3.85 AVERAGE

emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rosemwood's review

3.0
emotional informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was not the target audience for this story. I am not good at gardening, and I don't like anything about gardening, so my rating is a bit off from those who love gardening. To me, this was boring. There are three POV's. And two timelines.  Winston and Bernice are from the present, and Maya is from the past flashbacks. There are no villains and not much exciting happens. The garden brings the adjoining neighbors together, and it is a place of healing and personal transformation. The detailed descriptions of various plants and flowers and how to plant them and take care of them are lost on me. 
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auroraborealii's review

3.0

3.5⭐️. Really sweet, heartwarming story that spans decades around a local shared garden in London. Great relaxing summer read—nothing spectacular, just happy and heartfelt :)
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4.5 ⭐!
emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

donnacavazos's review

4.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not my usual type of read. It was cute enough tho. 
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lezgohanna's review

4.75
emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes