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A review by enrichingerin
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
“Who are you to accuse me of desecrating a corpse? And it’s not reanimating. The person is gone - what’s left is merely a plant pot.”
A queer retelling of Frankenstein where the monster is made of plants and mushrooms? Sign me up! Or so I thought until I started this absolute turd of a book. The writing was nonsensical and disjointed and overall just boring. I couldn’t keep Gregor and Simon straight as there was next to no character development. The only chapters I enjoyed were Jenny’s, and even so I only liked the marginally better than the other chapters. The only thing I will remember about this book is the sex scene between human and plant because how could I not with such descriptions as “mossy cl*toris - misty wet and all encompassing.” And wondering if there are blood on the thorns that touched your nether regions 💀
The only good part about this book was the descriptions of the greenhouse they lived in. It sounded like a truly magical place that I would have loved to be able to visit. All the thumbs down for this book.
A queer retelling of Frankenstein where the monster is made of plants and mushrooms? Sign me up! Or so I thought until I started this absolute turd of a book. The writing was nonsensical and disjointed and overall just boring. I couldn’t keep Gregor and Simon straight as there was next to no character development. The only chapters I enjoyed were Jenny’s, and even so I only liked the marginally better than the other chapters. The only thing I will remember about this book is the sex scene between human and plant because how could I not with such descriptions as “mossy cl*toris - misty wet and all encompassing.” And wondering if there are blood on the thorns that touched your nether regions 💀
The only good part about this book was the descriptions of the greenhouse they lived in. It sounded like a truly magical place that I would have loved to be able to visit. All the thumbs down for this book.