The Boy Who Made Flowers Sing

Disclaimer and Notes

Hello! I'm so honoured you clicked on my story.

 Before you begin the book, I'd like to notify you of some important things:

1. Why is this novel rated as Mature?

There are no sexual scenes or extremely violent scenes either. 

HOWEVER, there are elements of drugs, addiction, abuse, vulgar language (f-bombs), and suicide. If you feel uncomfortable with any of these, please don't read any further!

2. This novel is not romanticizing drug abuse

The aim of my novel is to do the opposite: to show you how terrible drug addiction can be. I am in no way trying to promote the use of drugs or trying to make it look "cool."

3. This is an inspirational, slow read

You may find that some parts of the story are slow but are packed with emotion. I try to parallel my novel to life to make it more realistic as life sometimes feels fast but sometimes feels slow too. 

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