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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
This moved too quickly for a narrative that relies heavily on a deep feeling for and understanding of the characters, you’re expected to love certain ones without the opportunity of getting to know them. Alice Hart lives many through the span of this story and it’s just too much to take in. It’s a fine illustration of intergenerational trauma and its impact, but characters come and go too quickly for you to develop the understanding of them the author expects of you. Wasn’t quite my cuppa, but a fine story nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death
Got quite bored. Too much detail. And I felt I could see all the storylines coming and really couldn't be bothered with them.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good book, beautifully read, I hate the thought of her flowers being burnt though
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved this book! I discovered it after coming across the miniseries on Amazon Prime. The book is quite different from the TV series. The story follows Alice Hart who is taken in by her grandmother, the proprietary of a massive flower farm, after a family tragedy. Her grandmother harbors many secrets about her past.
The story was beautiful and ties in the Victorian meanings of flowers which was a nice touch.
The story was beautiful and ties in the Victorian meanings of flowers which was a nice touch.
I did the thing I hate to do, and that is, I watched the television adaptation of this before I read the book. As usual, the book is so much better, and more importantly, it differs from the adaptation in ways that make it much more meaningful and palatable.
Alice Hart is a young girl with an abusive father. She dreams of the unthinkable. When a tragedy happens, she finds her life changed in ways she never imagined.
This is a book filled with pain and loss, but also the relationships and love that breathe life into our souls. Sometimes the lessons of our pasts are hard to understand until they come around again.
4.5 stars.
Alice Hart is a young girl with an abusive father. She dreams of the unthinkable. When a tragedy happens, she finds her life changed in ways she never imagined.
This is a book filled with pain and loss, but also the relationships and love that breathe life into our souls. Sometimes the lessons of our pasts are hard to understand until they come around again.
4.5 stars.
challenging
emotional
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:
Complicated
Nothing like a release of a tv series to push you to read a TBR! And I’m glad I finally did! Great story and told so well. I enjoyed the links to the flowers and their meanings especially as it referenced so many Australian regions. The story was sad but had enough hope that things will change.
I’m looking forward to the tv series however I’m sure there will be so many differences but as long as they do this book justice, I’ll be happy!
I’m looking forward to the tv series however I’m sure there will be so many differences but as long as they do this book justice, I’ll be happy!
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship
informative
reflective
medium-paced