“To my left was Morgaine, who seemed almost as relaxed as I was as she lifted her hot buttered rum to me in salute, not even bothering to start her recipe yet as she watched the chaos unfurl before us instead.”

This was my first time reading this Novella :) When I found Smoke Show/Deja Brew in January of this year and then devoured the rest of the series as the books were released, I saved this one for Christmastime. I love reading books in the season of their setting. It was worth the wait, of course, not surprised at all.

Classic Cove chaos:
Blaze and Dev being active through commentary at the bake-off
Orion with his rule following and stress lines/frown lines/whatever
Dev calling out Orion for his crankiness
Kit and his quiet steadfast self
Mo watching the chaos and matchmaking unfold while being her unique self
V&C being flamboyantly dramatic in all the best ways
Winston - IYKYK

And of Nox and Rory <3 I loved their quick yet not neglected love story.