The Pumpkin Spice Cafe | Laurie Gilmore
"she wasn’t so much afraid of dying as she was of forgetting to live her life. somewhere along the way, she’d forgotten to figure out who she was or what she wanted to be when she grew up."
I mean, the title and the author’s last name give away the
vibe of this book completely. It’s the Gilmore Girls setting with the plot of a
Hallmark movie. And you know what – I gobbled it all up.
There’s nothing like starting fresh in a new town, (named
Dream Harbor – how can you not love that name?) with a new job, because she inherited
Aunt Dot’s Café. And, it certainly helps having an attached apartment included.
But no sooner is she there that she is being bombarded with crazy noises and
disturbances that disrupt her sleep for nights in a row. That’s Janie’s introduction
to the town and ‘The Pumpkin Spice Café’.
With a baseball bat at the ready, Jeanie is introduced to
Logan, the local farmer who supplies the café with fresh produce. He was
delivering pumpkins when Jeanine tried using her weapon of choice to defend
herself, thinking he was an intruder. Unsure of what to do next, she is advised
to look for help in the town. And with true charming, fantasy small town
fashion, people step in, and the café is soon open for business.
Logan, the grumpy farmer, is a bit reserved, and not open to
romance. Having his heart broken and his proposal rejected in front of the whole
town might be the reason. He is licking his wounds and is reluctant to trust
anyone again, despite his lovely grandparents pushing him to try. But as he offers
Jeanie help – by having a stakeout at her apartment to discover who the
intruder making all that noise is – he has to admit that there’s something
about this pretty newcomer.
The townspeople are lovely and welcoming, there are wacky
town hall meetings and a mayor that predicts the future, a goat named Harry
Styles and much more… It’s not groundbreaking writing but it is cozy and
autumnal and I want more of it.
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