259 reviews for:

The Garden

Clare Beams

3.4 AVERAGE

ullsumbra's review

3.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sjbovard's review

3.5

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

leerand's review against another edition

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Really tried to enjoy this book but even halfway through, nothing pulled me in enough to keep going. Not the characters, not the story. I enjoyed the writing style at times but it just wasn't enough to draw me in.

mlejoho's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

kford28's review

2.5

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Gothic books are not for me. Very poetically written 

bookaitlin's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 ⭐️ I would have loved more horror elements. I liked Irene’s arc & her relationships with margaret & pearl. the grandfather storyline was confusing at times and I wish it had been more tied up in the end. I loved the setting and how I kept forgetting when & where the story took place. overall, strong characters but underwhelming.

imaginaryme's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

subourbonmom's review against another edition

0.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dromonosky's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

kittysaurus's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes