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carolineshurtleff 's review for:
The Victory Garden
by Rhys Bowen
Unsurprising. Soothingly mediocre.
I enjoyed learning some about the Women’s Land Army. And herbal medicines and witches. Honestly, witchery was introduced too late in the novel.
The story was very uncomplicated, sparing in detail, and plot breezed by with the page without manifesting gravity. The characters were fairly static. Writing was repetitive.
I haven’t really said anything positive in my review thus far, but I actually enjoyed reading the book—it was a nice breather. The most frustrating books show promise but lack follow through or empathy or nuance or something.
This, though, was just a moderate eye-roll because of the clichés. Yes, The Victory Garden lacked ingenuity, but at least it was straightforward.
I enjoyed learning some about the Women’s Land Army. And herbal medicines and witches. Honestly, witchery was introduced too late in the novel.
The story was very uncomplicated, sparing in detail, and plot breezed by with the page without manifesting gravity. The characters were fairly static. Writing was repetitive.
I haven’t really said anything positive in my review thus far, but I actually enjoyed reading the book—it was a nice breather. The most frustrating books show promise but lack follow through or empathy or nuance or something.
This, though, was just a moderate eye-roll because of the clichés. Yes, The Victory Garden lacked ingenuity, but at least it was straightforward.