The Garden 2: The Garden Path

The Garden 2: The Garden Path by Anita Stansfield

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Again, I really wanted to like this series, and it is enjoyable, but it didn't draw me into the story like I'd hoped. PTSD makes an appearance again, which seemed overkill after all the focus on it in The Dickens Inn, which I just finished before this set. Good things happen overall, but it's at a very slow pace and very conveniently timed for what the family needs to do in the long run. Happy for them at the end of the book, but not something that would likely interest me in re-reading down the road.

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The Garden 1: The Wishing Garden

The Garden 1: The Wishing Garden by Anita Stansfield

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


This was a very slow moving story, heavy on secrets, gang references, bigotry, emotional abuse and trials (both literal and figurative). Enjoyable overall, but not very high ranking on that scale. There are a lot of loose ends left, though hopefully the trouble with the law is over. I guess the next book will tell if the story was worth continuing.

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