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A review by emmirosereads
Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves
3.0
*3*
If you know me then you know contemporary novels aren't my most favorite thing. I've read many that I've enjoyed and want to read a few but there aren't something I actively reach for or that capture me as much as a good fantasy does. I know though that I would have loved this so much more if I was really into the contemporary genre and might have even given it five stars. With all that being said I still enjoyed this book for the most part. It's a book that deals with a lot of hard but important topics so there were many parts that just made me feel, and broke my heart. But equally there were many parts that made me laugh and smile.
I think what I enjoyed most about this were the characters. I really enjoyed Danny, and her love interest. I especially loved her love interest. I thought she was a really cool character and I love her and Danny together. Sarah was really annoying to me, but I think that was a little bit of the point. I also felt like I could relate to Danny in the way she dealt with a lot of things. Humor is kind of a huge coping mechanism for her and I find that's really true for myself. I did feel like there was a bit of insta love between the two characters, which we all know I don't like insta love but it wasn't overly annoying while I was reading.
I also really enjoyed the writing and narrative of this book and thought it was really well done! I usually don't like first person POV but this really fit the story and was well done so I did like it. I will say that the ending of this book honestly felt a little random and abrupt, and I'm not sure everything felt wrapped up nicely, but overall this was still a good book.
If you know me then you know contemporary novels aren't my most favorite thing. I've read many that I've enjoyed and want to read a few but there aren't something I actively reach for or that capture me as much as a good fantasy does. I know though that I would have loved this so much more if I was really into the contemporary genre and might have even given it five stars. With all that being said I still enjoyed this book for the most part. It's a book that deals with a lot of hard but important topics so there were many parts that just made me feel, and broke my heart. But equally there were many parts that made me laugh and smile.
I think what I enjoyed most about this were the characters. I really enjoyed Danny, and her love interest. I especially loved her love interest. I thought she was a really cool character and I love her and Danny together. Sarah was really annoying to me, but I think that was a little bit of the point. I also felt like I could relate to Danny in the way she dealt with a lot of things. Humor is kind of a huge coping mechanism for her and I find that's really true for myself. I did feel like there was a bit of insta love between the two characters, which we all know I don't like insta love but it wasn't overly annoying while I was reading.
I also really enjoyed the writing and narrative of this book and thought it was really well done! I usually don't like first person POV but this really fit the story and was well done so I did like it. I will say that the ending of this book honestly felt a little random and abrupt, and I'm not sure everything felt wrapped up nicely, but overall this was still a good book.