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Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

23 reviews

rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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

4.5

Daisy and Ryke’s relationship starts off as fast friends, despite the age difference. Ryke feels a sense of duty to protect Daisy and is drawn to her over and over.

Their friendship may have been borderline inappropriate, but Ryke tried hard not to fall for her and he didn’t touch her until she was eighteen. I don’t think he would have crossed the line prior to that.

I liked seeing more of Daisy being carefree, as she is the most sheltered Calloway sister. The relationship between them is wild, reckless, all in.

I especially adored seeing the other relationships from Ryke and Daisy’s POVs. They make them seem even sweeter than in their own books. This book made me fall even more in love with Lily and Lo.

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booksbooksbooks505's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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roseyposeyreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

where’s my ryke

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emmab_124's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

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sammymilfort's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

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capucapulet's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

The problem isn't the age gap, it's how old she was when he started to have sexual thoughts about her (she was literally 15 and he was 22 ??). I mean sure the book is easily read, it's sort of casual and fun at times (it's supposed to be a book in which you don't really analyse things) but they bring up the age thing so often to try and "justify it" that it becomes really impossible to ignore.
I could make a list of all the things Ryke said that prove he is a groomer (it's not even a wild interpretation but a simple fact). To be honest I get how appealing the plot can be for young readers but this is so SO dangerous and irresponsible from the writers .. Daisy being the one to engage things with Ryke does NOT mean that she wasn't groomed, Ryke waiting for her to be 18 does not mean that he's responsible and mature (it just means he doesn't want to go to jail).
There were other things that bothered me but this one was just so awful because you can't write about the mental health of a girl who has been sexualised her whole teenage years, just so she ends up with her groomer.

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