Picking daisies On Sundays – Liana Cincotti

đŸ·ïž Picking daisies on Sundays

đŸ·ïž Liana Cincotti

đŸ·ïž Edition : Hachette Romans

đŸ·ïž Pages : 368

đŸ·ïž Dani/Daisy & Levi

Je remercie tout d’abord NetGalley et Hachette pour l’envoi de ce roman.

Je crois que je suis passĂ©e Ă  cĂŽtĂ© de cette histoire. On ressent nettement toute la poĂ©sie et la douceur que l’autrice y a instillĂ©, mais je n’ai pas vraiment vĂ©cu la romance. J’ai regardĂ© le scĂ©nario se dĂ©rouler sans me sentir impliquĂ©e. 

Je pense que l’imbroglio entre Dani/Daisy et Levi m’a un peu agacĂ©e. Si au dĂ©but, on le prend comme ça vient, on accepte la progression lente, les avancĂ©es et les reculs. PassĂ© un certain point du livre, ça devient un peu crispant, surtout quand on se rend compte Ă  quel point ce trope du malentendu/quiproquo/miscommunication est trĂšs trĂšs trĂšs lĂ©ger et Ă  la limite du crĂ©dible. Tout peut ĂȘtre rĂ©solu Ă  tout moment, mais l’entĂȘtement ou la timiditĂ©/fragilitĂ© des personnages principaux l’empĂȘche.

Sur le style et la plume de l’autrice, je n’ai rien Ă  dire, c’était vivant et immersif, malgrĂ© les longueurs et rĂ©pĂ©titions pour entretenir les non-dits. 

Sur les personnages, je pense que j’aurais pu et que j’aurais dĂ» adorer Dani/Daisy, parce que par bien des aspects, je me suis retrouvĂ©e en elle, dans ses rĂ©actions et ses pensĂ©es, dans ce manque de confiance, cette remise en question perpĂ©tuelle, ce besoin de s’excuser constamment d’exister. Le souci c’est que je n’ai pas vraiment saisi pourquoi elle Ă©tait ainsi, Ă©tait-ce sa nature profonde ? Était-ce un traumatisme ? Si ses sentiments sont exploitĂ©es, ses pensĂ©es le sont moins, l’introspection Ă©tait trop lĂ©gĂšre pour moi, de mĂȘme que le manque d’analyse sur sa façon d’agir, d’oĂč mon dĂ©tachement et Ă©loignement au fur et Ă  mesure de ma lecture. 

Sur Levi, je ne sais pas trop quoi en penser, malgrĂ© toutes les rĂ©vĂ©lations de la fin, moi qui adopte trĂšs facilement (trop peut-ĂȘtre) de nouveaux bookboyfriend, je n’ai pas ajoutĂ© Levi Ă  ma liste. Pour moi, il n’a pas le courage de ses convictions, il reste trop en retrait, mais en mĂȘme temps, s’il faisait juste un pas, le livre se terminait arrivĂ© Ă  30 %. 

Pour rester quand mĂȘme sur une note positive, je pense que ce livre peut plaire quand on aime les histoires douces et mignonnes, et surtout quand les malentendus et les non-dits ne vous gĂȘnent pas trop car ces deux thĂšmes constituent l’intrigue entiĂšre du roman. C’est aussi un roman qui peut convenir Ă  un public jeune (14-15 ans sans problĂšme).

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I think I just didn’t connect with this story. You can definitely feel all the poetry and tenderness the author has infused into it, but I didn’t really get into the romance. I watched the plot unfold without feeling involved.

I think the back-and-forth between Dani/Daisy and Levi annoyed me a little. At first, you just go with the flow and accept the slow pace, the steps forward and backward. But after a certain point in the book, it gets a little frustrating, especially when you realize just how very, very, very flimsy this misunderstanding/miscommunication trope is—and how it’s barely believable. Everything could be resolved at any moment, but the main characters’ stubbornness or shyness/vulnerability prevents it.

As for the author’s style and writing, I have no complaints—it was lively and immersive, despite the drawn-out passages and repetitions used to maintain the unspoken tension.

As for the characters, I think I could have—and should have—loved Dani/Daisy, because in many ways, I saw myself in her: in her reactions and thoughts, in her lack of confidence, her constant self-doubt, and her need to constantly apologize for existing. The problem is that I didn’t really grasp why she was that way—was it her true nature? Was it trauma? While her feelings are explored, her thoughts are less so; the introspection felt too superficial for me, as did the lack of analysis of her behavior, which is why I felt increasingly detached and distant as I read on.

As for Levi, I’m not quite sure what to make of him. Despite all the revelations at the end—and even though I usually take to new “bookboyfriends” very easily (perhaps too easily)—I didn’t add Levi to my list. To me, he lacks the courage of his convictions; he stays too much in the background. But at the same time, if he’d just taken one step forward, the book would have ended 30% of the way through.

To end on a positive note, though, I think this book might appeal to those who enjoy sweet, cute stories—especially if misunderstandings and unspoken feelings don’t bother you too much, since those two themes form the entire plot of the novel. It’s also a novel that’s suitable for a younger audience (14–15 years old, no problem).

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