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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
A great concept that sounded right up my street (plants, murder), but which sadly failed to deliver.
I wanted to like this, particularly as it has a queer, neurodivergent main character. But the pace was too slow and the storyline insufficiently engaging to keep me reading.
I wanted to like this, particularly as it has a queer, neurodivergent main character. But the pace was too slow and the storyline insufficiently engaging to keep me reading.
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Really enjoyed this. FMC is neurodivergent, most likely ASD, and queer/androgenous which I loved. This is a slow to medium paced mystery and although plot based, the development of the character is steady but consistent throughout.
This book had so much potential, but it missed the mark for me.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Remind me to keep picking out my own books - regardless of the GR ratings - because I was right! And what the hell is this? 3,6 stars? As if!
This was so good!
Ahh just chef’s kiss!
Saw this book randomly and decided to give it a go and right from the start - I loved it!
It’s unlike anything I’ve read before, especially the main character, who is this weird, loner, possibly autistic (?, some readers suggest) woman;
a former professor of botanical toxicology - pretty much spending her days tending to her garden - a collection of poisonous plants, AND spying on her neighbors with her telescope. I mean?! Right?! Already so good?!
So one day she sees her (gorgeous) neighbor being sort of mistreated, by several men, in her apartment.. She gets fixated on that, and that leads to her seeing even more trouble.. which leads to her trying to solve these mysteries, even without the help of the police!
I really enjoyed the dark (green, that’s how it felt) atmosphere in this book, her poisonous garden, all the mentions of the plants, the gloomy, weird mood.. The story kept going in a direction I did not at all predict, so overall - really amazing!
I already bought the second book with Eustacia Rose as a main character and am excited to follow Jill Johnson’s work!
Ahhh it’s so fun finding a new author you like!!
This was so good!
Ahh just chef’s kiss!
Saw this book randomly and decided to give it a go and right from the start - I loved it!
It’s unlike anything I’ve read before, especially the main character, who is this weird, loner, possibly autistic (?, some readers suggest) woman;
a former professor of botanical toxicology - pretty much spending her days tending to her garden - a collection of poisonous plants, AND spying on her neighbors with her telescope. I mean?! Right?! Already so good?!
So one day she sees her (gorgeous) neighbor being sort of mistreated, by several men, in her apartment.. She gets fixated on that, and that leads to her seeing even more trouble.. which leads to her trying to solve these mysteries, even without the help of the police!
I really enjoyed the dark (green, that’s how it felt) atmosphere in this book, her poisonous garden, all the mentions of the plants, the gloomy, weird mood.. The story kept going in a direction I did not at all predict, so overall - really amazing!
I already bought the second book with Eustacia Rose as a main character and am excited to follow Jill Johnson’s work!
Ahhh it’s so fun finding a new author you like!!
challenging
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes