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A review by tessa_talbert
Evergreen by Devin Greenlee
3.0
Rounded up to 3 Stars on this one because it was very cottagecore and I love that.
Evergreen is very young at it's heart. It's about youth, about family, about first loves and finding out what it means to be ourselves. Quill, a male dryad, is a rarity in his culture and his mother is incredibly protective to the point of smothering -- at least from his perspective. His sister, Laurel, has a gift for life and plants as dryads should but Quill feels like a bit of an outsider in his own home and family run floral shop. He eventually meets Liam, a half-human who at first irritates and then entrances him, and together they must find out who is behind the intrusion into Quill's family garden.
This was very sweet. It was easy to read and very cozy, with lots of plant action and light-hearted, earthy magic. The romance was adorable and I enjoyed getting to understand how their magic worked and how they were tied to their plantlife. Overall, I wish there had been a bit more depth. I thought the villain was rather uninteresting and the climax felt a little flat for me. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that of course we get our HEA but the stakes just weren't there for me. But it was a very cozy, fun read, and I think it will appeal to younger audiences looking for an escape.
I'd love to see other books from this other later on. I think it can only get better from here.
Evergreen is very young at it's heart. It's about youth, about family, about first loves and finding out what it means to be ourselves. Quill, a male dryad, is a rarity in his culture and his mother is incredibly protective to the point of smothering -- at least from his perspective. His sister, Laurel, has a gift for life and plants as dryads should but Quill feels like a bit of an outsider in his own home and family run floral shop. He eventually meets Liam, a half-human who at first irritates and then entrances him, and together they must find out who is behind the intrusion into Quill's family garden.
This was very sweet. It was easy to read and very cozy, with lots of plant action and light-hearted, earthy magic. The romance was adorable and I enjoyed getting to understand how their magic worked and how they were tied to their plantlife. Overall, I wish there had been a bit more depth. I thought the villain was rather uninteresting and the climax felt a little flat for me. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that of course we get our HEA but the stakes just weren't there for me. But it was a very cozy, fun read, and I think it will appeal to younger audiences looking for an escape.
I'd love to see other books from this other later on. I think it can only get better from here.