Heart-rendingly wonderful.

Loved it - I now have a new found love of flowers. Great narration, just the right tone of voice.

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Interesting theme but difficult to listen to

The book was quite an easy read but elements of the story were unconvincing - for example her spell in hospital where no-one questioned her circumstances. I did not warm to her character and so did not really care what happened to her, despite having sympathy for her awful past. The most annoying thing was the American accent of the reader who pronounced things differently to me (especially many of the flowers) which grated after a while.

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Emotional

I loved listening to this audio book that had me crying through the tough times with the main character. There were a few elements missing to a story like Victoria's that the book didn't touch upon but overall a great book.

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Very beautiful, but also very frustrating

Spoilers ahead, don't read this before finishing the book (which I reccomend btw):

This book is amazingly written and I love how things are woven together in a way that's satisfying to discover. Sadly, towards the end I got so frustrated I hardly wanted to finish it. Some chapters were so interesting and kept me hooked, wishing they were longer. And then you have some chapters that are dragged out wayyy too long and were so monotonous that I had to force myself to get through them.

This book does not have a likeable main character, and I'm not saying that's the problem. She's a product of her awful childhood, but even with all the empathy of someone who has been in her shoes (even the same job) I genuinely found her very hard to root for at times. At least the payoff feels better when things aren't going smoothly, and her behaviour isn't unrealistic for someone in her shoes. But sometimes I just want a good story, not one that stays so true to realism you begin losing hope that people who have had hard lives can also have good things. So yeah, it kind of took away from all the great, wonderful things in this book and left me with a bad taste. I wanted the "win" to come sooner and feel better, not as an afterthought just to keep up suspense for as long as possible when I think we all knew how it would end anyways.

In conclusion, I think the author fumbled the ball towards the end, but otherwise I loved everything about it. The voice acting was great and really elevated everything too, I'd give 10 stars if I could.

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An interesting and moving read

A very affecting story difficult to listen to at times. I constantly worried that something awful was going to happen

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A break from the norm.

This book was recommended to me as I asked for a change of genre. I really enjoyed the story and the ideas within the book. The protagonist is likeable and the story moves at a good pace. There is a very tense act within the story too which all adds up to a great listen.

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A beautiful story

A beautiful story very well narrated. If you have an interest in flowers then it's especially good!

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Beautiful story, wonderfully read

I bought this after the recommendation of a friend and wasn't disappointed. The story is just beautiful, filled with poignant moments, sadness, self destruction and ultimately happiness and love. I thoroughly enjoyed the audibke recommendation to, which added real emotion to the story. Just lovely.

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part 3 of the story spoiled the book.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

part 3 of the book. the author needed a means to make Victoria give up her baby. the way it was done didn't ring true. it wasn't very pleasant listening to it.

Would you recommend The Language of Flowers to your friends? Why or why not?

no on the grounds of part 3. it was as if someone else had written that part.

What does Tara Sands bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

the book is told in the first person, Victoria, and tara sands brings her to life as well as all the characters in the book.

Do you think The Language of Flowers needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

no.there is nowhere for it to go. the ending was the finish of the story.

Any additional comments?

the Victorian language of flowers played only a very small part of the book and gave the impression that the flowers held some sort of magical power through Victoria to change people's lives. the rest is a two time period book where Victoria's past is intermingled with her present.

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Well written story

This is the best book I have listened to for a while. It is a beautiful story of loss love and hope.

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