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Flora In Love (2014)

by Natasha Farrant(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0571297978 (ISBN13: 9780571297979)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Faber & Faber

series

The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby

review 1: 3.5/5 Review by BethI completely loved The Things We Did For Love by Natasha Farrant but the first in the Bluebell Gadsby Diaries series, After Iris, seemed to pass me by. Unperturbed I thought Flora in Love would be worth a shot and I got stuck into the crazy, madcap family life of the Gadsbys. Madcap is just one way to describe the Gadsbys, their life is completely unbelievable at times but there is a lot of warmth in their crazy ways and odd behaviours. Throughout Flora in Love, things are told from Blue’s point of view again, as we dive into another crazy race around their lives and the strange things they get up to.Being unfamiliar with the characters in this sequel, I didn’t get the same pleasure of joining them again as many reviews I’ve read but I did enjoy g... moreetting to know them, I don’t think I missed out having not read After Iris. Romance sits squarely at the heart of this novel with almost every character having a dalliance or two. Easy to read and become immersed in, it’s hard not to wish you were a member of the Gadsby family yourself. Despite the simplicity of the writing the plot is tight and there are unpredictable surprises along the way. There are sad moments which take your breath away amongst the humour and all the key characters are looked at with true feeling and realism. Despite their crazy ways I felt like all of these characters were completely genuine and even those on the periphery like Zach and his mother are given the opportunity to shine.This didn’t blow me away with its brilliance like the wonderful The Things We Did For Love but it was fun and the characters are wonderfully written.
review 2: After falling in love with the Gadsby family in the previous book I knew that I’d enjoy Flora in Love. The question was just how much. The answer: VERY VERY VERY much!Because you’re already familiar with the characters you’re expecting the chaos but that doesn’t make this book any less entertaining to read. With everyone a year older the dynamics in the family have shifted. The biggest difference is that Jas, the youngest, feels left out now that everyone (even Twig) are having ‘romance’ issues.I love Blue’s diary format with the video transcripts. You picture it perfectly. Some of them had me in tears I was laughing so much. (Just saying fleas & garden here, when you reach that one you’ll know. ;) ) The moment you begin reading Natasha Farrant has you hooked. Blue and her family are alive from the opening paragraph to the very last sentence and you’re going to miss them when you reach the end of the book.Flora in Love is everything I wanted it to be; happy, worried, it made me cheer (milkshake anyone?) and cry with laughter. I do so hope there are more books about the Gadsby family. less

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