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A review by kylielovesbooks
The Girl and the Witch's Garden by Erin Bowman
5.0
4.5 stars
This book was really good. I was immediately drawn in by the cover because it looks like a Studio Ghibli movie and they are some of my favorites.
The story was magical, I loved the fact that there are people with affinities (time bending, molding inanimate objects etc). The mystery of being able to see the garden alive and thriving through Julius' eyepiece, but seeing it as dead in real life kept me so interested. The quest to get the elixir of immortality kept me interested. Literally everything kept me interested and it was so fast paced.
The characters were cute and each had their own personalities. Piper's mom was the opposite of what anyone would want in a mom and it just broke my heart at how she treated Piper. It wasn't bad enough that she abandoned Piper and her father, but after so many years, she treated Piper so horribly. I really liked how the character's pasts were shown in their current personalities, like how Camilla didn't let anyone get too close to her and become her real friends because she had been to so many foster homes and moved so many times, it was easier without making any friends.
This book also dealt heavily with grief. Piper's dad has lung cancer which is taking a turn for the worst. Obviously Piper wants the immortality elixir to save her father, the only parent who loves her.
I really hope this becomes a series, because so many things were left open (even though it did feel like it had an ending) and I would love to read more books about Piper and the other kids.
This book was really good. I was immediately drawn in by the cover because it looks like a Studio Ghibli movie and they are some of my favorites.
The story was magical, I loved the fact that there are people with affinities (time bending, molding inanimate objects etc). The mystery of being able to see the garden alive and thriving through Julius' eyepiece, but seeing it as dead in real life kept me so interested. The quest to get the elixir of immortality kept me interested. Literally everything kept me interested and it was so fast paced.
The characters were cute and each had their own personalities. Piper's mom was the opposite of what anyone would want in a mom and it just broke my heart at how she treated Piper. It wasn't bad enough that she abandoned Piper and her father, but after so many years, she treated Piper so horribly. I really liked how the character's pasts were shown in their current personalities, like how Camilla didn't let anyone get too close to her and become her real friends because she had been to so many foster homes and moved so many times, it was easier without making any friends.
This book also dealt heavily with grief. Piper's dad has lung cancer which is taking a turn for the worst. Obviously Piper wants the immortality elixir to save her father, the only parent who loves her.
I really hope this becomes a series, because so many things were left open (even though it did feel like it had an ending) and I would love to read more books about Piper and the other kids.