The Confidence of Wildflowers
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- Create Date：2022-04-05 08:51:35
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Micalea Smeltzer
- ISBN：1087934044
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Summary
My future is a big ‘what if’ at the moment and I’m fine with that。
For the most part。
When Thayer Holmes moves in next door， the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me。
When he asks me to nanny his kid， it’s a great way to make some extra money。
It’s impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son。
There’s a big problem though。
I’m eighteen。 He’s thirty-one。
Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn’t part of my plans， but sometimes things happen when you least expect them。
For the most part。
When Thayer Holmes moves in next door， the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me。
When he asks me to nanny his kid， it’s a great way to make some extra money。
It’s impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son。
There’s a big problem though。
I’m eighteen。 He’s thirty-one。
Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn’t part of my plans， but sometimes things happen when you least expect them。
Reviews
Alex k
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This book was a solid 4 start until we hit chapter 51。 Not rlly sure what happened after
Emma （mycanadianbookishlife）
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It’s the fact I don’t have any fckn words that could describe what Im feeling right now。 Jumping into book 2 and I’ll review and rate officially after
justmaia
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If I could give it more stars I would。 This book broke me and I’m going to need a few days to get over it。 That end just fully tore my heart out。
Sarah N
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One of my FAVORITE age gap， single parent， and grumpy vs。 sunshine reads！ The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer was absolutely incredible， and entirely unputdownable！ I read this book in nearly one sitting， and just could not get enough！ TCoW had everything I love in a book。 Plenty of emotion and angst， conflict， so much chemistry， HEAT， and did I mention the angst？！ This book hurts so good， but it also has plenty of sweet and swoony moments， as well as laughable ones too。 You're goi One of my FAVORITE age gap， single parent， and grumpy vs。 sunshine reads！ The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer was absolutely incredible， and entirely unputdownable！ I read this book in nearly one sitting， and just could not get enough！ TCoW had everything I love in a book。 Plenty of emotion and angst， conflict， so much chemistry， HEAT， and did I mention the angst？！ This book hurts so good， but it also has plenty of sweet and swoony moments， as well as laughable ones too。 You're going to fall so hard for Thayer， I guarantee it！This book is book one in a duet， and does end in a cliffhanger。 I loved it though， but as we know， not everyone loves a cliffy。 。。。more
Aleksia
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3。5/5⭐️ I didn’t love everything in this book but the second half was so much better than the first but also DEVASTATING ALSO Hated the fact that she was still stringing along Caleb LIKE CUT TIES PLS
Viviana
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I’m crying I’m class The ending omg
Katharina
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“Everyone deserves to have someone who’s there for them。 I want to be your someone。” 🖤This was heartbreaking。 I’m like in shock of everything that happened and that cliffhanger omg。 Besides the sad parts， I loved Salem sm。 She went through something so traumatic and still keeps pushing through。 I loved how Thayer was there for her & showed her he loved her in little ways。 This man build a gym for her so she didn’t have to go by herself。 He even had her diet cokes stocked up…& Forrest 😢 idk “Everyone deserves to have someone who’s there for them。 I want to be your someone。” 🖤This was heartbreaking。 I’m like in shock of everything that happened and that cliffhanger omg。 Besides the sad parts， I loved Salem sm。 She went through something so traumatic and still keeps pushing through。 I loved how Thayer was there for her & showed her he loved her in little ways。 This man build a gym for her so she didn’t have to go by herself。 He even had her diet cokes stocked up…& Forrest 😢 idk if I can get over it。 I’m ready for the next book。 （Check TW’s） Tropes: Age Gap （mc:31 fc:18） - I wasn’t a big fan with this age gap if I’m being completely honest。 Grumpy / sunshineSmall town romance Single dad 。。。more
Sabrina
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Oh My Its an AMAZING Book but if you do not want to cry do not read this！ It has me in tears on my lunch break。 The second the other book comes out it will have my whole undivided attention！ Salem and Thayer are just a match made in heaven。 10/10 Recommend！
cam
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3。5*i knew people said this was sad， but i thought they were lying。 they weren't :（ 3。5*i knew people said this was sad， but i thought they were lying。 they weren't :（ 。。。more
Katya
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Beautifully written small town love story， that makes you feel all sort of things。 It was easy for me to fall in love and connect with the characters， and feel what they've been feeling every step of the way。 Although the main character is 18/19 y。o- I appreciated the fact， that she wasn't written as a typical teenager。 She was mature for her age， thus the age gap didn't bother me at all。I finished this book in one night， and I cannot wait to get my hands on the second one that comes out on Apri Beautifully written small town love story， that makes you feel all sort of things。 It was easy for me to fall in love and connect with the characters， and feel what they've been feeling every step of the way。 Although the main character is 18/19 y。o- I appreciated the fact， that she wasn't written as a typical teenager。 She was mature for her age， thus the age gap didn't bother me at all。I finished this book in one night， and I cannot wait to get my hands on the second one that comes out on April 6th。 。。。more
Amanda Wallace
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Oh my heart！ Book hangover here I come！
Sidney Doty
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My heart。 It hurts but is full。 Need to read the 2nd book！
Abby Lawson
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10 star rating I could not put this down！！ I read the book in 6 hours！！ It was so so amazing！！ Highly recommend
Marley Bengier
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I read this so fast I didn’t have time to update on goodreads。 I was so surprisingly into this book。 I didn’t know what to expect but dear god， it’s good。 Not one typically for an age gap situation but umm… why was this everything？The storyline had me hooked and it’s totally romance meets tragedy， with good steam， and if you like Colleen Hoover， you’ll enjoy this。Cannot wait for book #2！
Katelynn Jewett
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The end of the book I was not expecting 😭Beautifully written， can’t wait for the next one
Lauren
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-1 ⭐️ because I don’t like cheaters， but that was so utterly heartbreaking。 I will not recover and I can’t wait for this pain to be mended in the next book 🥰
Yoly Tattersfield
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04/06 can’t come quick enoughThis book took me by surprise， it’s not a plot I’d usually like but throughout the whole thing I felt like I needed to keep reading！！！
The HEA Romance Book Blog
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The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea SmeltzerTropes: Age Gap （13ish years） Grumpy/Sunshine Single Dad/Babysitter Neighbors to Lovers Insta-connectionSpice Rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥Duet/CliffhangerSingle POVTW: I'll post towards the end to avoid spoilers。Ok， I definitely had a hard time rating this book。 I went into the book blind， and I will say I wish I knew a bit about the triggers for two of them are things I typically avoid。Things I Liked:- Thayer。 That man is swoonworthy。 He gives off major "daddy" The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea SmeltzerTropes: Age Gap （13ish years） Grumpy/Sunshine Single Dad/Babysitter Neighbors to Lovers Insta-connectionSpice Rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥Duet/CliffhangerSingle POVTW: I'll post towards the end to avoid spoilers。Ok， I definitely had a hard time rating this book。 I went into the book blind， and I will say I wish I knew a bit about the triggers for two of them are things I typically avoid。Things I Liked:- Thayer。 That man is swoonworthy。 He gives off major "daddy" vibes， specifically in the way he cares for Salem。 Things I Did Not Like:- The romantic connection。 It felt entirely forced to me。 I had a hard time connecting with their love story。 - The last 10% was unnecessarily tragic。 I know the author was trying to find a way to separate the H/h， but this felt just as forced as the romantic connection between the characters。- A couple of the triggers were things I absolutely HATE and would have avoided if I had known。 Like， my biggest fear type of hate for the ending。 Overall， I was ok with the book。 I didn't love it or hate it。***********Trigger Warning SPOILERS******************TW: Child abuse Cheating Cancer Death of a child 。。。more
Vivean
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I’ve been fucking bamboozled。 Period。
Anvi
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Oh my god， this book is so so so good！ I love the writing style， I love the characters， I love the plot！ And most of all I LOVEEEEE the ending！！！ I can't wait for book two！！！ So good！ 😭💕 Oh my god， this book is so so so good！ I love the writing style， I love the characters， I love the plot！ And most of all I LOVEEEEE the ending！！！ I can't wait for book two！！！ So good！ 😭💕 。。。more
Morgan Sheard
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The writing screams Wattpad peak of 2013。 I called the plot twist so early， the author could not have dropped more hints if she tried。 BUT I will be reading the second book because I need to know what happens。
Carly Dixon
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Okay absolutely brilliant but……SO MUCH EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
reta
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started off okay but the ending？？ no ma’am。
GLORIA
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i am in complete shambles right now… i honestly don’t even know what to sayI WAS SO OBLIVIOUS， i really thought this was going to be a wholesome romantic story but it turned into the complete opposite the last ten percent… in so many different waysI WOULD HAVE NEVER EXPECTED THAT PLOT TWIST， I CANT EVEN FATHOM WHAT I JUST READ？！？？？‼️[SPOILERS BELOW]‼️the reason im giving this a four is because it had cheating involved。。 and i hate that more than anything。。 her boyfriend—now ex—was perfectly good i am in complete shambles right now… i honestly don’t even know what to sayI WAS SO OBLIVIOUS， i really thought this was going to be a wholesome romantic story but it turned into the complete opposite the last ten percent… in so many different waysI WOULD HAVE NEVER EXPECTED THAT PLOT TWIST， I CANT EVEN FATHOM WHAT I JUST READ？！？？？‼️[SPOILERS BELOW]‼️the reason im giving this a four is because it had cheating involved。。 and i hate that more than anything。。 her boyfriend—now ex—was perfectly good， besides the minor decals but… well， i am going to be honest， i did not like him at first but in the end。。 i realized that he was actually a great dude in factthe main character， girl i related to you in so many ways… go you！ BUT DANGG MISS GIRLthe second main character， dude i rooted for you… still kind of do but i cannot envision what just happened in the end。 you were a great person， WHAT YOU DID FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS WOW BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENDING CHANGED MY MINSET SO BADi still love and am rooting for you both in the sequel 🧍🏻♀️THE SEQUEL COMES OUT IN FOUR DAYS， I NEED IT NOW because what the actual heck… that cliffhanger did not do me justice AT ALL 。。。more
Natalie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ***2。5 starsI really enjoyed it up until the last bit。 I felt like the ending was such unnecessary trauma and for what？ and then to go from one page being the child’s death to the next page they’re fucking in the shower ？？？ it just felt gross。 idk， I could’ve done without the last 10% because up until then I would’ve given 4 stars。
Audrey
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3。9⭐️The last 15% really tore my heart out， it's what secured an almost 4/5。 Saved it， just enough， to want to read the next book。 3。9⭐️The last 15% really tore my heart out， it's what secured an almost 4/5。 Saved it， just enough， to want to read the next book。 。。。more
The Pages Are Calling
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BETTER THAN BUTTER ON TOAST。I loved Sweet Dandelion and when I saw Micalea was doing another age gap forbidden proximity romance I knew I had to read it。 BRB off to preorder the duet in paperback。 Give this one a chance you won’t regret it！ Angsty， emotional， heart wrenching， and uplifting The Confidence of Wildflowers will have you crying and swooning。
Katie Magruder
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I read this in a day。 That should tell you everything you need to know。 The sequel comes out this week and I need it now。 Such a beautiful love story。 I appreciate the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book。 The story between Thayer and Salem was beautiful。 Age-gap， slow burn romance。
samira
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Every word past the 60% mark was utter shite
Jessica Shades
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