A review by lisaluvsliterature
Pumpkin Spice Spice Baby by Kerry Evelyn

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Earlier this year I read another story in this series by this author, That Thing You Brew, and enjoyed it enough I was looking forward to reading another book set in this world by this author. Once again I enjoyed this author’s characters and the small town setting, along with the hockey team and the fact that our main characters were athletes, but they were cheerleaders! As with the other book I read, all the family and friends that I know were from other stories, Penny and Xavier from the last one by this author in the series. It was so much fun with all of them around.

This story had a LOT going on. Yes, it was a romance between Monty and Tasha. But it was friends to enemies to friends/lovers, also a little Cyrano de Bergerac with Monty helping Vlad write letters to win Tasha, and throw in the billionaire aspect of Monty’s family, oh and the forced proximity with having to be roommates while Monty’s house was under renovation. It was also interesting to follow Tasha’s health issues, and I know I would love to maybe try some of her recipes, even though I normally am not a fan of gluten-free since I don’t have that issue and it is hard to find good food. But I’m guessing these recipes might actually be good! 

I loved when the two of them were living together. The routine they got into with the cooking and helping out with Monty’s Nana Booboo. Such a hilarious name, and such a fun story behind it! There was so much going on with the back stories as well. Monty’s younger sister and parents. Tasha’s sister and her friend. Then there was Vlad, the hockey player that Tasha went on dates with for a bit. It seemed he might really just want to get US citizenship and to get her to marry him for that. Not that he was a bad guy, he was nice enough, but there just didn’t ever seem to be a spark between the two. And Tasha in a way just wanted to find her own hockey player like her friends and sister had, partly to help with the bills she had for her health issues, and maybe so she didn’t have to work three jobs anymore. 

As I said, there was so much going on this story. It was a clean/sweet romance once again, as all in this series are. But I liked the kissing, and it didn’t feel too out of reality for me the way the whole story went. Another great story by this author in this series and I hope there will be more!