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A review by gewrgia_lightwood
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
this was so bad ngl
i know i'm not the audience for these kind of books but this was portrayed as a "gilmore girls" vibes/ autumn read and i was down for that.
being set in a small town doesn't mean it resembles gilmore girls ffs
the plot? nowhere to be found
the characters? trying so hard to fit in the trope agenda. they where so under-developed, they barely felt realistic. the author tried so hard to push the "grumpy x sunshine" trope and logan wasn't even grumpy!!! + not relatable at all
i really hate this current trend of minimizing books into tropes and losing chances of developing complex, with depth characters just cause, god forbids, they won't be described afterwards by "enemies to lovers" or "fake dating"
the pacing felt very off, the characters barely built any chemisty between them but they "love" one another already? and yet people still describe it as slow burn
the spice was very awkard and i really can't get around the hype of smutty books.
reading sex scenes makes me feel very uncomfortable for some reason but that's personal.
i really want to like these kind of "light-read", romance books but every time i try to read one, i can't seem to enjoy it one bit.
the only thing i liked was the kinda, even though rushed, build up. everything went downhill once the got together, full of cliches and cringe-worthy lines.
i know i'm not the audience for these kind of books but this was portrayed as a "gilmore girls" vibes/ autumn read and i was down for that.
being set in a small town doesn't mean it resembles gilmore girls ffs
the plot? nowhere to be found
the characters? trying so hard to fit in the trope agenda. they where so under-developed, they barely felt realistic. the author tried so hard to push the "grumpy x sunshine" trope and logan wasn't even grumpy!!! + not relatable at all
i really hate this current trend of minimizing books into tropes and losing chances of developing complex, with depth characters just cause, god forbids, they won't be described afterwards by "enemies to lovers" or "fake dating"
the pacing felt very off, the characters barely built any chemisty between them but they "love" one another already? and yet people still describe it as slow burn
the spice was very awkard and i really can't get around the hype of smutty books.
reading sex scenes makes me feel very uncomfortable for some reason but that's personal.
i really want to like these kind of "light-read", romance books but every time i try to read one, i can't seem to enjoy it one bit.
the only thing i liked was the kinda, even though rushed, build up. everything went downhill once the got together, full of cliches and cringe-worthy lines.