The Gist
Laurel isn’t like other girls. And she knows it. She can only eat fruits and vegetables – otherwise she gets violently sick. She wears tank tops in the winter and is perfectly content. She needs to be out in the sun for most of the day. Those these characteristics are odd, they’re things she can live with. But when Laurel’s parents decide to move from their quaint wood cottage surrounded by forest to Crescent City, things really start to get weird. Laurel must switch from homeschooling to the public school system while her parents work at their new bookstore, and she’s not sure if she can handle the change. At first, Laurel has a hard time adjusting, but everything get better when she meets David – a kind and accepting boy who seems attracted to Laurel immediately. For a while things are pretty much as good as they can get. But then a bump forms on Laurel’s back. Soon that bump grows and grows until a full-grown flower erupts from her back. Unlike her eating habits, or her need for the sun, the blossom isn’t something she can hide easily. She decides that it’s for everyone’s own good that she figure out what’s happening to her. With the help of David, Laurel begins to discover who – or what – she really is.
What We Think
What We Think
Reviewed by Dream Catcher
Number of Pages: 294
This is most definitely a girl’s book, just in case anyone had any doubts. Just thought that I’d warn you. It’s from a girl’s first-person point of view. The plot is unique to say the least. It’s also one of those books that’s really slow in the beginning but the gets better toward the end. So keep with it even if you aren’t loving the first twenty pages. I do have to give the author credit for coming up with the idea, though, because it gets really interesting. The amount of detail put in this story is amazing. It was very well-thought-out. The writing itself is simply good. Not fantastic, or phenomenal. But good. Over average, most definitely. Keeping that in mind, you do get attached to the characters. So I’ll give the author the credit she deserves and say that her writing is very good. Still not fantastic or phenomenal. But very good. Moving on. Though this book doesn’t revolve around it, there is romance in this novel. It is definitely romance-y. But, there is also some adventure and even – brace yourself – the tiniest, tiniest bit of science. Not enough to make me feel like I was back in biology class, but there is some in there. Considering all of these factors, I’d say it was a pretty good book. But be warned: it is an easy read for teens. My younger sister was the one who told me I had to read this in the first place, so… if that puts things in perspective (my sister’s only a two or three years younger than me so don’t freak). Surprisingly, there is some teen content in this book. So maybe that will make things a bit less kid-ish for you. It was a good book, but – I must admit – the book sat in my locker for a week or two. I wasn’t at all motivated to read it. I later realized I had paused at the most dull part in the entire book. Once I got myself to start reading it again I deemed it a decent read. More toward the end the book was very good, which is what got it it’s high rating.
P.S. I thought it was funny that the grade I gave it turned out to be exactly what I did. I waited for vacation. 
Real Teen Rating~ B+ : Wait for Vacation.
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