Planting Hope by Jennifer Raines – Review by Tia Martel

Planting Hope by Jennifer Raines
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Holly Cooper loves being a nurse, but when she witnesses a murder during a shift in the ER she needs to find herself again. With childhood fears fast on her heels she’s following music festivals around Australia working and volunteering.

Kit Silverton is one piece of a research project about gardening as therapy. The project is working with children who have survived domestic violence. As a survivor himself, Kit has a lot of pain and guilt and he struggles to form and keep relationships.

When Kit’s partner in the project, and Holly’s grandmother, is injured, Holly is suggested as a replacement. She’s qualified, but Kit is finding it hard to believe with her pink hair and free spirit.

While working together, Holly and Kit can’t help but fall together, so when something goes wrong Kit is confronted by his worst fear: the violence inside himself. What will it take to prove he’s wrong?

This was a sweet, emotional read. I loved almost every step of the way, as it started out a bit slower than I anticipated.

I love the dynamic between Kit and Holly and Mona. The love and determination they have to help the children is evident in all the moves they make.

I think the only thing I’d love more is pictures of the gardens they’ve created!

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