I Can’t Wait For…The Driftcap Inn by Kate Valent
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
You can find the releases I’m most anticipating this year over on my Unmissable list, but I use Can’t-Wait Wednesday to feature books I’m hopeful about but aren’t 100% sure will be five star reads.
This week my Can’t-Wait-For Book is The Driftcap Inn by Kate Valent!
The Driftcap Inn (Innkeepers of Itharos Book 1) by Kate Valent Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Queer Protagonists
Representation: M/M
Published on: 8th September 2025
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Howl’s Moving Castle meets Legends & Lattes in this cozy fantasy set on a magical inn in the sky.
Welcome to The Driftcap Inn, a cozy perch among the clouds. Drift on in and stay awhile!
In all of Itharos no inn is more enchanting—or peculiar—than The Driftcap Inn, a cozy haven in the sky carved from a giant floating mushroom. Its owner, Eino the Wanderer, enjoys a life of breathtaking views and freedom from the petty wars and political intrigue of the kingdoms below. But a home set adrift in the vast, empty skies can also be unbearably lonely.
When a handsome and enigmatic apothecary named Joren comes aboard, an unexpected companionship blossoms between the two men, stirring the possibility of something deeper. But their peaceful journey through the clouds is shattered when a string of unsettling events threatens to send Eino’s home plummeting to the ground.
Something wicked is spreading its roots across The Driftcap Inn, and Eino suspects there’s much more to it than just bad luck. With dark secrets surrounding every guest and danger creeping ever closer, Eino must decide who he can trust with his life — and with his heart.
Cosy fantasy and I rarely click, but I keep trying! And the latest I’m excited to try is this one about a FLYING MUSHROOM INN! That immediately has the whimsy I demand of cosy!
I’ve heard good things about Valent’s other series, SerendipiTea (which gains points from me even before I’ve read it for the tea-themes and the puns!) so I’m hopeful this will be as wonderful as it sounds!
(And given the title of THIS series, I’m immediately curious about whether the next book will follow this same inn, or whether we’ll be introduced to a wholly new one?)
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