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A review by amanda1793
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
3.0
3 stars.
I did have my issues with this book. I can understand that there are foster children who have gone through similar situations as Victoria, and I can understand that it's not the best of systems out there... But the fact that she abandoned her own child on a total of three occasions, and that kind of made me angry...
I'm not sure if we were supposed to feel some sort of pity for Victoria, but I couldn't... I would get a little annoyed with her simply for some of the things she did at times.
I found a lot of the supporting characters very easy to like. I found that they were trying to help Victoria, and in some ways, many of them succeeded. Only to be pushed away...
To find out the the demise of what could've been a good place for her to live was her fault, was even more maddening...
But now, on to the good things I liked about this book!
The language of flowers was amazing to build a story upon! I enjoyed learning the meaning of several flowers and the way Victoria uses them to improve people's lives on one way or another was intriguing. I felt that with the use of the dictionary located at the end of the book, I was able to gain a vast amount of knowledge!
I enjoyed Victoria (despite her many flaws), and watching her grow from a damaged person to a girl who is really trying to get her life together. And the fact that she learned from her mistakes (especially when it came to Elizabeth) to a certain degree was another area that I could enjoy.
I would recommend this book. Happy reading!
I did have my issues with this book. I can understand that there are foster children who have gone through similar situations as Victoria, and I can understand that it's not the best of systems out there... But the fact that she abandoned her own child on a total of three occasions, and that kind of made me angry...
I'm not sure if we were supposed to feel some sort of pity for Victoria, but I couldn't... I would get a little annoyed with her simply for some of the things she did at times.
I found a lot of the supporting characters very easy to like. I found that they were trying to help Victoria, and in some ways, many of them succeeded. Only to be pushed away...
To find out the the demise of what could've been a good place for her to live was her fault, was even more maddening...
But now, on to the good things I liked about this book!
The language of flowers was amazing to build a story upon! I enjoyed learning the meaning of several flowers and the way Victoria uses them to improve people's lives on one way or another was intriguing. I felt that with the use of the dictionary located at the end of the book, I was able to gain a vast amount of knowledge!
I enjoyed Victoria (despite her many flaws), and watching her grow from a damaged person to a girl who is really trying to get her life together. And the fact that she learned from her mistakes (especially when it came to Elizabeth) to a certain degree was another area that I could enjoy.
I would recommend this book. Happy reading!