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A review by fareads
When Wildflowers Bloom by Ashley Manley
4.0
Birdie is convinced she’s not going to make it to her 38th birthday, she has the same gene that caused her mother and grandmother to die of cancer when they were 37. One night, after living a life of strict rules, routines and self imposed isolation, she decides to have a one night stand. When their paths unexpectedly cross again, Bo is determined to convince Birdie to actually start living..
This was such a sweet book!
I loved all the characters, especially the older characters, Mabel was hilarious! Birdie’s relationship with Huck was lovely and I really appreciated the mentions of his food aversions/sensory issues with food. As a parent to an autistic child with a very restricted diet, it’s good to see this being spoken about as a lot of people just assume it’s the child being “fussy” or “spoiled”. People are quick to judge and don’t realise just how difficult it can be.
The author also did an excellent job of showing how health anxiety can completely take over someone’s life to the point they aren’t really living at all.
My only slight gripe is I think the book needed to be a bit longer, I think the romance would have benefited from it, but overall I still really enjoyed it and would definitely read a book by this author again.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was such a sweet book!
I loved all the characters, especially the older characters, Mabel was hilarious! Birdie’s relationship with Huck was lovely and I really appreciated the mentions of his food aversions/sensory issues with food. As a parent to an autistic child with a very restricted diet, it’s good to see this being spoken about as a lot of people just assume it’s the child being “fussy” or “spoiled”. People are quick to judge and don’t realise just how difficult it can be.
The author also did an excellent job of showing how health anxiety can completely take over someone’s life to the point they aren’t really living at all.
My only slight gripe is I think the book needed to be a bit longer, I think the romance would have benefited from it, but overall I still really enjoyed it and would definitely read a book by this author again.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.