bel240100 's review for:

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

1.75

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was kinda awful, the only reason I didn't give it 1⭐ was because the beginning was quite nice, I liked the descriptions of the moor and the new environment that she had to deal with, the book had one or two good moments and some characters were quite sweet but BOY OH BOY did I not manage to care. The longer it went on, the more it seemed to drag on and I almost dnf'ed because I just hoped it would finally be over soon. I also felt like it became more repetitive the longer it went on. Even as I skipped through the last pages I STILL saw descriptions of how hungry the kids were now. I GET IT, THEY HAVE A GREAT APPETITE NOW AND ARE SO HEALTHY AND HAPPY and bla bla bla. The end could have been much shorter and still expressed the same message. Besides, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't as mysterious as I hoped it would be, even for a children's book. Over all I was very bored, unfortunately.