Title: Love and Lattes at Pumpkin Hollow
Author: Victoria Walters
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Genre: Romance
Pages: 306
My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤
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Love and Lattes at Pumpkin Hollow
Willow Connor lives with her father on their family farm, but there’s one huge problem: they’re facing financial difficulties. Willow’s father is considering selling the farm to the Henderson family, a company that wants to turn the land into an apartment complex. Willow can’t live with that idea because she loves the farm. She makes a deal with Dylan Henderson: if she can’t make enough money in the next six weeks, she will sell. In the meantime, Dylan stays on the farm to help Willow and try to convince her to sell.
Review
I am in my fall romance era. Since the beginning of September, I’ve been reading more and more cozy romances set during the fall, and I’m obsessed with them. This is my favorite season, and reading about apple pies, pumpkins, and all of that makes my heart so happy.
This book definitely gave lots of cozy fall vibes, there was even a storm. And I love a good fall storm. Willow decided to save her family farm by creating a pumpkin patch. To be honest, I’ve never been to a pumpkin patch myself. I did some research because I always thought pumpkin patches were more of an English/American thing. But it turns out we also have pumpkin patches here in the Netherlands, but just not in my area, unfortunately.
The characters were likable, although I had some issues with Dylan. He said some awful things about Willow behind her back, and I hated that. How can you fully trust someone again after something like that? But I really liked Willow. She worked hard, she loved working with her hands on the farm, and she felt so real to me. I have to admit, I even started daydreaming for a moment, wondering what it would be like to own a farm like hers. Just like Willow, I’m not the biggest fan of sitting behind a screen all day long. I’m also a dreamer, so I really connected with her.
This time, I had a hard time rating the book. Part of me wanted to give it a 4 out of 5. I loved the fall vibes. It was such a cozy read. I also liked how, in this small town, everyone was helping each other. But on the other hand, I compared it to Victoria Walters’s other books and to other romance novels I’ve read, and suddenly I wasn’t so sure. If I could, I think I’d give this one a 3.9 out of 5. Close to a 4-star rating, but not quite.
Overall, it was still a really good romance novel with tons of fall vibes. I think it’s the perfect book to read on a rainy day. The chapters are short, which I LOVE—it makes you feel like you’re flying through the pages.