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Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

30 reviews

amanda_mh's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

In this world Daisy Calloway has had and continues to be have traumatic experiences, which resulted in many of strong emotions and tears when reading this book. It was interesting to read from both Daisy and Ryke’s perspective I feel like I really got to know them in this novel, who they are as individuals and what brings them together.

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leahkalantai's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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bunnivie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i was thoroughly enjoying the beginning of this book before ryke admitted that he has been in love with daisy for years, meaning he's been in love with her since she was a child.

i also found it weird that the moment rose announced her pregnancy, connor immediately said "you're not aborting it" as if it's his choice. he's just a narcissistic weirdo.

other than that, i enjoyed the moments we had with loren and lily. overall, i believe that this book was kind of odd.

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cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Daisy and Ryke’s relationship starts off as fast friends, despite the age difference. Ryke feels a sense of duty to protect Daisy and is drawn to her over and over.

Their friendship may have been borderline inappropriate, but Ryke tried hard not to fall for her and he didn’t touch her until she was eighteen. I don’t think he would have crossed the line prior to that.

I liked seeing more of Daisy being carefree, as she is the most sheltered Calloway sister. The relationship between them is wild, reckless, all in.

I especially adored seeing the other relationships from Ryke and Daisy’s POVs. They make them seem even sweeter than in their own books. This book made me fall even more in love with Lily and Lo.

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booksbooksbooks505's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition

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challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Okay, I LOVE DAISY. We need more characters with ADHD rep. But Ryke- I know he felt bad about it, but he was such a pedophile. She was FIFTEEN when he started sexualising her. FIFTEEN.

However, there relationship seemed really healthy, for the both of them. It was very fluffy and angsty and fun

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emmab_124's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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moonyleo's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

“You’re a hothouse flower,” I tell her. “You can’t grow under natural conditions. You need adventure. And security and love in order to stay alive.”

i love them so much🥲🌼

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capucapulet's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

The problem isn't the age gap, it's how old she was when he started to have sexual thoughts about her (she was literally 15 and he was 22 ??). I mean sure the book is easily read, it's sort of casual and fun at times (it's supposed to be a book in which you don't really analyse things) but they bring up the age thing so often to try and "justify it" that it becomes really impossible to ignore.
I could make a list of all the things Ryke said that prove he is a groomer (it's not even a wild interpretation but a simple fact). To be honest I get how appealing the plot can be for young readers but this is so SO dangerous and irresponsible from the writers .. Daisy being the one to engage things with Ryke does NOT mean that she wasn't groomed, Ryke waiting for her to be 18 does not mean that he's responsible and mature (it just means he doesn't want to go to jail).
There were other things that bothered me but this one was just so awful because you can't write about the mental health of a girl who has been sexualised her whole teenage years, just so she ends up with her groomer.

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