Trouble Comes in Threes

I have the hangover of all book hangovers! I finished this book 48 hours ago and can’t stop thinking about it. This is my favorite series and I was beyond excited when Denise announced she was writing a new book after ending it a few years ago. The story begins almost 3 years after the last book, but don’t worry Denise brings you up to speed right from the start and it honestly feels like no time has passed. I loved seeing Rose and Joe married and tackling family life. They sure have their hands full; but you feel the gratitude and love they have for everything they’ve been given. Denise protrays the craziness of a busy family and the struggles that come with it perfectly. Getting to see Rose, Joe, Neeley Kate and Jed as a family unit was just fantastic. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Rose story without some mystery and danger lurking in the shadows. And just when I thought I maybe was figuring things out, the story would twist and turn another way. It’s a bingeable book!

If you're familiar with the Rose Gardner world this book was like being wrapped in a big warm hug. Back in 2021 Denise announced that she would be ending the Rose series, but she always said that there was a chance that Rose could return some time in the future. Well the future came and it did not disappoint! I loved being back in Henryetta, AK with Rose, Neely Kate (NK), Joe, Jed, Bruce Wayne and all of the other loveable (and not so loveable - I'm looking at your Miss Mildred) characters.

I was so, so excited for this book to come out and it did not disappoint!! Rose Gardner has single-handedly gotten me back into reading as an adult so I had high hopes for Trouble Comes in Threes, and it hit all my expectations and more! I absolutely loved reading about Rose and seeing what shes been doing. Her life has changed a bit since the first series, and even the beginning of the second, but she’s still the same lovable and smart Rose. I was immersed in this book from beginning to end.