Wow, I loved this. I've been going through the top lists of r/cozyfantasy for the past few months and this is a clear standout. The meandering & nested monologues of Miss Percy are exactly my kind of dry humor. The entire premise relies on the same bit, but it does it well. I lost track of how many times I laughed to myself while reading. If you liked Swordheart by T.Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon, definitely check this out (I think this is even better). More fantasy novels should have middle aged main characters who are just fed-up with everything.

For the negative, I think the plot and resolution really does struggle in the last third. The book doesn't seem to know what to do with itself between the initial premise and the call to adventure to set up the sequel. All in all, this is a rather fun take on the same ideas as the Memoirs of Lady Trent series but leans much more heavily into the absurdity of it all rather than the dragons themselves. I'm looking forward to see where it goes.