Rosie has her hands full. With her tendency to say yes to everything, it didn’t take long for things to pile up. She’s rushing to finish remodeling her Princess themed inn before the scheduled guests arrive all while trying to plan the town’s Fall Festival.

Once Upon a Fall was a cute addition to the Falling for Autumn series. Rosie was working on her inn, remodeling it to fit her Princess theme. Dean came to town to sort things out with the farm his grandparents left him when they passed away. I loved the introductions to each chapter. They were a nice touch that had me laughing as I read. There were a couple of things that bothered me though… I had a hard time wrapping my head around a guy staying in a frilly pink Sleeping Beauty themed room and not being completely horrified by it. I mean, he was at first, but he came to terms with it pretty quickly. And he only stayed because he had no other option. He tried to leave! He had absolutely no interest in Rosie or her inn. So for him to suddenly be helping Rosie remodel and being at the inn 24/7 felt unnatural.

That brings me to my next argument: the progression of Rosie and Dean’s relationship fell a little flat for me. Dean was not impressed with Rosie as a business owner, or a woman. Even reading from his point of view, I didn’t really get the sense that he was attracted to her until they kissed. Maybe that’s how it was supposed to be, but I could have used a little more yearn in the build up. It would have changed the tone of the story just enough if he was the tiniest bit attracted to her and didn’t mind staying at the inn because he was interested. I still enjoyed the story as I read, I just needed to voice my opinion here.

I’m going to give Once Upon a Fall a 2/5 for fall vibes. Rosie was supposed to be planning the Fall Festival but there was more talk about her lack of planning than the actual festival. The outdoor scenery is described often, but other than that, there really isn’t much fall.