I recently finished reading The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland. I loved everything about this book. I'm terrible at writing anything but here goes a disjointed book review...
At first glance, I already knew I was going to love The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland - it has flowers, and it has fairytales - two of my absolute favourite things. What I wasn't expecting was the emotional depth that this book had throughout. Holly Ringland is a master of her characters and stories. Everyone felt like a real, fully formed person. I think it served as an important reminder that everyone is unique in that no one ever has to go through the same things you have to in life, however, everyone is always going through something. Alice is the main character in this book, but every character has a story. I thought there were many strong female characters in this book and I appreciated how they brought each other up. As for the male and romantic relationships in this book... It felt so accurate. The feeling of loving someone so much that you can overlook all flaws. I think the way Alice moved forward from her emotionally and physically abusive relationships was good in that she realised what she did and did not have control over.
On a lighter note, I absolutely adored Ringland's descriptions of food. It's one of my favourite things the see in a book and this book had the perfect amount. It also made me want to travel around Australia a lot more. I've lived here all my life and there are so many places that I haven't been! I've decided that there has to be more Australian fiction... And I also need to read a lot more Australian fiction!
I can't wait to see what Holly Ringland brings us next and I'm so thankful to have read this amazing book that encourages me to have courage, take heart.
love,
karlyn
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