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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
No
3.5/5. This book was very pleasant. Did it challenge me? No. Was it predictable? Yes. Was it still a nice read? Also yes.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Pregnancy
Moderate: Toxic relationship, War
Minor: Blood, Alcohol
In Julia Kelly’s novel, The Last Garden in England, the gardens at Highbury House serve as the setting for four different women finding love, a home, and beauty in three different time periods. Emma, in our time, has been hired to restore the gardens to their original state. During World War II, Beth and Diana find people to love. And in 1907, Venetia designs a series of gardens for the wealthy Melcourts. This book was like a bouquet, a spray of characters arranged to satisfy readers who love English country houses and unexpected love...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5 ⭐️. Thoroughly enjoyed the book but found it slow to start. I liked the three timelines and seeing how each woman was connected to the garden. The author did a good job separating their stories and not having too many additional characters which would have made it confusing.
Here is my biggest criticism of this book: three timelines are too much. I don't mind two timelines, but it's really impossible to balance three timelines with three completely different sets of characters. While there is some slight overlap between eras, it is pretty slight. I could barely keep track of each of the set of characters. I think all of them would have been interesting stories, but all together it felt like we would jump to one era right as another era was getting interesting. It wasn't a horrible book, and each individual story was interesting enough, but because the book tries to tell three stories in one, I never felt like I got enough of each story to truly care and understand the characters.