A review by kays_reading_journal
Pumpkin Spice and Poltergeist by Ali K. Mulford, K. Elle Morrison

3.25

This is advertised as a cozy sapphic paranormal rom-com. I personally felt like it fit more as a mystery romance, and I didn’t feel the coziness too much past the initial description of the town. While it was obvious that death would be involved due to a character being a ghost, there is also attempted murder later on in the book as well. 

In the first half, I stayed for the mystery. I didn’t really feel any chemistry between the two characters, so my interest was held by the investigation into Lou’s death. 

In the second half however, this flipped. The chemistry started growing, and the mystery felt forgotten and quickly wrapped up at the end. 

I’d say it’s got an average amount of Worldbuilding for a cozy paranormal romance, but I did find it odd that Jordyn only interacts with her family in the very last chapter, and there’s a major conflict between the townspeople that’s never cleared up. 

Overall, I do think I’d give the authors another try. 

Thank you to the authors for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. 
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