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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book gives the same feel as ‘The Secret Garden’ which is one of my all time favourites, so I found myself constantly comparing... I almost gave it 4 stars because of this comparison but as a book in it own right, it was enjoyable and had the old-timey, time travel in a stately home that seems to mesh so well with classic story telling. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys children’s classics!
This was a slow book that picked up a bit more speed halfway through. I would have preferred more adventures in the garden than Tom just wandering around. The story did start to pick up around the last 20% when the magic starts to be explained and questioned. However, the gendered roles of this book stopped it from being a timeless classic. Tom is rather selfish, entitled, and bossy. Hatty is passive and pokey. I loved the idea of a magical midnight secret garden, but the book was simply unable to put me under any spell. It managed to make everything that was magical seem flat and pragmatic.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It took a little while for me to get into this story, but then I didn't want to stop (and didn't) until the end. Now I'm full of melancholy. A very engaging story, hard to pull myself out of.