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Where to start? Well, first, if I could give this less than one star, I would. It's that bad. The writing is overwrought, there's no other way to describe it. Then there's the fact that the book is dull, never engaging the reader. In addition, the protagonist is thoroughly unlikable. I took an instant dislike to her and my opinion only worsened the more I read. She's completely self centered/absorbed, whiny, ridiculously dramatic and just plain nasty. For example, her poor treatment of Hamish which starts almost immediately: she's rude and unkind, apologizes, then 2 sentences later she's being rude and unkind again. I gave up reading this tripe and started skimming ahead to see if things improved - they did not. Even at the end of the book, a character makes a call which essentially saves Fiona and is she grateful? Hardly. We're privy to her thoughts which are something along the lines of "he should have called sooner".
Finally, let's discuss the creepy obsession/connection to her godfather. Other people knew him, loved him, but it appears only Fiona's feelings matter because he's HER godfather. BTW, what about referring to him as Ian or Uncle Ian instead of using the word godfather twelve thousand times? But back to the creepy factor - I mean, I understand
thinking of and loving one's godparents but more than everyone else in one's life, including parents and siblings? Um, no.... It is beyond strange and uncomfortable - the ick factor is high.
I can sum up my thoughts about this book with a line from a Monty Python sketch which goes something like this - "I've suffered for my art........now it's your turn".


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Flowers and Foul Play A Magic Garden Mystery edition by Amanda Flower Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

This book was a promising start to a new series. I liked the main character Fiona. I read this book quickly because there was a lot of mystery and questions to answer when it came to Fiona and how she’s supposed to be connected to the magical garden. It kept me wanting to find out how it all tied together. I don’t feel that we really got much of the magical garden element in this story, but I’m hoping that will be different in the next book.

There were a couple other enjoyable characters other than Fiona, but for the most part, a lot of the people in the town were kind of rude or just plain mean to Fiona. I hope she is able to make some friends in the next book in this series.

There were several editing errors that momentarily took my focus out of the book, but it wasn’t to the point that my enjoyment of the book lessened.

The mystery was well written even though I was able to ultimately guess who the killer was.
Why does everyone like this book? The writing is really terrible, like she was just writing as she was thinking. The character keeps interjecting random thoughts in the middle of conversations, which is most distracting. Then there's the really weird repeated references to her Godfather. Normal people would just say Ian or Uncle Ian. Also, it's like the writer just visited Scotland, but didn't really do any background research. 1st of all, lawyers can't train in England and then practice law in Scotland. They're two different countries. 2ndly, Jock is not a name I would ever call a scottish character, as it's a derogatory term used by English to refer to Scottish folk. And the sheep aren't spray painted so that the farmers know who's sheep belong to whom. The colors you see on their backs in the spring are from tupping, so the farmers know which rams have mated with which females. All these thing made it so distracting that I wasn't able to get more than 1/3 of the way through before giving up.
Oh my, what a wonderful start to a new series!!!!! I really enjoyed this book, with a broken engagement and the forced closure of her beloved flower shop, Fiona Knox answers the summons of her late godfather's lawyer to come see her inheritance. Although Fiona had visited her godfather in Scotland often she was not prepared for what she found. Discovering her godfathers special garden totally dead, with a dead body inside was not what Fiona expected, and when she and caretaker Hamish are the main suspects, Fiona quickly forgets her old problems to concentrate on her new ones.

There is so much to love about this book, the Scottish countryside, the great main character, Fiona has spunk, adorable animals and just the hint of something magical. Add in the presence of a certain Chief Inspector Craig and a great mystery and you are in for a great read.
I thought this premise showed a lot of potential, but it didn't really deliver. I can't honestly say I liked any of the characters besides the squirrel and the cat. We didn't really get to know anyone besides Fiona, and sadly, she just wasn't that interesting. Everyone else was fairly two-dimensional, though the tea shop owner was intriguing.

There's a ton of repetition in this book. The author never used "he" when she could say "my godfather" or "Uncle Ian." She didn't seem to care for pronouns much at all, which made for some awkward reading. I kept thinking of the drinking game. "Godfather" would have left me out cold halfway through the book.

However, her descriptions of Scotland were gorgeous. She wrote with an authenticity I appreciate.
Meh.

I’ve enjoyed some of the author’s other work; none of it is changing the face of literature, but much of it is enjoyable light fun.

This one, not so much. I like the idea of the small Scottish town setting, but it’s not fleshed out AT ALL. And I think the choice to not write accent/dialect into the dialogue was regrettable; we have a protagonist from Tennessee, a secondary character from London, and the rest of the ensemble from northern Scotland but they all sound EXACTLY the same. They’re all speaking American Standard, without even a trace of regional idiom. The dialogue presented a great opportunity for character development and regional charm - alas, there was no effort to utilize that chance.

The architecture of the town is similarly neglected; this story might just as well have been set in any small coastal town, in any country.

Sorry to see this novel underdeveloped! Not recommended.
Where to start? Well, first, if I could give this less than one star, I would. It's that bad. The writing is overwrought, there's no other way to describe it. Then there's the fact that the book is dull, never engaging the reader. In addition, the protagonist is thoroughly unlikable. I took an instant dislike to her and my opinion only worsened the more I read. She's completely self centered/absorbed, whiny, ridiculously dramatic and just plain nasty. For example, her poor treatment of Hamish which starts almost immediately she's rude and unkind, apologizes, then 2 sentences later she's being rude and unkind again. I gave up reading this tripe and started skimming ahead to see if things improved - they did not. Even at the end of the book, a character makes a call which essentially saves Fiona and is she grateful? Hardly. We're privy to her thoughts which are something along the lines of "he should have called sooner".
Finally, let's discuss the creepy obsession/connection to her godfather. Other people knew him, loved him, but it appears only Fiona's feelings matter because he's HER godfather. BTW, what about referring to him as Ian or Uncle Ian instead of using the word godfather twelve thousand times? But back to the creepy factor - I mean, I understand
thinking of and loving one's godparents but more than everyone else in one's life, including parents and siblings? Um, no.... It is beyond strange and uncomfortable - the ick factor is high.
I can sum up my thoughts about this book with a line from a Monty Python sketch which goes something like this - "I've suffered for my art........now it's your turn".