October Kiss- Review By Jennifer

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

October Kiss can be purchased at the following link or your local bookstore : https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/october-kiss-kristen-ethridge/1129220021?type=eBook

 

READER BEWARE: If you are waiting eagerly for fall to start and to be done with the incessant rain and are ready for apple cider, pumpkin spice everything, this book is for you. You will want a blanket, a fire, some apple spice cake and a family recipe of pumpkin soup that you can find at the end of this book.

 

This book is based upon the 2015 movie called October Kiss (that I did not see, but will be stalking the Hallmark Channel now for) that aired on the Hallmark Channel. The main character, Poppy was played by Ashley Williams (who most recently made an appearance in James Patterson’s series Instinct) and Ryan was  played by Sam Jaeger (who most recently appeared in Reverie). We begin the book with Poppy, being the stereotypical Millennial, experiencing difficulties with the things like adulting, paying bills on time and everyday grown up things.  As Poppy is teaching yoga, she forgets the name of one of the most common poses and realizes that teaching yoga was not going to be the career path for her. We are then taken to her paying job which is an utter disaster, only to be taken to a blind date that is another disaster. This poor girl just cannot catch a break. At 28, Poppy is reeling with what to do with herself until her sister Megan pointed out how good she was with her two sons. Megan works her magic and hooks Poppy up with a father in need of a Nanny, Mr. Ryan Larson and his two children, Zoe and Zach. Ryan is a workaholic working on an app. Zoe and Zach can be compared to the evil children in Mary Poppins that chase every last nanny away until Mary arrives and gives them the discipline that they need.  Poppy has an abysmal first day with the children and basically  quits at the end of the day, but Ryan talks her into staying until the end of the month. A lot happens in a month and we are taken through the journey as Poppy bonds with the children, experiences more conflict. This books ends in a flair and after reading this book all in one day, I now have it set to tape on my DVR. I cannot wait for my apple cider and apple spiced everything. I am not a big fan of pumpkin spice, but pumpkin pie here we come!