4.0 AVERAGE


Beautifully written debut novel that follows Alice Hart starting when she’s a young child and dealing with her violent father up through adulthood when she starts to process her trauma. The poetic and whimsical writing made this feel like a fairytale, despite all the heartbreak and tragedy of Alice’s story. It was quite healing. I also absolutely loved all the nature descriptions and how flowers were a strong theme that tied everything together in a beautiful way.

Just WOW. So much to and in this amazing story.
challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional sad
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Started with the series, couldn't wait for the next episode and finished the book
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes