Gina

The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore is a definite improvement over the first novel in the series, yet still falls short of its potential in my eyes. I liked the couple in this book miles better than the OG pair. Probably because funny, smitten sailor suits my fancy much better than grumpy farmer. I found the motivations more compelling in this book, and the plot as a whole more believable. Overall the characters were still a bit too cliché, the small-town charm was a tad too poured on, and the dialogue was a hair on the Hallmark side. An improvement over the first book for sure, a nice, shallow read that's good for a slump, but nothing spectacular just yet. Here's hoping Book 3 really wows me!

Listen, if you're here, you know what these books are about. You've made it through Moon Touched and you want more. You're wondering if it's worth it? It absolutely is. This one takes all the insanity and magic of the first book and cranks it up a notch. More sex, more wolves, more drama. Get into it friends, and tell em your pal Gina sent ya 😉

Imma be honest: I liked the movie better. SACRILEGE, I know. How often does that happen? But, giving anything away for those who haven't read it, I like a lot of the choices the movie made over what was done in the book. Am I still glad I read this? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Are there even things I like better about the book? Absolutely. But as a whole, I think the movie has a better story to tell.

Listen, let's just get to the facts: this book is werewolf porn. Straight up, there's plenty of wolf sex (well, humans who turn INTO wolves. They don't do it in wolf form), so if that's not your jam, you'd might as well stop reading my review now. For the rest of y'all still here, welcome to the dark side 🖤 I love this book. It's ridiculous. You've gotta suspend your disbelief. But when you do? When you let yourself just enjoy the damn thing without judging yourself for liking it? It's incredible. There is SO MUCH plot here and it is juicyyyy. Right off the bat shit is messy. And once the book starts it just doesn't let up. Get ready for lovable side characters, complicate wolf lore, and a whole lotta fuckin. Enjoy your walk on the wild side folks, and do it in my name 😈

This book is definitely a passably cute romance read with small-town, autumn flavored vibes if you're looking to scratch that itch. However, it really doesn't offer much more than that. Part of the problem is probably that farmer isn't my type, and neither is big, broody, bearded man, so this book was never gonna dazzle me. I liked Jeanie, the FMC, as a character, I liked the small-town elements like the community and other shop owners, the gossip-fueled book club, the chaotic town hall meeting, etc. I liked the concept of an anxiety-riddled, ex-office-job-having gal trying to pivot her life completely by moving to a small town and taking over her aunt's café. There were definitely nice, cute parts to this. But overall I definitely won't be reading it again, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to a friend. I wasn't a fan of Logan, the MMC, or his backstory. Without any spoilers, I feel like some of the elements driving the conflict in this story are very overblown and dragged out. If you're in a slump and looking to get out of it with something shallow and fall-themed? Give this a whirl. Otherwise you can probably skip it. However, I have already read the second book in this series, and I enjoyed that one much more. So if this one isn't your vibe, just skip the the next one!