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Late Bloomer
by Mazey Eddings
2.5/5
I was really excited about this one, especially from the gorgeous cover, but I think this solidifies that Mazey Eddings is just not for me. The concept is really cute—Opal wins the lottery and uses the money to buy a flower farm and meets Pepper, the granddaughter of the owner of the flower farm who didn’t know it was sold. For some reason Opal and Pepper decide to live there together, and forced proximity romance ensues.
I had a few issues with this book. I felt the characters were underdeveloped, and there really didn’t seem to be any basis for their attraction or feelings for each other. There also wasn't much basis for their miscommunications or conflict. The plot pacing was off, it was hard to get into and felt like nothing happened. And as a few other reviewers mentioned—it was really hard to tell who was speaking between the two main characters.
I did like the neurodivergent representation, though I felt like that was also underdeveloped.
Overall, I would not discourage anyone from reading this, but it wouldn’t be my first recommendation either.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an e arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I was really excited about this one, especially from the gorgeous cover, but I think this solidifies that Mazey Eddings is just not for me. The concept is really cute—Opal wins the lottery and uses the money to buy a flower farm and meets Pepper, the granddaughter of the owner of the flower farm who didn’t know it was sold. For some reason Opal and Pepper decide to live there together, and forced proximity romance ensues.
I had a few issues with this book. I felt the characters were underdeveloped, and there really didn’t seem to be any basis for their attraction or feelings for each other. There also wasn't much basis for their miscommunications or conflict. The plot pacing was off, it was hard to get into and felt like nothing happened. And as a few other reviewers mentioned—it was really hard to tell who was speaking between the two main characters.
I did like the neurodivergent representation, though I felt like that was also underdeveloped.
Overall, I would not discourage anyone from reading this, but it wouldn’t be my first recommendation either.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an e arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.