cozy fantasy, especially this time of year. However, this book fell a bit flat. I don’t know if it was having three different authors (which I didn’t realize until after I finished) or the concept wasn’t as well thought out as I’d hoped. But either way I was left disappointed.

I felt that a lot of the story was centered around whether Clare and Beatrice would get back together. The angst was hitting hard and boiling over to the point of annoying. Meanwhile, I felt that Elowen complained a lot and just saw the worst in people despite having magic that made her aware of their feelings. Her feud with Beatrice seemed over exaggerated as well.

Overall, this book was okay and reminded me more of Ella Enchanted than The Princess Bride. If you’re looking for a cozy romance with not as much substance then give this book a read.

Yes, he was going to nurse the living sh*t out of her.

Ever seen the movie Shrek? Well, this book reminds me so much of that movie. The humor, the magical elements, and the 'let's make crap happen' without a real plan. There is magical elements like coffee shops, soap operas and their version of taxis in here. But magical. Which made this book fun and just enjoyable to read.

This is a type of cozy fantasy was made we want to finish the book and see what happens at the end. It was funny and there were so many times I was cackling at the characters talking to one another and their humor.

I really did love how this was a story of after the hero's saved the kingdom. What happened to them, who did they become and what are they wrestling with. You see them wrestling with a lot of guilt of the past, working through those emotions and healing from them.

But there are something that I wish were a little different.

1. Pacing: we spend 50% of them traveling a bit to Queendom. But in the meantime, we spend a lot of time in a lot of dialogue, whether it be internal or external dialogue in pity parties, grievances and these long dialogues of who they use to be as heroes. When the 50% mark hit, the story picked up a little more and there was a little more traction in the plot.

2. Magic system: the magic or the fantasy element of the story was sort of felt like it was thrown in the story. There wasn't much development in understanding the magic and when it happened. It just 'happened' with no true understanding why it happened.

3. The ending: the ending was a curse ball and unexpected? You sort of went, how did that happen? It came out of no where and it felt like it really didn't fit the story even though it helped with the HEA. It was sudden and no build up to that plot.

Overall, this is cute and a quick read. Need a palette cleanser, this is it. But if you like faced paced fantasy books, this is not the book for you.