A review by alisarae
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A very average het romance. I was cracking up at the obvious Gilmore Girls rip-offs. But there was a lot of repetitive internal dialogue where the characters were doubting the same two things over and over. If you cut that stuff out the book would literally be half as long. I can't believe the print book is 350 pages as it is--it must have huge margins lol. I was also kind of expecting it to be a closed door romance since that would fit better with my idea of a cozy vibe, but it definitely is not.