A review by swalk
A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

When Joey Evans, a young farmers boy is found passed out, fitting and grimacing in a Hampshire field, Botanist Saffron Everly and Dr Michael Lee are called in to try and find out what the cause could be. As a researcher in botanical poisoning and a medical practitioner they often find themselves in circumstances like these, trying to solve a botanical puzzle and save a life.



A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality is a cosy period murder mystery, this is definitely the type of book you want to curl up with on a rainy day or relax with in the evening. It is the second in the series, but they refer back to the first and explain some of the backstory where relevant, so you can follow the plot perfectly well if reading it as a stand alone. It was a little slow moving for my taste, but entertaining nonetheless.


I really enjoy this type of easy going murder mystery and I learnt a lot of fascinating botanical facts as a bonus! I will be looking out for more in the series.

The narrator is great, clear eloquent reading and well suited for the characters.
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