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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Too many characters. Not enough to keep me fully interested.
What a delightful book. There are 3 different timelines in The Last Garden in England, all of which flow together to make a wonderful story. It all becomes clear in the end and what a lovely ending it was. If you enjoy historical fiction, I would suggest reading this book. It truly was a joy.
Took me a while to keep track of who was who. I enjoyed the stories. While it definitely involves tales of love, I wouldn't classify this book as a "romance". It doesn't follow the cadence or tropes of that genre. I also think the blurb is overzealous. Yes, " three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades" but it isn't a murder mystery and the secret is not dramatic the way the summary implies.
I read a review complaining it wasn't clear how one character got pregnant. No sex on the page (see not a romance above) but it was very clear to me that one of the couples was having sex. If you're looking for a bodice-ripper look elsewhere.
I read a review complaining it wasn't clear how one character got pregnant. No sex on the page (see not a romance above) but it was very clear to me that one of the couples was having sex. If you're looking for a bodice-ripper look elsewhere.
3 1/2 stars
This charming story follows the lives of five different women all connected by one garden in England throughout the 20th century. Loved all the garden talk and the growth that took place in the women. The conflict in the story was too neatly tied up for my liking, yet I did enjoy the book. Recommended for fans of historical fiction, HF that is set in England, and gardeners :)
This charming story follows the lives of five different women all connected by one garden in England throughout the 20th century. Loved all the garden talk and the growth that took place in the women. The conflict in the story was too neatly tied up for my liking, yet I did enjoy the book. Recommended for fans of historical fiction, HF that is set in England, and gardeners :)
Everything I love most in a book: multiple generations of strong women converging upon a common theme.
I’ve read a lot of books with entwined stories taking place in different eras, and I’d say this book had at least one too many narrator across those three times. But it did prompt me to order a 700-page encyclopedia of roses, which earned it an extra star in my highly scientific system.
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly follows a tried and true approach of telling a story through different timelines and different characters with one unifying theme that carries through. All three stories are interesting and compelling in their own way as each focuses on a different central issue. As someone interested in plants and gardens, I find the the theme of the garden also fascinating.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2021/02/the-last-garden-in-england.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2021/02/the-last-garden-in-england.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
This book took me quite a while to get into and quite a while to sort the characters, but overall I did enjoy it! I loved the details in the gardens and picturing how they might have looked. The Beth character felt mostly unnecessary.
For the most part it was a lovely story to read!
For the most part it was a lovely story to read!
Engaging story about three generations of a family and their relationship to the garden of their estate. The story moves back and forth through three time periods and the lives of five women. Not an easy read because I had to work hard to keep the characters straight. Which love interest belongs to which woman? Sometimes I had to stop reading to think. But it was interesting to see how these individual lives influenced each other and the evolution of the garden.
I liked this book a lot, and the way the garden tied together the different timelines was done really well.