A review by staticdisplay
The Cider Shop Rules by Julie Anne Lindsey

4.0

I read this because the pumpkins on the cover make it look like a Halloween cozy - it's not. it's set shortly before Thanksgiving. there is a Fall Harvest Festival and some nice seasonal detail anyway. it has a lot of cozy details, with a main character who's a bit of a sucker (getting involved with everyone who needs help). there's a campaign to get people to buy hunting licenses, and the main character worries that the town will judge the sheriff if he stays overnight - cultural stuff that felt so weird and different to me. I appreciated the balanced & compassionate approach to issues like substance use and DV/IPV. not at all what I was expecting, but a good read.