Cosy, heart-warming, low angst fantasy with a beautifully unfurling romance!

Aila is about as anxiety ridden as I am.  She overthinks, over plans and always thinks she's not good enough.  However, she has to be one of the most hard working and capable keepers of magical creatures, which leads to her being put in charge of a Phoenix breeding programme after the tragic recent theft of a clutch of eggs.

Aila isn't above a little massaging of facts (and using her boss' email!) to get things off the ground and with the assistance of her bestie, they are determined to be THE phoenix exhibit.  Alia however, also has to navigate the advances of a handsome dragon keeper and having to work with her college crush/nemesis.

I loves meeting Aila and co.  Aila is sweet, kind of naïve, too trusting and slightly self-absorbed. But she does learn that the world won't end when things can and do go wrong.  She also learns that others have problems too and all the disasters she lays at the feet of others weren't aimed at her but she perceived them as slights towards her.

Slow paced, low angst with a heist to unravel and thieves to unmask.  Great LGBTQIA main characters and cosy romantasy to curl up and enjoy.