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A review by savaburry
Where You're Planted by Melanie Sweeney
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This one was pretty decent but it won't live in my head rent free. I enjoyed the setting and the conflict of like, this librarian needing to save her library and the whole botanic garden aspect because that's really something we don't see often. It was fun.
I think Jack and Tansy's relationship was fine. I think their ultimate conflict being that he applied for the same grant as her to be stupid though. I dislike when romance books use this microtrope to introduce conflict in relationships because like, pls be so fr. You're mad at him for applying for a grant?? Is he not allowed to get money for his job? In this one it was even more silly because they both applied separately without talking about it and Tansy still got mad.....like girl I guess. I dislike the microtrope because it makes the women seem silly. You're really gonna be mad at that you and your bf applied for the same job and he got it? Being jealous of your partner gives me the ick.
Don't really get why they made her a single mom because her 8 year old acted like she was 4 or 5, and the kid was hardly even in the story which I suppose isn't a bad thing, but Tansy basically acted like she didn't have a kid at all so it begged me to ask why even write that.
Overall though, I'd tell my friends to read it and for the most part, I did like it. I might read it again and maybe I'll find more enjoyment the second time around, but I'd recommend just reading proper. Skip the audio.
I think Jack and Tansy's relationship was fine. I think their ultimate conflict being that he applied for the same grant as her to be stupid though. I dislike when romance books use this microtrope to introduce conflict in relationships because like, pls be so fr. You're mad at him for applying for a grant?? Is he not allowed to get money for his job? In this one it was even more silly because they both applied separately without talking about it and Tansy still got mad.....like girl I guess. I dislike the microtrope because it makes the women seem silly. You're really gonna be mad at that you and your bf applied for the same job and he got it? Being jealous of your partner gives me the ick.
Don't really get why they made her a single mom because her 8 year old acted like she was 4 or 5, and the kid was hardly even in the story which I suppose isn't a bad thing, but Tansy basically acted like she didn't have a kid at all so it begged me to ask why even write that.
Overall though, I'd tell my friends to read it and for the most part, I did like it. I might read it again and maybe I'll find more enjoyment the second time around, but I'd recommend just reading proper. Skip the audio.