SuitabookThe secret of a heart note
Stacey Lee
- Reading
- Read it as a romance with a coming-of-age focus. Pause to consider how Mimosa’s views about her ability and future change as she deals with the mistaken elixir.
- Themes
- A coming-of-age romance: Mimosa’s hopes for school life and romantic connection meet the future she expects as a matchmaker who must remain alone. The coming-of-age framing places questions about love and belonging within Mimosa’s effort to work out what kind of life she wants.
- Aromateur rules and romance: Mimosa believes falling in love would take away her ability to use her sense of smell, which is central to her work making matchmaking elixirs. The belief sets Mimosa’s aromateur work against her wish for romantic connection.
- Worth knowing
- Romantic feelings and the prospect of a life spent alone are central to Mimosa’s dilemma. The story also involves elixirs intended to influence other people’s romantic feelings.