Cozy Girl Fall is a feel-good romantic comedy from Willow Hurst. It's a story that will have you chuckling as much as swooning, making it a great holiday read.

Penny Larkin is determined to follow her dreams of becoming a chef, so she leaves behind everything she knows in her small hometown of Magnolia Springs. This includes her family's apple orchard, her best friend and her boyfriend Ethan. But ten years has passed and she's finally back,
happy to spend time helping her parents with the busy harvest season but nervous to bump into Ethan again.

Unfortunately for her Ethan has only got more handsome and is happy to keep bumping into her as often as he can! Will their forced proximity of working together at the orchard rekindle their romance...or will she keep her promise of not being drawn back into small town life.

It ticks the boxes of humour, friendship, love and a fair bit of spice, a cozy holiday read in name and nature!

After a couple of disappointing ARCs, I was going to swear off NetGalley for a while but then I saw the front cover for Cozy Girl Fall and it was so gorgeous I just had to request it. I'm so glad I did because it was a Five Star Read.

I love small town romances and I can totally understand why after leaving for San Francisco to become a professional chef, Penny would return to her hometown of Magnolia Springs. It sounds so idyllic with its apple orchards, yummy bakeries and town festivals. It's funny how gossip quickly spreads whenever Penny and Ethan are seen together. Penny's parents are great characters. I like how her Mom is so competitive with her baking and tries to intimidate voters in the pie competition. Penny has such an amazing relationship with her Dad and he gives great advice.

I fell in love with Ethan from the moment he and Penny met again for the first time at her parents' orchard when she was hiding / pretending to look for her car keys. I really appreciated how he didn't hold a grudge against Penny for leaving to pursue her dreams even though it broke both their hearts. He is and always has been her Number 1 Supporter, which makes him even more attractive.

Cozy Girl Fall just put the biggest smile on my face and as soon as I'd finished reading, I immediately looked to see if the author had written anything else and added Clean Girl Spring to my Wish List.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 4 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I couldn't put this book down – absolutely loved it.

I this was a very sweet and cozy story. It had a beautiful concept of a city girl and getting recalibrated not by choice to country life ;) and learning it’s not so bad after all and maybe you could not only find yourself but love along the way ;) Penny and Ethan were adorable.