The character of Juliette Papillon single-handedly represents the ills of the twenties: performance anxiety in relationships and work, a broken heart from a consuming love, and the uncertainty of the future. Then there are Juliette’s friends: Raf, the eternal lover of people with a free soul and liberated sexuality, and Aria the go-getter, the party girl and the side kick loyal. In this first volume of a trilogy, Catherine Girard-Audet takes us on a twilight journey towards a new life and several loves, all different, but beautiful. The author of The complicated life of Léa Olivier (Les Malins) marks the beginning of a fresh series, without the fuss, with characters crying out for truth. You don’t shoot flowers to make them grow is to literature for young adults what slush heart (Hurtubise), by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, is to literature for teens, an ode to youth that reminds us that it’s okay not to know everything, not to have everything and to follow your heart.
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