Misty Mornings in the Potting Shed by Jenny Kane is a cute novel, not really a romance, not really not. It is more a slice of life in interesting lives. Maddie had followed her father’s dream and turned her family home into The Potting Shed: garden centre and gift shop with a cafe, to boot. It was comprised of a variety of people working both full time and part time. One of the most interesting stories belonged to Jo and Sara. Both seemed to be asexual, but they were a couple. Jo was a trans man whose mother had Alzheimer’s and lived in a nearby nursing home. The balance was upset when Tristan Harvey appeared. He had been nearby on vacation with his girlfriend, but that relationship had fallen apart and he was a loose ends. He had known, Ed, Maddie’s partner, earlier. They were both lawyers, but very different sorts of men. Sara was only twenty-one and had never been on a date and when Tristan showed an interest, she responded, although she wasn’t interesting in anything physical. Maddie’s sister, Sabi, and her husband, Michael, were going on a cruise, a long one, and Jemima, their daughter would be in Maddie’s care. Well, she was at boarding school all week so they simply had to get her on weekends and return her for Monday morning.

This is such a character driven novel, I hardly know where to begin. Maybe with the folks at the old folks home: all in various stages of dementia, but all characters in their own right. Jo had previously owned a food truck, but had given it up to run the cafe. He was in a constant state of worry that his demented mom would say something that would “out” him. Sara and Jo ran a B&B together: it was too much for one person, but the business was coming along. The entire bunch was well-rounded and interesting. I could go on and on but it would be better if you read the book. Such fun!

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Misty Mornings at the Potting Shed is the third installment of the potting shed series. This book centers around the Fall season at the potting shed and gives us two new dynamic love stories. One showing us an age gap between an existing character and a new one, while the other love story navigates the dynamics of dating while trans.

I absolutely loved that this book had representation in the LGBTQ+ community, but also mental health and autism.

This book (along with the amazing weather we had this weekend) has inspired me to get outside and clean up my garden for Fall!

If you are a gardener, like garden centers, and also love light and quick reads; then I highly recommend this series!

Thank you to @ariafiction and @netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion!

Another lovely book by Jenny and nice to have a book about a different subject and with relatable characters. I heart warming story for autumn evenings.

This is a lovely series and I recommend you read the other books if you haven't already. I really enjoyed this and am giving it 5 stars. Hope we get more stories of the Potting Shed.

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for this ARC

I love the Potting Shed stories and this one was good: heartwarming, poignant. It made smile, root for the characters and wish I could visit the Shed.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I've read the two other books in this series and this one was just as capitvating. I don't think you need to have read the others but it certianly helped to know the back story of the characters in order to fully appreciate the book.

I enjoyed the additon of the dementia friendly cafe and that it had a personal connection to one of the characters in the story. It's a difficult topic and was handled sensitively, in my opinion.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the ARC to review.

Very cute book! Didn’t need to read the first 2 in the series to understand, but kind of wish I did because the characters are absolutely lovely to read about, and the story is full of warmth and life.

A great late summer early fall read, perfect for a cozy day in.

This is the third in a series, and I really enjoyed all 3 books. They are well written and believable, with good character development. I recommend the series!

I’m going to have to DNF this one 🫠 personally, something just happened that I don’t want to read about, so I don’t think it’s worth wasting my time anymore! Doesn’t mean this isn’t for everyone though!

I have enjoyed the other books in this series The Potting Shed. It felt so good to be back with the characters in book 3 – Misty Mornings at The Potting Shed.
There is a lot of emotion in this book and to be with Maddie and Ed is a pure joy. It felt right to be back at The Potting Shed again. The author has given us a series that is so well written it feels like I am right there with everyone.
Thank you NetGalley, Jenny Kane and Aria & Aries for the copy of Misty Mornings at The Potting Shed. This is my personal review.

This book is the brand new feel-good and absolutely heartwarming new read, is full of community spirit and perfect for the Autumn season.

It is actually book number three from ‘The Potting Shed’ series but can quite easily be read as a stand alone with no problems at all. Even though there are a few recurring characters from previous books, we also get to meet some new characters too.

I found this book to be very easy to read and i found myself speeding through it so that i could find out how all the story unfolded.

Such a comforting read with the most wonderful Autumn vibes…….

The series has been enjoyable so far and this one adds to the collection. Love the stories between Maddi and Sabi and they way they are trying to keep the shed open. A perfect afternoon read.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed reading this book, which is about the “fam” that work at a garden centre.
They are not just two sisters, but their friends too, who care for each other and are there in times of need.

It was lovely to see how the individual characters storylines progressed. We meet some new characters too and read about their lives.

The book also covered some hard issues, especially when one of the characters views themselves, this plot line was well written.

I would love to know what happens next in all the characters lives.

I highly recommend this book.

A really enjoyable read, centred around the ‘family’ that work at a garden centre.
This family is not only made up of two sisters but their very close friends too. Everyone is connected and cares very highly for each other.
I like how all their different stories play out through this book. As you read on you will fall in love with everyone at the garden centre as well as most of the new people they meet along the way.
I definitely did not like the character of Tristan but equally that is the idea! The book deals with some serious issues and will have you shouting at the characters to not trust this guy, yet it shows how easy it is to have this opinion looking from the outside in and how the actual person dealing with it sees things so differently. It was a very well written scenario.
All in all a lovely read. I would certainly look out for other books in this series as I would love to know what’s next for the characters. It will leave you wanting to find a job yourself at this garden centre, or maybe just visit for a drink and some cake!

This is quite a special book in my opinion. It deals with some quite sensitive topics and issues that so many people are having to deal with in real life and it handles them so beautifully. Certainly a book I will be recommending.

Another great book in the Potting Shed by Jenny Kane.
Such wonderful stories of the lives of everyone involved in making The Potting Shed such a great place. So many great, believable characters that are brought to life with such great writing.
I recommended reading the first two books, not only because they lead into this new book but because they are so good too.

I was drawn to this title because it was about running a nursery (my sister works in one, and I love my garden, so I visit local nurseries when I can). Also, I enjoyed Jenny Kane's Mill Grange series - her books are pleasant, easy reads which assume that people will do jobs they enjoy, like gardening or archaeology or running historic houses - all of which happen to be the sort of jobs I enjoy, so I can identify with the aspirations of the characters. And they are people whose lives are often interesting and complicated, so that they don't necessarily fit into society at large.

For instance, here, one of the characters, Ed, is a barrister, who cares about the law, but is unhappy commuting and working in a high-pressure office; Tristan, an old friend turns up and is puzzled that Ed is "wasting" his law training. Ed is the of person I understand, who values helping people and being there for his partner, so I enjoyed his story as much as I enjoyed that of the other people who work at the Potting Shed, which sounds like the sort of place I'd like to spend time - we do have a lovely nursery nearby, where we go to sit in the garden and eat delicious food and drink coffee served in pretty mugs, before browsing the plants and "preloved" garden accessories (there's an idea for the Potting Shed!)

Another character is Belle, who has an autistic teenage son, who resents her new job at the nursery. Sara is young and bright - will she be beguiled by Tristan into a more ambitious life? Maddie is trying to run the Potting Shed while her sister is away despite a desperate staff shortage, Jo is struggling with his feelings for a co-worker and his anxieties about his elderly mother. The author writes with sympathy and insight into their problems. You know that all will be well in the end, because this is romantic fiction, but you can also appreciate good storytelling and intelligent writing along the way.

A very gentle light read. A third in a series about life in a west country garden centre. I think this does stand alone without reading the previous two books, which I haven't, but maybe the obviously established characters would have a bit more depth if I had. Everyone seems to have issues but nothing dramatic and out of the ordinary so just a tale around everyday folk one would in life. Flows along nicely without drama and trauma so a refreshingly light book

I thoroughly enjoyed this third book in this wonderful series. I loved reading about all happenings at the Potting She'd and was delighted with the ending. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Have loved all of the Potting Shed books and this is no exception. Maddie and Sabi are trying to keep the Potting Shed going with a lot of help from their friends. It's great being able to connect again with all the characters from previous books