A review by rntylr22
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

4.0

As a person who loves fairy tale retellings, I was completely captivated by this book. It felt to me sort of like [b:The Thirteenth Tale|40440|The Thirteenth Tale|Diane Setterfield|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1346267826s/40440.jpg|849453] with the dark family history. But it was so refreshing to have an adult book with the fairy tale background. I really enjoyed how the narrative crossed across generations, so you were getting the original story, and then watching Nell and Cassandra try to fit the pieces back together. The mystery is one I solved before the characters did themselves, but the "how" was still thrilling to find out. While I suppose we could blame the characters for their poor choices, it wouldn't make for such an engrossing read. And everything turned out alright in the end. Not for everyone, but that's not the way life works. This has quickly become a new favourite of mine, its dark, tragic and beautifully written. A definite buy so I can enjoy it over again.