Reviews

The Kew Gardens Girls by Posy Lovell

asomeone's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

jdkelly's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful slow-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

3.0

haleybelle22's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

sleepybears4237's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really loved this book - the characters were lovable and inspiring. I laughed, I cried, and I was sad when the book ended because I wasn't ready to be done!

kentishbooklover's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

lee_hillshire's review against another edition

 Sweet and fluffy, in the way cotton candy is sweet and fluffy. There wasn't much of substance there, and it dissolved quickly, but it was fun.

The characters were mostly all understandable and cute. There really wasn't much conflict, and the conflict that existed was fixed pretty much in the same chapter. It was hard to follow some of the time jumps, and the timeline was fuzzy and confuddled.

Overall it wasn't objectively bad. Just kind of dull to me, and not really something I enjoy reading, but I definitely see the appeal for stories like this. 

auntblh's review against another edition

4.0

I'm happy to have received a copy of this book as part of Goodreads Giveaway. I really enjoyed this look at women working at the Kew Gardens in London during WWI. The story mostly followed the lives of Louisa (a women who left a bad marriage), Ivy (a young woman), Jim (Ivy's boyfriend), Bernie (a troubled young man), and Mac (manager of the gardening crew). I liked the interactions of the characters and the glimpses of the work at Kew Gardens. The story was well written. I was satisfied by the story and wasn't left wanting.

minibookchats's review against another edition

3.0

Loved the flower descriptions and definitions, interesting story set in WW1 with a suffragette tie in. I just didn’t love all the characters personally.

bookhussy's review against another edition

challenging inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mikhaela_nadya's review against another edition

relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0