A review by tianabooks
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

I’m slightly upset because I wanted this to deliver the best cosy vibes ever but it was kinda.. flat? 🥲

I really enjoyed the small town atmosphere and the supporting characters. In fact, I did get a big urge to move to a small town and open a coffee shop — now if I could open a coffee shop/book shop combined in one, that would be even better! 🍂
Back to the book though, I think I liked the secondary characters more than the MMC. He was clearly dealing with a lot but the way the miscommunication trope came into play, ruined a lot of the good development for me. 
The mystery reveal was a bit underwhelming and it felt like we brushed it aside and moved along. 

I will be reading the second book mainly because I do like the two characters it’s about! 🤍

But this one wasn’t my favourite :/ 
It’s more of a 2.5-3 but I’ll leave it at 3 for now.