Summary from Goodreads:
Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends.
Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they’re reunited every September 1.
But this Halloween is different—Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye.
Josiah’s ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. Deja isn’t ready to let him. She’s got a plan: What if—instead of moping and the usual slinging lima beans down at the Succotash Hut—they went out with a bang? They could see all the sights! Taste all the snacks! And Josiah could finally talk to that cute girl he’s been mooning over for three years . . .
What if their last shift was an adventure?
Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they’re reunited every September 1.
But this Halloween is different—Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye.
Josiah’s ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. Deja isn’t ready to let him. She’s got a plan: What if—instead of moping and the usual slinging lima beans down at the Succotash Hut—they went out with a bang? They could see all the sights! Taste all the snacks! And Josiah could finally talk to that cute girl he’s been mooning over for three years . . .
What if their last shift was an adventure?
Review:
As I mentioned on Goodreads: This
was pretty much as adorable as I thought it would be. Everything Rowell writes
is gold to me. Combine her amazing character development and dialogue with the
fantastic art of Faith Erin Hicks, and you have my favorite graphic novel of
the year. It’s fluffy, cute, romantic, and full of all things Fall (my favorite
season). I loved the characters. And I loved the setting. I read this in one
sitting, while drinking pumpkin coffee -and I highly recommend reading it this
way. More books like this please!
I remember going into this,
hoping it would be good. And I don’t know why at this point I ever have any
doubts about anything Rainbow Rowell is involved with. Seriously, this was the
cutesy fall pick-me-up I needed to read the week before my wedding. It was
sweet and romantic. And it’s not Nick’s normal cuppa tea, but I kept singing
its praises so much, he now wants to read it too.
I enjoyed it so much, I’m
contemplating taking it outside right now (on a sunny 72 degrees Fall day) and
reading it all over again. I remember thinking, in the beginning, I hope this
is one of those stories that does this….And then it did! I can’t say what it is
without spoiling it, but just know it’s awesome. I give it a 10/10.
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