9.14k reviews for:

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.06 AVERAGE

ngilawing's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Such a beautiful book. Mildly racist at times yet almost progressive for the time, funny that

shaunatyrrell's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

oumeima_intobooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rainydays08's review against another edition

3.0

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I loved the beginning of this and kind of lost interest after Colin was introduced. This needs more robins and less boys.

maggiezz's review against another edition

3.0

emotional medium-paced

clairereadsbooks2006's review against another edition

3.75

dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

isobelline's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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baby's first gothic novel

steffys_bookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

paula31's review against another edition

3.0

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

kristenmcdeelite's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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How did I manage to not read this book for so long? It was in the shelf when I was a child and I assumed I had read it and didn’t care for it. But I had NOT, and I LOVE IT.