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A review by gck
The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons
3.0
This trilogy is kind of ridiculous, but I've figured out why it's addictive for me. The unrealistic main characters remind me of Ayn Rand's major characters, minus the agenda. And in a morally relative fantasy world, these guys make good saints. He's tall and brooding, and his anger just makes him seem stronger. She's dainty and gorgeous, but underneath she's actually really good at math! And nursing! And cooking! And everything else!
But you can't possibly take them seriously. No real people would behave the way these two people behave. I don't think I could summarize these books for a friend without feeling silly for reading them.
Still, it's a nice guilty pleasure to indulge in the fantasy for awhile. And I mean awhile -- this book is LONG. Even the ending is long. Overall, I enjoyed reading, especially because this book takes you all around the United States with Tatiana and Alexander, and the descriptions are nice to read. But I was glad to see it end (how much more drama do two people need in one lifetime?).
But you can't possibly take them seriously. No real people would behave the way these two people behave. I don't think I could summarize these books for a friend without feeling silly for reading them.
Still, it's a nice guilty pleasure to indulge in the fantasy for awhile. And I mean awhile -- this book is LONG. Even the ending is long. Overall, I enjoyed reading, especially because this book takes you all around the United States with Tatiana and Alexander, and the descriptions are nice to read. But I was glad to see it end (how much more drama do two people need in one lifetime?).