3.65 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

HER LITTLE FLOWERS by Shannon Morgan

A five hundred year old manor, a garden filled with beautiful but poisonous plants, a protagonist who sees ghosts, AND family secrets to uncover? Sign me up!

I breezed through the second half of this within a few hours because I didn’t want to put it down. I kept turning the pages wanting to know more. The last few chapters were especially heart wrenching and I legit cried for all these characters.

The prose is atmospheric and haunting. There’s a magical and paranormal element that felt so natural; not at all contrived or “woo woo”. I also loved how “the language of flowers” was incorporated into the story.

This is not just a haunted house story, it’s about the love of family, dealing with grief and guilt, surviving tragedy and trauma… It’s heavy and dark and so beautifully written. Bree, Francine and their family will stay with me for a long while. Highly recommend, but check trigger warnings.


Rating: 4.75/5 ⭐️
emotional mysterious reflective sad
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

12rhys23's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

Main character acts like a stereotypical British 70/80 year old grump, but is only in her 50s. Way too many descriptors bogging down the flow of sentences. Will try to read again once I don't have so many Libby holds active.
emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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
adventurous mysterious sad 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
emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

For fans of Flannigan’s Netflix series centering on ghosts and grief. 

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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