23.2k reviews for:

The Pumpkin Spice Café

Laurie Gilmore

3.31 AVERAGE

lynn_j's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

swhartman's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful lighthearted

literary_lateness's review against another edition

1.5

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I'm not a romance girlie but this was probably my least favourite of the ones I have tried. 

I listened to the audio version and felt the narrator was maybe too old, Jeanie was supposed to be 28 but the narrator sounded older which made me feel like my mum was reading me a romance 😬.

And majority of the spice was all crammed at the end? 

I think Logan was inaccurately described in the summary as being grumpy, he was just hurt and I think there are other books that do that grumpy/sunny trope better. 

Also I think it was quite transparent in setting up other couples for the series. 

chaiandromance's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

ashleyschmashly's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maddie_nicole's review against another edition

2.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fantasiakirjasto's review against another edition

2.75

funny lighthearted fast-paced

ehuff's review against another edition

2.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is a fine book, I just found it slightly boring. I find most stories in the “cozy” genre flat, however, so it’s more of a personal preference than anything else. 

I started listening to the audiobook on a faster speed and then skipped through parts of it towards the end.

shi2147's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ophalen's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted fast-paced