The War of the Flowers is an imaginative, stand-alone fantasy that is largely set in the world of the fairies. The main character, Theo, learns of the fairy world through a journal of his great-uncle. Later, he escapes from a spirit hunter sent by the Remover of Inconvenient Obstacles, a fairy bogey-man/assassin. As the book progresses, Theo discovers more about his origins and his role. Unfortunately, once these key elements are revealed, the plot then rushes towards a largely uninteresting show down, which is why this book only earns 3.5 stars (boosted to 4 for good writing), instead of 4.5.