Ellis’s world is turned upside down when her parents tell her they need some time apart. She leaves New York with her mom to stay in a small town in Connecticut with her aunt and cousin. Bramble Falls and all its fall festivities are not how she imagined spending her senior year.

I feel like I was a little tricked by this book. My research indicated that it was a no spice YA romance. Technically, it was spice free, but when the main character’s mom mentions condoms on more than one occasion, it loses its ‘no spice’ feel. There was also a lot of swearing. I was hoping for something much cleaner, so I’m really disappointed. The fall themes were the best part of this story. The town goes all out for fall and Ellis is involved in all the activities because her aunt is the mayor. They had some fun traditions. I would give this a 5/5 for Fall Spirit. I was annoyed by Ellis more often than I wasn’t.  She was incredibly self-centered. Some of the choices she made drove me crazy. Overall, I really enjoyed the side characters. I thought Cooper was very level headed. He was a great love interest. I really liked Ellis’s cousin, Sloane. Maybe I would have liked the plot better if I was younger.