This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨.25


First Impressions
Huckleberry Harvest is the fifth installement in the "Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill" series and thi is Mandy's book. For those that aren't familar with the theme of the series, we have our grandparents (they do have a book which is the last one in the series I believe) who matchmake their grandkids into love and marriage Amish style haha If you like cozy endearing inspirational romance, then this is an author you need to pick up. I absolutely have fallen head over heels in love with Amish romance. Its so refreshing to read at times. Huckleberry Harvest is probably the most cozy out of all the books I have read in the series so far though. There is such an easygoing relationship in the romance and it does have a third act conflict/breakup but that's okay, the author makes them work.

First Line
The chickens gathered at Anna Helmuth's feet as she scattered scratch from her pail.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Noah Mischler
A young man who is tortured emotionally. Protects his father who is grieving and is an alcoholic but stays with him. Hard worker and devoted to his faith but lets pride get the better of him at times.

The Heroine: Mandy Helmuth
Mandy is kind and caring and sees the good in people. She is always wanting to help others.

Summary
Mandy Helmuth is visiting her grandparents for a month and in the process wants to help her best friend win her boyfriend back. But what Mandy doesn't realize is that Kristina has been manipulating the situation and been deceiving her on the truth of what her relationship with Noah has really been about. When Kristina drags her to spy on Noah, its the last straw for Mandy. When he saves her life, there is a change in the relationship between Noah and Mandy. As Noah is working on repairs for her grandparents place, she begins to see the man beneath his rough exterior. But he is also the man her best friend wants to have, and is torn on choosing Noah for a husband or her best friend...

What I Loved
Huckleberry Harvest despite how the blurb sounds, has so many cozy fall vibes to it. It was such an easy book to relax into and I became so charmed by this one. I do think this is one of the better books of the series if I had to choose. And I am liking this narrator the more I listen to her and she really handles the tones of the story very well. And I especially love how she handles the dialogue between the grandparents. They remind me so much of my own that its so nostalgic. I also love the support system that is showcased in here. Not sure if that is the normal Amish way, but if it is, I truly respect this culture more and more. I also enjoyed the easy way that Noah and Mandy get along once they let go of their pride and just learn to be together. Noah and Mandy individually are such wonderful characters. Noah is a man of mystery. You see how tortured he is in having to choose his dad and taking care of him even when he is abused at times when he is drunk. Then we have Mandy who just wants to help him out and has such an open caring heart.

What I Struggled With
The best friend and the third act conflict. I was not a fan in how these were handled. I like a good conflict but the best friend Kristina was awful and never had to apologize for anything she did. I did want some more justice surrounding her actions and how she harmed her best friend. Best friends don't treat each other like Kristina does to Mandy. And the third act breakup felt unnecessary. I get misunderstandings, but it felt too much in comparison to the story that is delivered.

Narration
This narrator isn't bad and really brings out the vibes of an Amish romance really well. The dialogue especially is just perfect and why I am doing this series in audio. She really uplifts the story in the right ways.

Overall View
Huckleberry Harvest is a stunning story that melted my heart and delivered on the most authentic cozy vibes for a romance. Its sweet and easy going and packed with emotional intimacy.

Favorite Quote(s)
“Even when we sin, even when our trouble is of our own making, Jesus doesn’t abandon us.”

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, Inspirational Romance
Character Types: Amish, Country/Farmer, Tortured Hero
Themes: Small Town, Cozy Vibes, Family Bonds, Sweet Romance, Fade To Black
Tropes: Friends To Lovers, Forbidden Love

Book Perspective
3rd POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict

Song This Book Inspires
Center Point Road by Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini

Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as standalones

Steam/Spice Explanations

Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy

Narrators:
C.S.E. Cooney