This review containers spoilers. This a holiday hallmark movie in a book! If you love a cozy holiday predictable movie, you’ll enjoy reading this. The first half was a bit slow, but it picked up in the second half. I found the movie star character, Royce, a bit insufferable.
Thank you NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s sons for this advanced reader copy!

The first 40-50% of this book was slow and I wasn’t sure if I was going to finish it. But there have been many a Holiday rom-com that start this way, so I kept going.
The last half of the book it really picked up, was fun and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened. Who would the main character pick? What would happen to the Christmas cafe?
I did stick around to the end and enjoyed the ending.
If you like a Rom-com/ hallmark movie, you just might enjoy this book.

Holiday romance can be hit-or-miss for me because of the potential for Hallmark movie-ness (which isn't what I really want from a book). Unfortunately, this is where The Christmas Cafe landed. I imagine plenty of other readers will love it for that exact reason, but it wasn't my cup of tea.

Ok, honest review time, I did not care about a single thing happening in this book until around 50% in. The glimpses of cute moments with our endgame man were few and far between. I felt like I was in a desert of romance. The ending is a nice wrap up albeit kind of forced. I bounced between 2 and 3 stars, but that just made me feel like overly nice Sylvie before the cake. The characters felt flat, and the storyline has been used so many times that this needed something to make it different, but it didn't have that. Sylvie is the embodiment of 'I'm not like other girls' in the worst way. Her grandpa is the only person in that family that was at all tolerable and funny to me. Now onto the love interests, Royce is a tool, and he never has a glimpse where he isn't. Sylvie's guilt or I'm too nice to see the red flags bit was annoying to me. Then we have Abe, who's loved her since fifth grade, and never told her, she just needed to figure it out. He's so content to just put all the work onto her, and then act jealous and mopey when another guy swoops in. He does give me Luke Danes vibes which is the only thing keeping me from reading his rights. I enjoyed the ending, but this isn't a book I would say is a must read.

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I'm a big fan of holiday reads, and enjoy reading them all year around. Just like the movies they are always predictable. This one was just okay. I think I would of enjoyed the book more without Royce or the movie he was staring didn't come town.

This is the absolute best holiday romance book out that ive read this year!! I was so into this. I loved it so much! Great job 'chefs kiss' perfection.
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I'm a big fan of holiday reads, and enjoy reading them all year around. Just like the movies they are always predictable. This one was just okay. I think I would of enjoyed the book more without Royce or the movie he was staring didn't come town.

3.5 stars

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.

WOW. If you are looking for a Hallmark Christmas movie in a book - here it is. This was adorable. Set in a small town in Wyoming, all about one woman's quest to save the cafe that means so much to her. Family, friends, cute animals, romance, Christmas cheer, and cute recipes, make for a perfect Christmas book. I just loved how easy this was to read, and just how much of an escape this was. Highly recommend you check this one out once it releases.
Thank you to the publisher for the ARC of this book!

Had to read this book today on a snowy cold weather in the middle of march! Loved it so much!! All the wonderful Christmas romance vibes in this book!! It was such a cute, easy read for anyone to enjoy! the plot and characters development was beautifully executed!!

I recently have been enjoying small down Christmas themed romances but maybe I’ve just been reading too many because this felt predictable and a bit boring. The love triangle was barely constructed, the supporting characters barely fleshed out and the romance described without much build up or detail to the point that I wasn’t really invested in anyone

Fun and festive, The Christmas Cafe, is the perfect story this holiday season, or any season for that matter. Romance is in the air and so is Christmas, along with a plan to save the Christmas Cafe. Eliza Evans has written a sweet and fun treat of a book. Chock full of holiday cheer, a friendly romance, a parade and festival - what more could you want? The writing is great, the characters are fun to get to know, and the romance is sweet - plus, Christmas makes it all the more merry. I definitely enjoyed reading this terrific story!