Catherine Bakewell
Autore di Flowerheart
Sull'Autore
Opere di Catherine Bakewell
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
- Luogo di residenza
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Agente
- Jordan Hamessley (New Leaf Literary and Media, Inc.)
Utenti
Recensioni
I liked the way that they addressed mental illness with magic. There were definitely places that felt a bit undeveloped, which is why it's 2 stars from me.
dnf @ 238
I love the aesthetic, but the characters were boring. Very early on, I found the story couldn't keep my interest. I don't mind low-stakes stories, but the pacing and characters contributed to my disinterest.
Despite that, I adored how supportive Clara’s dad was; what a sweet man! I thought the whole flower disease and the inclusion of flower language were very imaginative too. Of course, I loved the cover.
I love the aesthetic, but the characters were boring. Very early on, I found the story couldn't keep my interest. I don't mind low-stakes stories, but the pacing and characters contributed to my disinterest.
Despite that, I adored how supportive Clara’s dad was; what a sweet man! I thought the whole flower disease and the inclusion of flower language were very imaginative too. Of course, I loved the cover.
I bought this book because I met the author last year at Ya'll Fest, and she told me about her book coming out; I thought it sounded absolutely charming. Now, this book took me a while to read because I haven't been in a reading mood, but I finally binged the rest of it today. It started out extremely slow for me. I felt like the writing was a bit juvenile which is understandable since the author's first book is a middle grade. I feel like this one could still be classified as a middle grade or just really young YA. Overall, I ended up liking it. It wasn't a new favorite book, but I also don't dislike it. My favorite part was how flowers and what they mean was incorporated into the story. It was fun to imagine what this world was like in my mind. I'm excited to check out the other book by the author.… (altro)
Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 203
- Popolarità
- #108,639
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 15
- Lingue
- 1
I did not finish this one entirely, I'll be honest. I got about 66% of the way through and decided not to push myself any further since I'm in a bit of a reading slump so far this year.
Don't get me wrong, I really adored a lot of what this book had to offer as far as descriptions and magic, but I love a good character-driven story and that's not what I found here. Please don't take this as a condemnation of the book; I think for a certain reader, this one will be great. The characterizations just didn't do it for me. But if you're a fan of the world of Howl's Moving Castle (the movie) I am sure you will like this book - that's why I requested an ARC in the first place!… (altro)