Vined & Dined: A Plant-Based Sentient Object Romance

by Fern Summers

Ivy Woods enjoys working at a local plant shop, until one day two mysterious potted plants show up and turns her quiet life upside down. Will her erotic fantasy turn into happily ever after, or will she find her dreams uprooted by an evil curse?

Genres: Romance, Novella, Short Stories

25 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 15, 2025

Reviews

[Reads With Rachel · Rating 1 out of 5]

It didn’t have to be bad, but it was.

[♡Naz♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

⭐️
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I’m all for a TikTok made me buy it moment, but someone needs to tell the heroine of Vined and Dined that "stranger danger" isn’t just a suggestion—it’s a survival skill. Look, I’m a seasoned dark romance girlie and I love a "he’s a red flag but red is my favorite color" vibe as much as the next person, but the sheer lack of common sense in this plot was unhinged. You turn your back for a second and puff, see two absolute strangers who look like they’ve crawled out of a gritty underworld fever dream, and your first instinct is to hop into bed with them? No questions asked? No calling emergency services on speed dial? Just straight to the spicy scenes?

The smut was high-tier, I’ll give Fern Summers that, but the logic was absolutely non-existent. It felt like the plot was an afterthought to the smut, and while I’m here for the heat, I need at least a breadcrumb of self-preservation to keep the immersion alive.

I guess the BookTok curiosity really did kill the cat this time, because I’m walking away from this one feeling like my brain cells just filed for divorce. 1 star for the steam, but 0 stars for the "what in the actual hell" survival instincts.

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[Emily]

Sometimes I really hate myself

[Bri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was expecting it to be weirder tbh

[Urtė Caspo · Rating 2 out of 5]

lyg su nuvytusiais fikusais dar niekas nesigvaltavojo mano bibliotekoj, tai visai patiko 👍.

[Lexi · Rating 1 out of 5]

EeeeeYUCK

[Taylor Rayne]

lmaooooo it was cute i guess. I expected it to be weirder 😆

[Julia · Rating 1 out of 5]

What the hellie did I just read💀

[DaminieDanielle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Green men, plants, what the….. 😩

[Kaitlin McDonald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Curiosity got the better of me

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

I need a second book I need answers

[Readers Gonna Read - RGRbooks Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy sexy plants… what did I just read?? 😂🌿

I picked this up fully expecting something ridiculous, and somehow it managed to be ridiculous and genuinely fun. This book is unhinged in the best way, so absurd, and laugh-out-loud funny. I mean… sentient, sexy plants??? I was not prepared, and yet here I am admitting I liked it.

It’s short, spicy, and doesn’t take itself seriously at all, which honestly made it perfect. Exactly the kind of cooky, chaotic palate cleanser I needed. If you’re looking for something weird, fast, and entertaining that makes you go “why am I enjoying this so much?”… this is it.

Zero regrets. Still laughing. 🌱🔥

[Emma Williamson · Rating 1 out of 5]

The booktok girls got me again so I took one for the book club girlies and sacrificed 15 mins of my time. The most pointless 25 pages, if the author had put some effort in the concept had potential. If you’ve got a little bit of spare time, read it for the bants.

[Colette aka Colatte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well I got what I expected! I would have loved to get a little more story to the witch and the brothers but not bad.

[Amy Elethea · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have no words

[Taar]

lmao

[Ebba · Rating 2 out of 5]

well

[Mona · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️ 3.5/5
Loved where this was going, but it needed a bit more story! 25 pages is a bit too short.
Cool concept and characters though! 💚

[Dani · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.75
Uh.. 😐 IDK man. I wasn’t expecting much but, huh???

[Brit · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s just porn with a half-baked plot.

[V. (book hangover or book slump?) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing too crazy or serious—it was very tame—but I was definitely kicking my feet in excitement 😜

[Cheyenne Sutherland · Rating 2 out of 5]

not my proudest read

[Farah · Rating 1 out of 5]

tiktok curse hits yet again

ashamed I even read this, embarrassed I listened to that tiktok lol but the 25 pages could not have gone any slower

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

What's the saying? Curiosity killed the cat... but satisfaction certainly didn't bring it back

[Inge van der Poel · Rating 1 out of 5]

What the actual F?
Ik wil nogmaals benadrukken dat dit voor de boekenclub was. Echt.

[Rowena Robinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I literally have no words for this book, I literally thought I couldn’t read anything else that was just weird 🤣🤣.

A girl working in a plant shop, takes home 2 plants that come alive. They enjoy abit of naughty naughty time, they use their vines around her. She wakes up there back in plant forms cause they need a full magic moon to break the curse. Like at this point the girl ain’t even bored that she just had sex with 2 men that were plants. Like they ain’t even formed fully into human, guy has vibes coming out of him.

Wicked sister tracks them down, try’s to curse the poor girl but karma hits her back and guess who’s a plant now 🤣🤣🤣.

Yes the girl had sex with two plant men who had tinted green skin before the curse was broken (thank the lord I don’t own any plants)

[Jade Mobberley · Rating 2 out of 5]

What the heck 😃😃😃😃

Curiosity made me read this book from a funny TikTok I saw about it, this was definitely the most unhinged book I’ve ever read hahahahah

It’s only 25 pages but the plot has potential to be a really good full length book. Didn’t like the brothers aspect of it tho, why couldn’t they just be friends or something? I also wonder if there’s gonna be a part 2 because I wanna know what they did to get cursed.

[Night Court Narrative · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ☆

Honestly, it wasn't bad !! I just wish it was longer so we could've figured out a little bit more about the witch and a little more about the men, but the writing wasnt bad at all. i think my low rating was just because of how short it was - being only 25 pages long. we didnt get many answers for the questions brought up lol. but it was enjoyable

[Krishna Jayaraj · Rating 2 out of 5]

Its not my first time reading a sentient object romance.... But the plant genre is the first, IYKYK..!!! But I doubt that this book is edited.... I get the ick when there are grammar or spelling mistakes in a book... This book has a lot of those..... Also the author could've been more clear about the anatomy we are working with here... It's hard to imagine when there is no explanation...

[Melinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

What happens when two mysterious plants show up at the local plant shop where Ivy works? She tends them, takes them home, and gives them some TLC in the moonlight. This was cute, spicy, and a bit wholesome.