A review by marquessa17
Gallant by V.E. Schwab

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. When I heard this was a retelling of The Secret Garden I was sold. Seeing as how that is my all time favorite books I had high expectations. I would say overall it was met but fell a bit flat. The beginning was very strong and I was very interested to see what would happen. However the rest of the book was not nearly as strong. We follow orphan Olivia who has an unhappy life at the orphanage. She has learned how to survive among the viciousness of others by becoming one of the most horrid girls there. One day she is sent to Live with her uncle at his vast estate called Gallent. However once she arrives it becomes evident that no one knows why she is there and her uncle could not have written the letter requesting her arrival. Olivia must come to terms with who she is and also discover the mysterious nature of the estate that she is at.