D.B. Carter – The Wild Roses

The Wild Roses by D.B Carter is an engaging coming of age tale about three friends and all of their individual journeys as they attempt to find their ways through life and how they slot into the world around them.

Each of the characters, Pip, Sharon and Gavin are beautifully created and each one has a fully unique personality which jumps off the page when you read the book. They are all delightfully human and all have flaws, like they should, and it makes them all the more real in my mind. Pip, for one, has a tender relationship with her grandparents. She helped her grandfather to tend his roses and this tiny action means she now has been left with a love for the plants.

This novel is set in the 1980’s and it took me back to my good old days with the references to fashion and all the music I loved then! This made it easy to suck me in, as I was surrounded by familiar things that I miss even now! The bittersweet moments of all of the characters made me mad at times when they made a decision that I knew would turn out wrong. The bad things of the 80’s are part and parcel of this book as well: The drugs and sex which the decade is almost famous for!

So I enjoyed the shades of light and dark that are part of the story and the message that no matter what is said or done, believe in yourself, you can do this!

Thank you to Random Things Tours, @miradorbooks and @ DBCarterAuthor for allowing me to be a part of The Wild Roses tour! #WildRoses.