florist – Mel Reviews Her Books

Small town florist Annie, or Sweet Annie, as her family calls her, is desperate to have a successful date. She just wants to fall in love, keep life simple and keep her path linear.

Enter, Will Griffin. Temporarily back in Annie’s small town to protect her soon to be sister in law & pop super star as her body guard.

These two have tension and the spicy kind of tension that has you wondering just how long it will take before their lives come crashing into one another!

Annie believes that Will could be the perfect teacher of ‘what not to do’ on first dates because her track record is looking pretty poor. Will is looking for any opportunity he can to be around Annie, but he is determined – do not fall in love! Will even struggles to identify what love is and this is an interesting aspect to his character.

Not falling in love with Annie … what a good joke Will 😉

Practice Makes Perfect was a great, chummy weekend read for me! I am writing this in retrospect as a few months have passed since finishing it and I can still feel the smile pulling on my face thinking of Will and Annie’s storyline.

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My heart sings each and every time I set foot in Two Brown Cats Bookshop 💖

Kate, owner of this hidden gem of preloved books, is one of the most knowledgeable bookaholic’s I know! Kate’s passion for preloved books started back in 2004 and her ability to source quality, perfectly curated and selective books has only grown with time.

Walking into Two Brown Cats Bookshop, located inside Little Triffads Florist, is like walking into a warm home library. As you look up towards the back of the shop, you’re greeted with the vision of timber top bookshelves, covered in plants and collectable books. The level of care and love is immediately evident, I can assure you.

As you wander down (because how can you not?!) you will find a variety of genres that are cleverly placed for your movement around the shelves. Kate’s fiction section, cooking and gardening sections cease to amaze me. It’s as if you’re looking at all the books you have on your wishlist that you’ve continually told yourself ‘one day’. Kate holds classic modern fictions from authors such as; Trent Dalton; Kate Grenville; Helen Garner; Garry Disher; Zadie Smith; and Jane Harper. She also hold beautiful children’s classics, both modern and collectable editions of; Winnie the Pooh; Peter Pan; Enid Blyton; and more.

Upon this visit, Kate recommended a gritty, rock and roll read in Lily Brett’s Lola Bensky. It was also incredibly hard not to walk away with this special edition of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaiden’s Tale. It is a hardback edition with red edges and an awesome indented dust jacket.

Kate has also encouraged me to add The Spare Room by Helen Garner to my TBR! Her recommendations are always spot on ⭐️

Make sure you visit this hidden gem sometime soon 💎