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3readingcircus's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Author-included CWs!mari1532's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Brief Summary: Opal has had a turn of luck and will finally pull the pieces of her life together and pursue her dream of being an artist. While doing some late-night internet surfing, Opal decides that the Thistle and Bloom flower farm is the perfect destination to make all her hopes come to life. Pepper, the current resident of the farm however has other ideas—many, many ideas in fact, but none of them involve Opal. Forced to work together Opal and Pepper begin to learn a great deal about themselves and each other and what they find might be 1000 yellow daiseys worth of joy.
Thoughts: Eddings is an excellent writer. The way that she can elicit such emotion from her characters makes them jump off the page. While I loved both Opal and Pepper, I felt I identified a bit more with Opal. The chaotic way she approaches things and the way she releases stress by changing her hair were both so relatable and articulated feelings that I often experience in a way that makes me feel incredibly seen.
I do wish that there had been a bit more integration of Opal's sisters into the later part of the book. They seem to be a central part of Opal's world and they seem to have drifted off at the end. I'm not sure if it is because of the distance between the farm and where they live in the city or what. Am I hoping that there will be spin-off books for both of them, yes. But I am selfish.
The very last chapters of the book felt a little chaotic. I completely agree with Pepper that some of the villains in the book were exhibiting some serious stalker behaviour. Also, I'm not entirely sure how much time has passed in this book and it seems wild to me that someone hasn't talked to you in months and you think it's cool to just show up out of the blue.
I enjoyed the dynamics between Pepper and her friend group and like Opal's sisters I wished they had more time on the page. Especially since they seemed very invested in Pepper at the start of the book and then seemed to make no real appearances later on.
Overall, I found this an endearing love story between two agents of chaos and it truly shows Eddings for the mastermind that she is. If you enjoy sapphic romances this one will make you swoon.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
perchoirdehiboumystique's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
fleur____'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity
jordanbolker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Drug abuse
enderrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
i'd 100% reccommend this to anyone who wants a cozy LGBTQ+ love story to read with a nice cup of tea :)themdash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting
teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, and Cursing
k_strig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
infjkiki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship