I just finished my first book on my book list, I am already feeling ahead of the game. This usually doesn't happen till' February folks, but this book was too good to put down. "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is about a young girl named Victoria who "graduates"out of foster-care system at the age of eighteen. She is left completely alone, homeless, with walls carefully blockading her ravaged heart. The only thing she has besides her small backpack is an understanding of the language of flowers, what different flowers mean and the way they were used to communicate during the Victorian era. This is the language she has used during her years in foster-care to communicate mistrust, hate, solitude and the language had become her refuge and escape. Its a beautiful and raw book that takes you right into the mistrust and pain of her heart as she confronts brokenness in her past and ultimately begins the journey of healing. You will cry.
*I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone under sixteen as there are a couple sexual parts in the book.
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