Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (one physical altercation/shove)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: SOME
Marlena is a middle school girl who can see different flowers on people, but no one else can see them. Until one day when a new transfer student, Ashe, who is nonbinary, reveals that they also can see these flowers. Thus, prompting Marlena and Ash to figure out why they both see flowers and what exactly their families are not telling them about their shared past.
This was such a weird read. I thought the premise was interesting, but the execution left much to be desired. The ending felt unresolved as everyone went to therapy (yay!) but didn't actually address the incident that started the whole problem to begin with. In general, the book could be an interesting way to teach how trauma affects individuals and families, but really, I was just confused the whole time. The art style also didn’t really help tell the story as the dark colors actually muddied the plot further.
Kiera, ELA Teacher, #BookswithBeddes
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