2.5 stars.
I may have liked this a bit better if I wasn't reading it during a readathon. Not enough plot for me and I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough. The Bonner sisters seem almost pointless. As did Miel's roses.

I do love the writing style but with all of the above it often made me impatient and restless. Cause usually this type of atmospheric language is what pulls me into a syory. The similes, metaphors and descriptive language are something I really like. I could see all the pumpkins, every rose, smell the soaps, feel the water and taste the food. And I also really enjoyed the cultural aspects as well as Mile and Sam's backgrounds. Them learning who they are as individuals and together was interesting.