The Language of Flowers
Victoria Jones hasn’t had an easy life. Left to grow up in the foster system and finding rejection at each turn has made it difficult for her to accept those that DO love her. It has burned bridges in the past but can Victoria learn how to mend these relationships and grow up? Or will she bury her head in the sand until the patient friends loose hope and walk away?
I really spent a good portion of the novel rooting for the protagonist. It seemed that she was just a broken spirit and that she needed to right circumstances to just snap out of it. I can’t really say how I felt when the character kept backsliding into her recluse patterns. Part of me wanted to swirling romance where everything magically gets better once a few positive people fell into her life; the other half of me loved how realistic this book was to what someone with trauma would ACTUALLY go through on a road to betterment. The writing is both captivating, and honest..and I really think that made this book so much better than others in the same genre.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has worked hard on their personal growth, or anyone who liked the movie White Oleander with Michelle Pfeiffer and Renée Zellweger.
Malia's Pizza Rating
An edible flower pizza with nasturtium flowers, squash blossoms, and broccoli raab flowers.