The Confidence of Wildflowers

Wildflower Duet, Book 1/SA

De: Micalea Smeltzer

Narrado por: Kasi Hollowell

My future is a big "what if" at the moment and I'm fine with that. For the most part.

When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me. When he asks me to nanny his kid, it's a great way to make some extra money. It's impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son.

There's a big problem though. I'm eighteen. He's thirty-one. Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn't part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them.

©2022 Micalea Smeltzer (P)2022 Podium Audio

Heartbreaking and need to know more

Purchasing the next one immediately to find out what happens with the three main characters!

Check Your Triggers

4/5 ⭐
2/5 🌶️
5/5 🎧

I'll start by saying I knew the big trigger point spoiler going in, so I wasn't blindsided and wasn't as affected. I also listened vs. read, which I think often keeps you a bit separated from the story. All that being said, I really liked this story. The first 80% or so is Thayer and Salem building their relationship and a lot of it is sunshine and rainbows with the exception of her past, her mom and the drama surrounding her boyfriend, which sounds like a lot, but the last 20% is heartbreakingly tragic and would make almost anything look like unicorns and puppy dogs. Please, please, please do not read this story if you have any triggers surrounding SA or death of a main character [<spoiler>to be more specific a child</spoiler>]

*small spoilers ahead*
I really loved Thayer, but did have a hard time seeing what he saw in Salem... She is often mature, especially with what she went through as a kid, but she's also extremely immature, especially when it comes to handling her feelings for Thayer and her relationship with Caleb. I was pretty disappointed that she emotionally cheated on poor Caleb for so long and then ultimately physically did as well. He wasn't a bad guy, they just grew apart and she fell for someone else, she should have just been an adult and left him sooner. I think it would have bothered me less if she was going to be with some 18-20 year old kid, but she's going with a 31 year old man and needs to be more mature than she was to make that relationship work.

I'm really interested to see how book two plays out and how these two find their happily ever after, because the end of The Confidence of Wildflowers is anything but....

Cupcakes and Diet Coke

I really tried to like this one....but I couldn't get past the redundant phrases....like cupcakes and diet coke. I get it, you like diet coke!!!! Probably mentioned 12 times. The narration was not great, i really didn't feel much of a connection with any of the characters. The drama was very superficial and did not have great detailed explanations. There was one twist i did not see coming and the ending was left unsatisfactory. I realize that is to push you to read the 2nd book.

It’s ok

It’s written well enough for it to remain captivating for a good amount of the book. It’s more a teen drama with some pedophilia vibes. The last few chapters were a reach-very chaotic, but not in the edge-of-my-seat kind of way. Wouldn’t necessarily recommend

One of the greatest!

This is my very first audible and once I started I could not stop.. it took me 3 days to finish this and I’m obsessed and ready to start the next book. Amazing listen!!