Sweet Dandelion

De: Micalea Smeltzer

Narrado por: Ava Erickson

Duración: 15 h y 33 m

Resumen del Editor

Dandelion Meadows is cursed. Horrible name. Horrible luck.

At 18, she should be headed off to college, all smiles and naivety. Instead, a victim of a school shooting, she’s starting her senior year in a new city and living with her brother. Nightmares of that terrible day haunt her, affecting her daily life and the relationships around her.

Forced to meet with the school counselor, Dani finds him chipping away at the walls she’s built around herself, and even her heart. Lachlan Taylor doesn’t know what to make at first of the broken student he’s tasked with helping. She’s survived a trauma he’s not sure he can save her from, but he knows he has to try.

The more time they spend together, the more they learn about what it really means to live.

Some things are forbidden. Some things are necessary for survival. Their love is both.

©2020 Micalea Smeltzer (P)2020 Podium Audio

Age Gap and Taboo Romance

Really enjoyed this book, worth the credit!

Older male/younger female, teacher/student relationship.

The narrator is better than average.

A touching age gap love story

4.5 Stars.
I really enjoyed this one a lot. It was angsty but there was trauma for the heroine to heal from. I also loved her name Dandelion. It was like a flower that was wilting but was slowly cared back to life and it blossomed.
While power differential relationships give me pause, Lachlan didn’t give me the creeps at all. He seemed like a really good guy even though a counselor and I really appreciated his struggle with his feelings. This was a great book to end the year with.

Forbidden romance with heavier themes!

Sweet Dandelion had been on my TBR for a while, I just love the cover and it grabs my attention every time I see it. 😍 This is a forbidden romance between a student and her guidance counselor and also deals with some heavier, emotional topics as well.

Dandelion “Dani” recently moved in with her older brother and is starting a new school, Aspen Lake High. 9 months ago Dani was in a school shooting, she got shot in the leg, but her mother who was a teacher was killed during the shooting. At the new school she has to meet with the guidance counselor, who ends up being Lachlan Taylor. Over time, we see the bond that Dani and Lachlan form, and how he is the one who makes Dani feel safe and comfortable. They end up spending a lot of time outside of school together, when they realize he lives in the same building as her. Because of her time spent in the hospital after the school shooting, Dani is 18 going on 19 when the story starts.

This is definitely a slow burn, angsty read. I liked the growth and healing of Dani’s character in this, especially towards the end once she graduates high school. It was nice to see that time given to her character. This was definitely her story, because of that I felt like we didn’t get to know Lachlan quite as well. We didn’t get his POV which I kind of wanted. Otherwise, definitely a solid story!

It’s going to be hard to top this one..

LOVED this book!!! I love Ava Erickson as a narrator and thought she was perfect for narration of Dani!
Nothing felt rushed and there was a lot of substance to the story.
Will definitely listen to this one again!

Really loved it

I loved the story and the performance. It was so detailed, a little too detailed at some points which made it a little lengthy. but overall a great read and a story you can really get into. I easily fell in love with all of the characters and really rooted for forbidden love.

Amazing

I almost wanted to relisten as soon as I finished. This one will stay with me!

One of the best books i've read (listened) to!!

This book is SOOO good! Sweet Dandelion will go down as one of my all time favorites! I couldn't stop listening to this... finished in a day and 1/2! The narrator was perfect and worth the listen. You will thank me later!

So wrong, but so right!

I loved this story, and look forward to discovering more great books from the author!

Great book!

I really enjoyed listening to this. It was a tear jerker but I loved it!

Wonderfull love story

I loved this title very much, it was recommended to me as a soul crushing love story. It is just that, I loved all of the characters and she eneded it wonderfully . Repeat read for sure.