This book was... okay. It has so much potential, but while the first half of the book was so good with a meet-cute and wonderfully cozy fall vibes, the second half was... not it. What feels like every interaction between the mcs was a love declaration with pretty much no plot to speak of. This book was waaaaay too long for how the story played out.

The cover of this book is stunning, and I was super excited to read it!
This definitely gave me Hallmark vibes! The plot is wonderful, and it has such good promise to it, but I feel like it just needed a bit more improvement on the pacing for both the plot and the relationships. It felt like we were jumping from feeling to feeling and place to place within one page of each other, so it was honestly kind of confusing. The beginning of the book was wonderful with a strong and promising hook that I really enjoyed, but towards the middle, it started to get confusing, and unexpected things started to pop up that just felt out of place. I feel like the whole Protect me from my ex part was about 2 percent of the whole book.
I did love the banter, and the characters were pretty fun! Overall, I will probably read more from this author!

1.5 rounded up….

This has a beautiful cover and intriguing blurb but sadly, it just didn’t deliver the magic I hoped for. The second half felt rushed and kind of lost the charm that hooked me in the beginning. The marriage plot came out of nowhere, and the “protect me from my ex” angle fizzled fast. It had such strong Hallmark energy and swoony promise, but the pacing and lack of emotional depth left me wanting more. Still, if you’re looking for cozy vibes and don’t mind a little chaos, it might be your thing it just wasn’t mine! 🤷🏽‍♀️

This is the third Lyra Parish book I’ve read. Honestly, it feels like a completely different author. The pacing was chaotic. The two main characters were on a date when they decided to “fake date”. There were so many unnecessary parts to a cozy fall story (going to New York and getting a makeover, the pizza in Las Vegas).
The only saving grace was getting snippets of Easton, Weston and Billie from The Wite Situation and The Friend Situation.
The falling in love part was more telling than showing. Whenever there was a conflict, Zane bought his way out of it.
No third act breakup. No real story of growth and love.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book!

The whole time I was thinking there is no reason the male main character isn’t a warewolf or a vampire or something paranormal. I think it would have fixed a lot about the book like why he is so stilted or why the pace of the relationship is extreme. Def a missed opportunity.

I don't always dislike insta-love stories but this one just wasn't it for me. I felt like there was absolutely no build up, not even a third act conflict that broke up the monotony of love. I am giving it a 3 for all the cozy fall vibes alone.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the E-ARC.

A gorgeous cover! This fun and flirty story had me lost in the pages. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. It was a great escape and made me crave PSLs and leaves changing. This will be great for fans of small towns, fall festivals, and cute banter between characters.

Agh - I wanted this to be good the whole way through but…. It just felt like all the vibes and energy where there at the start and somehow it died off? I received an eARC and honesty devoured the first half. I wasn’t a huge fan of one of the MC but hey, the vibe and setting were sooo fall and so good that I just pushed through.
However, due to the second half of the book, had I known it’d go that way idk if I would’ve put up from the 20% mark onwards 😅
If there’s any more after this, I’d love to see something happen towards the end rather than it falling off

This book exceeded my expectations. I do wish I read it in the fall instead of the beginning of the summer. Zane and autumns love story is adorable. It moves fast, but when you know you know. We all hope, wish, and dream that we can be whisked away by a man who’s handsome, can fuck, and has endless pockets. It def gave me hallmark movie vibes. I also enjoyed the witchy things in it, with the love spells and prophecies, and how Zane was truly manifested from her dreams

My only complaint would be certain areas I had to reread conversations because I didn’t know who was talking

Get your pumpkin spice lattes and cozy blankets out because Fall I want by Lyra parish is pure cozy autumnal romance!

Autumn and Zane are absolutely so cute. It's like hallmark but make it spicy. She's fake dating the billionaire because of course, she would but its fun, swoony, romantic and pure softness. I loved the dynamic that they had and the low angst that the book had. You go into this knowing what you'll get with a small town romance, lots of fun side characters, a happy ending and a quaint town and it was so good! It's cozy, romantic and fun and you will have that warm fuzzy feeling after reading!

The beginning had me thinking I was about to be fully obsessed. It starts strong, the vibes are autumnal, and the setup is classic small-town fake dating goodness. I was ready to fall in love with Zane and all of Cozy Creek.

But somewhere along the way, things stopped matching the blurb. The ex-boyfriend that was supposed to stir up drama? Barely there. That whole “he’s protecting me from my ex” thing? Not really a thing. It felt like the story promised something it never actually delivered on.

Zane was cute, the banter was fun, and the setting gave Hallmark movie energy, but the plot didn’t quite stick the landing. Still a sweet read, just not the one I thought I was getting.

3.5⭐️

I have very mixed feelings about this book I really enjoyed the first 60% of the book I thought their little banter in the beginning was so good they were so cute and awkward around each other I loved it! I also really enjoyed the beginning of their relationship and getting to know each other I felt it was written well. Once it started to get into the second half of the book though I started feeling a little disappointed the whole marriage plot came on so so fast and just felt thrown in there so unexpectedly. It just moved so fast towards the end it didn’t make much sense considering the first half of the book. Also this book could have been shortened by 100 pages and it would have been amazing. Overall there was stuff I did enjoy about this book but also stuff I wasn’t a huge fan about.

Autumn + Alex

-billionaire romance
-cozy fall/spooky szn read
-brokenhearted billionaire
-love prophecies
-fake dating
-small town

this was seriously so freaking cute & ✨magical✨ i could barely stand it!!

I couldn’t get past chapter four. Zane was being too much of an asshole towards Autumn and it was just making me angry.

I love the relationship building and the fall vibes. Although its only May, I wanted to sit next to a fireplace with blankets and hot chocolate to read this. I could almost smell the pumpkin spice! I really enjoyed this . Although the story slows down a lot towards 60% in, it was still such a cute read.

Autumn es una ex escritora con el corazón roto y barista en Cozy Coffee, ha perdido la fe en el amor y en sí misma. Su personalidad está impregnada de ironía, pasión frustrada y un deseo profundo por recuperar el rumbo de su vida. El Sr. Soñador, un personaje que la visita en sus sueños desde hace años, representa ese anhelo de una conexión profunda que parece inalcanzable... hasta que aparece en la vida real.

Alexander esta marcado por la presión de la fama y las heridas recientes del escándalo público y una relación fallida. Rico, misterioso y profundamente afectado por su pasado, busca refugio en Hollow Manor, una mansión familiar en Cozy Hollow. Su fachada fría y arrogante contrasta con un interior melancólico, reflexivo y necesitado de autenticidad.




Empezó bien, pero fue decayendo.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest