A review by marypippen
Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith

4.0

Louisville born author!
Such a great piece of escapism - a woman separates from her husband (perm or temp, read to find out!) and spends time in Paris, healing and reflecting and exploring all parts of herself.
I liked reading the thoughts of this women, and thought she seemed like an actual real-life person who feels and empathizes and struggles…it was a really cozy read!
And some sexy parts! These scenes weren’t just thrown in as cheap ways to garner attention - they made sense and were beautifully descriptive but not over the top - as was the rest of the book!