A review by niklit
The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is the first romance novel I ever read. It was on the back of the toilet at my childhood home 😅 

I appreciate that the forward acknowledges its contents are from a different time and there's a lot of problematic elements. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but I was able to enjoy it for the nostalgia and flowery writing.