We read of the last Gregory sister, Tessa, a young horticulturist
trying to enter the man’s world of gardening. Along with Como Park gardener,
Reese King, she hopes to see dreams realized in work—and maybe love…
I'm just going to start with the "negative"... Normally I try not to be too rough on the author but, for a faith-based book, the deceptions and secrets that
Tessa and Reese and some other family members committed and harbored were
disappointing. I understand it added interest to the story and we are all human
and make mistakes… But for BOTH lead characters and secondary characters as well to do this? That just didn't sit well with me.
The overall flow of the book seemed long for about the first
200 pages. There seemed to be a lot of words but not really “saying” much. There
was a lot of opportunity to describe Como Park and the gardens more. I’ve never
been to those parks and I can’t say I got a good description. I think there could
have been a lot more detail given and less on the back and forth between Tessa
and Reese.
However, moving to the "positive”, the last 100 pages really
picked up speed and kept me engaged as things started coming together.
I appreciated the author using pop-culture references and
the societal happenings for 1913 America.
Overall, I feel the book would be considered a “light read”
and was a shorter, cute, faith-based publication.
(I was given this book for free by the publisher in exchange
for an honest review)
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