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Elizabeth P. (Fort Myers, FL)
Dandelion is Dead
We know that grief takes many forms and is not handled the same by all of us. This novel explores several ways in which grief is handled. While I didn't find the characters very likeable at first, they 'grew on me' as the story developed, and I could understand why they acted the way they did.
Poppy deals with losing her sister Dandelion by becoming her personality, spending a lot of time in her home and creating a relationship with Jake. Jake had originally reached out to Dandelion several months before her death, on Hinge, is recently divorced and has family issues of his own to deal with.
While love/romance stories are not my favorite genre, I stayed interested in this novel. All the main characters have secrets that come out eventually in the story. I wanted to keep reading to learn how the relationships evolved and how their situations were resolved.
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Randi H. (Bronx, NY)
Grief Makes You Do Crazy Things
Dandelion is Dead follows a woman dealing with her sister's death, and is a look at how grief can make you lose your mind a little. She meets a guy who's also dealing with his own loss, and they both end up making some pretty questionable decisions along the way.
Overall I enjoyed the story and it hooked me in, even if I didn't quite buy all the plot lines. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a romance with a bit of depth.
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Deanne H. (Ocean Park, WA)
A modern romance
Let me begin by saying that romance is one of my least favorite genres. True to my bias, this book leaned heavily on character development and dialogue and very little on action. I found the characters to be interesting and likeable. As a 70 year old widow whose most recent date was in 1981, I am out of touch with dating apps and raves with doctored drinks so I found some of the elements of the story difficult to believe. On the good side, it kept my attention and I was rooting for the characters.
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Jean (Cary, NC)
Extreme Grief Colors Poppy's World View
Initially, I didn't care for this novel. I was bothered by Poppy masquerading as her sister and didn't find her very likable. She was already in a relationship and began seeing Jake. Poppy and Dandelion were very close, but in many ways, Dandelion dominated to the detriment of Poppy's development as a mature person. Poppy's grief narrowed her world. Recently separated, Jake was dealing with unresolved issues of his own. Watching their erratic patterns of behavior and evasions was somewhat wearing.
The story unfolds over just a few months from April to August. As it went on, I became both more sympathetic and more involved in the outcome as the characters showed previously unrevealed depths. I sensed the author was writing from her own experience of grief. In fairness, I'd probably rate this a 3.5, not a plain three.
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Marie P. (Danbury, CT)
Dandelion Is Dead: A Novel About Life by Rosie Storey
Dandelion Is Dead
A Novel About Life
by Rosie Storey
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Jennie R. (Plymouth, MN)
Really disappointed.
The premise of this novel was interesting and unique, so I had high hopes, but the characters didn't do it for me. Although Poppy was experiencing deep grief, I ran out of sympathy and patience pretty quickly. There were too many uses of the miscommunication/mixed message/bad choices trope between the two main characters, but which wore pretty thin. And there was a sex scene thrown in that felt so off putting and out of place compared to the rest of the story. I really wish I could've given it a better review.
