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"Plant Lady" by Minyoung Kang (translated by Shanna Tan) is a dark-cozy story about the owner of a plant shop in Korea and the way she deals with men who mistreat her plants and the women in their lives.

This short novel executes both the cozy and dark/suspense aspects perfectly, despite some pretty dark moments, the overall atmosphere remains cozy plant store - which itself adds to the feeling of darkness and unease.

Minyoung Kang does a remarkable job is this novel and brings the reader right up to the line where dark would become horrific. The main character is clear in her motivations and can be truly terrifying. There is no moment where things become gratuitous.

"Plant Lady" will not be for everyone but it is a very good book and manages to say a lot about society and give a view into the psychology of the main character.

Content warnings: violence, relationship violence, and animal abuse

The Plant Lady is a book that grabbed me from the first page. A quiet, unassuming woman from out of town opens a plant shop on a deserted street in Dosan, South Korea. She transforms the empty building and adjoining garden into a welcoming, peaceful green sanctuary for people who pass through her doors. But there's more here than meets the eye. As time passes, she not only helps people with their plants, she also has a knack for rectifying some very painful life situations. Men who torture animals, damage plants, abuse children, and mistreat their partners should be warned. Your life may be about to change. This book will appeal to readers who like a thriller and want to burn the midnight oil! Once you start, it's hard to stop until you've read the last page.

A unique and captivating read from a whole different perspective of justice. Plant Lady by Kang Minyoung is a glimpse into the life of a quiet and thoughtful person who courageously leaves her home town and opens a plant store. She is knowledgeable and fastidious about understanding and pleasing her customers. She works hard every day from dawn to dusk and then some. She is a wealth of information about numerous plants, some very rare, and a resource to those she's met who trigger her empathy. Her "solutions" to customer problems are bold and sometimes gruesome. You won't want to put this book down.

This is an interesting story about a plant shop owner. After having her own bad experiences with boys and men, she listens to and helps other women in bad, possibly abusive situations. This, while always friendly and ready to assist a customer or simply provide plant advice.

It is interesting seeing things from her perspective, and how she accomplishes her goals. In several ways, unfortunately, the story seemed incomplete. After a detective becomes fixated on her and looking for evidence of any wrong-doing, the story seems to end without resolving this.

Yoohee has quit her office job and opened her very own Plant Shop. She is somewhat of a loner, - sweet, quiet,and caring. However, she also has another side, a secretive, dark side. In fact there is so much more to Yoohee than meets the eye. On one hand she's a lot like a female version of Dexter, while at the same time she's simply a girl that loves plants and finds peace among them. The story also gives off Little Shop of Horror vibes . All in all the book is a quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

It is hard to put into words how I feel about this book. On one hand I struggled with the main character's motive and disregard for the individuals harmed. On the other hand, I understand the hurt she endured throughout her life and why she chose the actions she did to help other women. I saw a review that they thought the author's writing seem detached and I completely agree. At times I felt that I was missing something as the story seemed to go in a different direction. It felt disjointed at various parts in the book to the point where I felt I had missed something and would go back and try to find what I missed. I struggled with the detective's actions and felt that he was just an additional character and not important to the story as he really didn't do much in the way to investigate Yoohee. Overall, it was a quick read but definitely not what I expected when I read about the book.

As a plant lover, the title of this novel drew me in immediately. After reading the first few pages, my attention was captured. The author expertly weaves plants alongside humans as central characters. I was surprised at how the author used plants to make a statement about society. Fair warning, this is not healing fiction or cozy fiction! I highly recommend this novel to fans of books with justice as a central theme.

So books about female rage, and women murdering men are all the rage now, and this one fits in nicely with that genre. Set in South Korea, it's the story of Yoohee, a plant store owner with a unique side hustle.

I'll never look at a mild mannered plant store owner again after reading this! Yoohee tends her plants by day and her business is thriving. There are some unusual lumps in her garden but those areas just serve as a more intense form of fertilizer for all her exotic and common plants. You get a brief glimpse into her background, and the boys that taunted and abused her in high school, which the author explains as the reason she sympathizes with the women that come to her door wanting someone to 'disappear'. This incident didn't seem to be as much of a motivation to me for her to do what she does, but anger and rage lay dormant for some people.

Eventually a detective starts sniffing around when all of the men have been seen visiting the plant shop, but he really can't find any compelling evidence against Yoohee.

It seems that women worldwide face the same issues, and this was a unique cultural take on the Korean customs and way of life. It did make me appreciate plants more, and I loved how each chapter was entitled with a plant name that is important to that particular story.