kayla_biblioteca 's review for:

Where You're Planted by Melanie Sweeney

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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The perfect mix of plants and books! Melanie Sweeney combines just the right amount of emotional and challenging topics with sweet moments (as well as a few spicy encounters) and humor in this book. Ranging from natural disaster recovery to complicated relationships to government funding, the characters definitely go through real struggles and process realistic emotions along the way. This is balanced by the fun, supportive, and loving cast of characters that work together through the challenges faced and help each other grow and learn to trust. The combination of a library space with a botanical garden makes for a wonderful setting that I wish I could have jumped right into! I really enjoyed every element of this book with the story moving at just the right pace to process everything while staying engaged and wondering what was coming next. This is one of those books that I wish didn’t have to end! 

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for a galley copy of this book!