The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
Rating - 3.5 ⭐
When Jeanie’s aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spiced Cafe in the small town of Dream Harbour Jeanie see’s an opportunity for a fresh start away from her desk job and dull routine. Feeling overwhelmed and out of her depth she runs into Logan, the grumpy yet attractive local farmer. Logan likes to keep to himself and avoid the town gossip at all costs, but this is upended when he finds himself taken in by the charms of the new cafe owner. Add to that a slew of mysterious incidents that seem to be aimed at Jeanie, Logan takes it upon himself to help her out.
This book is such a warm hug. It was cute and cosy, perfect for the autumn when the nights are getting darker and the colder days are rolling in. Not a perfect book by any means, there were a few things that bothered me by it, but if I’m honest, they did not take away from my overall enjoyment. The biggest thing that bothered me was a running theme throughout the book, but I can understand why it was there. That is the internal monologue in both the main characters which focused on how attractive they found the other, then the scolding they would give themselves when they realised what they were doing. It is not so much that this happened, given the circumstances surrounding these thoughts, it is understandable. My issue comes from the repetitiveness of it. I only got to page 78 and it was starting to get really annoying. Like I said though, there is a reason for it, and it did not overshadow my enjoyment of the book. There is so much to enjoy about this story. I loved the small town vibes, it is quickly becoming one of my favourite tropes in romance novels. I enjoyed this couple, if I’m honest it felt a little too insta love for me so I wasn’t as invested in them as I normally would be. The characters in this town are great as well. I know that there are more books in this series that follow some of these other characters and I look forward to continuing with them.. I’m not usually one for mysteries, but the one in here was so low stakes that I found myself invested in it and started looking at those in the town to see who it could be. Its not too complicated and I found the reveal to be quite obvious but it was fun none the less. Overall, I had such a fun time with this book and would definitely recommend it as a cosy, cute romance.
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