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Too Many Blooms (2011)

by Catherine R. Daly(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0545214505 (ISBN13: 9780545214506)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Scholastic Paperbacks

series

Petal Pushers

review 1: It was so good, I couldn't put it down! I really like Del. She may have a weird name( Who names their kid Delphinium?), but she is such a good character. The only problem is that she has to let loose. She is so neat and plays by the rules all the time. Her parents are let loose more than her! Her family owns a family business, a flower shop. They were the florists for this girl named Olivia. She was getting married to the mayor's son! It was going to be a big wedding, a really big one. But, there was a new flower shop that opens up and it quickly becomes Flowers on Fairfield, Del's family's flower shop. The new flower shop's name is Fleur. It was very modern. You could create virtual bouquets! But, thankfully , they didn't lose Olivia as a customer. One awkward thing about... more the wedding was that her nemesis, Ashley, was Olivia's junior bridesmaid. The funny thing is that the guy Del has a crush on, Hamilton's, mother was the owner of Fleur, the rival flower shop. Del's family is very unique. All of them have the names of flowers. Her sisters names are: Poppy, the youngest and Rose and Aster, the twins who are completely different. This was a really good book. I would give it not one, not two, but THREE thumbs up( Well, if I had three thumbs, but you know what I mean).
review 2: I love the cover of this book! It matches the story perfectly. This is such a fun read and one I wish I had when I was younger. I enjoyed getting to know Del and her close knit family, who do a lot together and are always helping each other out. Del's family dynamics reminded me a bit of my family when I was growing up. She's close with her mom, dad, sisters and grandparents, who get together each week for family movie night. Del also loves to help out in her Grandparent's locally owned flower shop on Saturday's, a shop that's been in the family for years. It wasn't hard to fall in love with Del. She's relatable, funny, very responsible and a relatable character. Things change for Del when her Grandparents head off to FL. Its hard for Del to accept that they're gone, and even harder for her to realize that it's okay for her mom to run the flower shop the way she wants to. Through the course of the story Del learns the importance of working together as a family. I loved being able to be apart of her world for a bit. It was fun to see what middle school was like for her. She has some great friends, her first crush, and she has to deal with a bully, aka Ashley. What I loved about Del is that she stands up for herself and towards the end of the story when something happens to Ashley, Del does the unthinkable and helps her. There's also a sweet, innocent crush between Del and Hamilton, who by the way is a fabulous character to meet. I really adored this story and I'm really looking forward to following Del her story with the rest of the series. This is a series I look forward to reading with my daughter and I highly recommend picking it up. less

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